diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
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+# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line, and also
+# from the environment for the first two.
+SPHINXOPTS    ?=
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
+SOURCEDIR     = .
+BUILDDIR      = _build
+
+# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
+
+# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
+# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
+%: Makefile
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
diff --git a/docs/_static/.gitkeep b/docs/_static/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/docs/_templates/.gitkeep b/docs/_templates/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
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+# Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
+#
+# This file only contains a selection of the most common options. For a full
+# list see the documentation:
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
+
+# -- Import and path setup ---------------------------------------------------
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+import xarray_sentinel
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../"))
+
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+
+project = "xarray_sentinel"
+copyright = "2023, B-Open Solutions srl"
+author = "B-Open Solutions srl"
+version = xarray_sentinel.__version__
+release = xarray_sentinel.__version__
+
+# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
+
+# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
+# extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
+# ones.
+extensions = [
+    "autoapi.extension",
+    "myst_parser",
+    "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
+    "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
+]
+
+# autodoc configuration
+autodoc_typehints = "none"
+
+# autoapi configuration
+autoapi_dirs = ["../xarray_sentinel"]
+autoapi_ignore = ["*/version.py"]
+autoapi_options = [
+    "members",
+    "inherited-members",
+    "undoc-members",
+    "show-inheritance",
+    "show-module-summary",
+    "imported-members",
+]
+autoapi_root = "_api"
+
+# napoleon configuration
+napoleon_google_docstring = False
+napoleon_numpy_docstring = True
+napoleon_preprocess_types = True
+
+# Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
+templates_path = ["_templates"]
+
+# List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
+# directories to ignore when looking for source files.
+# This pattern also affects html_static_path and html_extra_path.
+exclude_patterns = ["_build", "Thumbs.db", ".DS_Store"]
+
+
+# -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
+
+# The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
+# a list of builtin themes.
+#
+html_theme = "pydata_sphinx_theme"
+
+# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
+# relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
+# so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
+html_static_path = ["_static"]
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
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+# Welcome to xarray_sentinel's documentation!
+
+Easily access and explore the SAR data products of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite mission
+
+```{toctree}
+:caption: 'Contents:'
+:maxdepth: 2
+
+API Reference <_api/xarray_sentinel/index>
+```
+
+# Indices and tables
+
+- {ref}`genindex`
+- {ref}`modindex`
+- {ref}`search`
diff --git a/docs/make.bat b/docs/make.bat
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+@ECHO OFF
+
+pushd %~dp0
+
+REM Command file for Sphinx documentation
+
+if "%SPHINXBUILD%" == "" (
+	set SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build
+)
+set SOURCEDIR=.
+set BUILDDIR=_build
+
+%SPHINXBUILD% >NUL 2>NUL
+if errorlevel 9009 (
+	echo.
+	echo.The 'sphinx-build' command was not found. Make sure you have Sphinx
+	echo.installed, then set the SPHINXBUILD environment variable to point
+	echo.to the full path of the 'sphinx-build' executable. Alternatively you
+	echo.may add the Sphinx directory to PATH.
+	echo.
+	echo.If you don't have Sphinx installed, grab it from
+	echo.https://www.sphinx-doc.org/
+	exit /b 1
+)
+
+if "%1" == "" goto help
+
+%SPHINXBUILD% -M %1 %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
+goto end
+
+:help
+%SPHINXBUILD% -M help %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
+
+:end
+popd