diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66dbf51b..017e2457 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 *.egg-info
 *.pyc
+
+# Sphinx
+docs/build
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index fa9f94f1..246f49ce 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v1.5.1
     hooks:
       - id: forbid-tabs
+        exclude: docs/make.bat|docs/Makefile
   - repo: https://github.com/pappasam/toml-sort
     rev: v0.23.1
     hooks:
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0c3cbf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# 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     = source
+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/make.bat b/docs/make.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc1312ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/make.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+
+pushd %~dp0
+
+REM Command file for Sphinx documentation
+
+if "%SPHINXBUILD%" == "" (
+	set SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build
+)
+set SOURCEDIR=source
+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
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5a754c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+linkify-it-py
+myst-parser
+nbsphinx
+pydata-sphinx-theme
+setuptools-scm
+sphinx
+sphinx-autodoc-typehints
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72087ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder. # noQA: D100
+#
+# For the full list of built-in configuration values, see the documentation:
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
+
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
+
+project = "Python Template"
+copyright_var = "2023, UCL ARC"
+author = "UCL ARC"
+
+# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
+
+
+templates_path = ["_templates"]
+
+
+# -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
+
+html_theme = "pydata_sphinx_theme"
+html_static_path = ["_static"]
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f45658d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+.. Python Template documentation master file, created by
+   sphinx-quickstart on Tue Jul 25 11:26:38 2023.
+   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
+   contain the root `toctree` directive.
+
+Welcome to Lumache's documentation!
+===================================
+
+**Lumache** (/lu'make/) is a Python library for cooks and food lovers that
+creates recipes mixing random ingredients.  It pulls data from the `Open Food
+Facts database <https://world.openfoodfacts.org/>`_ and offers a *simple* and
+*intuitive* API.
+
+.. note::
+
+   This project is under active development.
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :caption: Contents:
+
+
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`