diff --git a/firstapp/samples/jclouds/pom.xml b/firstapp/samples/jclouds/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b48b1942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firstapp/samples/jclouds/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
+                             http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>openstack.demo.app</groupId>
+    <artifactId>faafo_infrastructure</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <jclouds.version>1.9.2</jclouds.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <!-- the jclouds code -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jclouds-all</artifactId>
+            <version>${jclouds.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- Some of the examples introduce the logging module -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>${jclouds.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0.13</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
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diff --git a/firstapp/source/getting_started.rst b/firstapp/source/getting_started.rst
index e3c704eeb..2e3a9787d 100644
--- a/firstapp/source/getting_started.rst
+++ b/firstapp/source/getting_started.rst
@@ -149,11 +149,55 @@ To interact with the cloud, you must also have
 
 .. only:: jclouds
 
-    `jClouds 1.8 or higher installed <https://jclouds.apache.org/start/install>`_.
+      `jClouds 1.8 or higher installed <https://jclouds.apache.org/start/install>`_.
 
-    .. warning::
+      Our code samples use
+      `Java 8 <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html>`_.
 
-       This document has not yet been completed for the jclouds SDK.
+      We have created a Maven POM file to help you get started.
+
+      If you do not know Maven then the `Maven home site <https://maven.apache.org/what-is-maven.html>`_
+      is a good place to learn more.
+
+      **pom.xml:**
+
+      .. literalinclude:: ../samples/jclouds/pom.xml
+        :language: xml
+
+      Place the above pom.xml into the root directory of your project. Then create the nested
+      subdirectory tree :code:`src` -> :code:`main` -> :code:`java`.
+      Place the Java code samples that you copy from this book into the folder named ":code:`java`".
+
+      So, for example, the file named :code:`GettingStarted.java` from the end of this chapter
+      would be located as follows:
+
+      .. figure:: images/jclouds/screenshot_maven_layout.png
+        :width: 328px
+        :align: center
+        :height: 179px
+        :alt: Screenshot of the Maven project directory structure
+        :figclass: align-center
+
+      To use Maven to compile a downloaded sample, with the command prompt located in the same
+      directory as the :code:`pom.xml` file, enter:
+
+      .. code-block:: bash
+
+          mvn compile
+
+      Maven will download and install any dependencies required for compilation, then execute
+      the Java compiler. All files in the :code:`java` subdirectory will be compiled.
+
+      To use Maven to run each downloaded sample, with the command prompt located in the same
+      directory as the :code:`pom.xml` file, enter:
+
+      .. code-block:: bash
+
+          # In the sample below replace GettingStarted with the name of the class you want to run
+          mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="GettingStarted"
+
+      Maven will download and install any further dependencies required and then run the chosen
+      class.
 
 .. only:: libcloud
 
@@ -1750,6 +1794,8 @@ information, the flavor ID, and image ID.
 
 .. only:: jclouds
 
+    **GettingStarted.java:**
+
     .. literalinclude:: ../samples/jclouds/GettingStarted.java
         :language: java
 
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