The basic config

.gitignore

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+
+node_modules/
+npm-debug\.log
+out/
+lerna-debug\.log

README.md

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 # JSONForms Tooling
 
+Make it easier for developers to use [JSONForms](https://github.com/eclipsesource/jsonforms)
+
 ## Continuous Integration
 The JSONForms project is build and tested via [Travis](https://travis-ci.org/). Coverage is documented by [Coveralls](https://coveralls.io).
 
 Current status: [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/eclipsesource/jsonforms-tooling.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/eclipsesource/jsonforms-tooling) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/eclipsesource/jsonforms-tooling/badge.svg?branch=master&service=github)](https://coveralls.io/github/eclipsesource/jsonforms-tooling?branch=master)
 
+## Getting started
+
+To get started, you just need to run the following commands:
+```
+npm install
+```
+This will install all dependecies for the `theia-plugin`, the `vscode-extension` and the `tooling` package. 
+It will also run the `lerna bootstrap` and the `lerna postinstall` command.
+
+To compile the code in all packages, just run 
+```
+npm run compile
+```
+
+For more information on each package, please read the  README of those packages.
+
 ## License
 The JSONForms project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE file](https://github.com/eclipsesource/jsonforms-tooling/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information.

lerna.json

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+{
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "packages": ["tooling", "theia-plugin", "vscode-extension"]
+}