============================================== First build: mvn install ============================================== ============================================== Then run the archetype: mvn archetype:create -DarchetypeVersion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.maven -DarchetypeArtifactId=documentation.checklist.archetype -DartifactId=contributor.guide -DgroupId=generate.apacheds -Dname="ApacheDS Contributor Guide" ============================================== Note that maven changes the png image in the archetype. So if you want the image, you have to copy it from src/main/resources/archetype-resource/src/main/resources/images/123.png to src/main/resources/images/123.png on contributor.guide ============================================== Now run mvn org.apache.maven:documentation.checklist.mojo:generate ============================================== The mojo reads the recipes.xml and checklist.xml files, and generates what you see under target/ Including the recipes checklists table of contents. NOTE: If you try to run eclipse:eclipse maven will bark about the packaging not being tied to the lifecycle. Just delete the packaging element in the pom and run again.