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@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ FORCE BDSS
 This repository contains the implementation of the Business Decision System. 
 It is implemented under the FORCE project (Horizon 2020/NMBP-23-2016/721027).
 
+To install, follow the `installation instructions <doc/source/installation.rst>`_
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    :maxdepth: 1
 
    Introduction <introduction>
+   Installation instructions <installation>
    Design <design>
    Plugin development <plugin_development>
 
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+Installation Instructions
+-------------------------
+To install force-bdss and the workflow manager, first checkout the following
+git repositories::
+
+    git clone https://github.com/force-h2020/force-bdss
+    git clone https://github.com/force-h2020/force-wfmanager
+    git clone https://github.com/force-h2020/force-bdss-plugin-enthought-example
+
+The last repository is optional, but recommended if you want to practice 
+writing plugins.
+
+Next, download EDM package manager, and create an appropriate 
+environment::
+
+    wget https://package-data.enthought.com/edm/rh5_x86_64/1.4/edm_1.4.1_linux_x86_64.sh && bash ./edm_1.4.1_linux_x86_64.sh -b -p $HOME
+    export PATH=${HOME}/edm/bin:${PATH}
+    edm environments create --version 3.5 force 
+    edm shell --environment=force
+
+Veryfy that your prompt changes to add "(force)".
+Install the required packages for the workflow manager::
+
+    cat force-wfmanager/requirements/edm_requirements.txt | grep -v "^#" | while read line; do edm install -y `echo $line | awk '{print $1"=="$2}'`; done
+
+Now, install the bdss::
+
+    pushd force-bdss
+    pip install -r requirements/requirements.txt
+    pip install -e . 
+    popd
+
+the workflow manager::
+
+    pushd force-wfmanager
+    pip install -r requirements/requirements.txt
+    pip install -e .
+    popd
+
+and (optional, but recommended), the example plugins::
+
+    pushd force-bdss-plugin-enthought-example
+    pip install -r requirements/requirements.txt
+    pip install -e .
+    popd
+
+Now you can invoke the workflow manager with force_wfmanager,
+and the bdss with force_bdss.
+