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 # [Apache Log4j 2 Kotlin API](http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/)
 
+Log4j Kotlin API is a Kotlin logging facade based on Log4j 2. Log4j Kotlin API provides Log4j 2 as its
+default logging implementation, but this is not strictly required (e.g., this API can also be used with Logback
+or other Log4j 2 API provider implementations). Idiomatic Kotlin features are provided as an alternative to using
+the Log4j 2 Java API.
+
+[![Build Status](https://builds.apache.org/buildStatus/icon?job=Log4jKotlin)](https://builds.apache.org/job/Log4jKotlin)
+
+## Usage
+
+Gradle users can add the following dependencies to their `build.gradle` file:
+
+TODO
+
+```groovy
+compile "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api-kotlin:1.0"
+compile "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.8.2"
+compile "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.8.2"
+```
+
+## Documentation
+
+[//]: # "The Log4j Kotlin API is documented [in the Log4j 2 manual](https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/kotlin-api.html)"
+[//]: # "and in the [KDocs](https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/log4j-api-kotlin/kdocs/index.html#org.apache.logging.log4j.kotlin.package)."
+
+TODO
+
+## Requirements
+
+Log4j Kotlin API requires at least Java 7. This also requires Log4j 2 API, but it is specified as transitive
+dependencies automatically if you are using SBT, Maven, Gradle, or some other similar build system. This also
+requires Log4j 2 Core (or possibly an other implementation of Log4j 2 API) as a runtime dependency. Some
+Log4j 2 Core features require optional dependencies which are documented in the 
+[Log4j 2 manual](https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/index.html).
+
 ## License
 
 Apache Log4j 2 is distributed under the [Apache License, version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html).
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 Pull request on GitHub are welcome, but please open a ticket in the JIRA issue tracker first, and mention the 
 JIRA issue in the Pull Request.
 
-## Status
+## Building From Source
 
-This is work in progress to integrate Kotlin into log4j2 as a module. See issue
-https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1705 for tracking information.
+Log4j Kotlin API requires Maven 3 and Java 8 to build. To install to your local
+Maven repository, execute the following:
+
+```sh
+mvn install
+```
+
+## Contributing
+
+We love contributions! Take a look at [our contributing page](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-kotlin/blob/master/src/main/asciidoc/contributing.adoc).