diff --git a/README b/README
index e69de29b..953bc05e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Beego
+=======
+Beego is an open source version of the scalable, non-blocking web server
+and tools that power SNDA. Documentation and downloads are
+available at https://github.com/xiemengjun/beego/wiki
+
+Beego is licensed under the Apache Licence, Version 2.0
+(http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html).
+
+Installation
+============
+To install:
+
+    go install github.com/xiemengjun/beego
\ No newline at end of file