diff --git a/maven-archetype/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df0aa768d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?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>com.baeldung.archetypes</groupId>
+    <artifactId>maven-archetype</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
+    <description>Archetype used to generate rest application based on jaxrs 2.1</description>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
+
+    <build>
+        <extensions>
+            <extension>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
+                <artifactId>archetype-packaging</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.1</version>
+            </extension>
+        </extensions>
+        <!--....-->
+    </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85e1b92d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<archetype-descriptor
+        xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/archetype-descriptor/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/archetype-descriptor-1.0.0.xsd
+        http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/archetype-descriptor/1.0.0"
+        xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/archetype-descriptor/1.0.0"
+        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+        name="microprofile12">
+
+    <requiredProperties>
+        <requiredProperty key="app-path">
+            <defaultValue>resources</defaultValue>
+        </requiredProperty>
+        <requiredProperty key="greeting-msg">
+            <defaultValue>Hi, I was generated from an archetype!</defaultValue>
+        </requiredProperty>
+        <requiredProperty key="liberty-plugin-version">
+            <defaultValue>2.4.2</defaultValue>
+        </requiredProperty>
+    </requiredProperties>
+
+    <fileSets>
+        <fileSet filtered="true" packaged="true">
+            <directory>src/main/java</directory>
+            <includes>
+                <include>**/*.java</include>
+            </includes>
+        </fileSet>
+        <fileSet>
+            <directory>src/main/liberty/config</directory>
+            <includes>
+                <include>server.xml</include>
+            </includes>
+        </fileSet>
+    </fileSets>
+
+</archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb69f64626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<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>${groupId}</groupId>
+    <artifactId>${artifactId}</artifactId>
+    <version>${version}</version>
+    <packaging>war</packaging>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+        <liberty-maven-plugin.version>${liberty-plugin-version}</liberty-maven-plugin.version>
+        <defaultHttpPort>9080</defaultHttpPort>
+        <defaultHttpsPort>9443</defaultHttpsPort>
+    </properties>
+
+    <build>
+        <finalName>${artifactId}</finalName>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>net.wasdev.wlp.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${liberty-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <install>
+                        <runtimeUrl>
+                            https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/openliberty/runtime/nightly/2018-06-18_1442/openliberty-all-20180618-1300.zip
+                        </runtimeUrl>
+                    </install>
+                    <looseApplication>true</looseApplication>
+                    <installAppPackages>project</installAppPackages>
+                    <configFile>src/main/liberty/config/server.xml</configFile>
+                    <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
+                    <bootstrapProperties>
+                        <default.http.port>${defaultHttpPort}</default.http.port>
+                        <default.https.port>${defaultHttpsPort}</default.https.port>
+                    </bootstrapProperties>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>install-server</id>
+                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>install-server</goal>
+                            <goal>create-server</goal>
+                            <goal>install-feature</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>install-apps</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>install-apps</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+    <dependencies>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.enterprise</groupId>
+            <artifactId>cdi-api</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javax.ws.rs-api</artifactId>
+            <version>2.1</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+    </dependencies>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppConfig.java b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e17ab6aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package ${package};
+
+import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Application;
+
+@ApplicationPath("${app-path}")
+public class AppConfig extends Application {
+}
diff --git a/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/PingResource.java b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/PingResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2f34a7ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/PingResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package ${package};
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.ws.rs.*;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
+
+@Path("ping")
+public class PingResource {
+
+    @GET
+    public Response get() {
+        return Response.ok("${greeting-msg}").build();
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c316868b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<server description="OpenLiberty MicroProfile server">
+    <featureManager>
+        <feature>cdi-2.0</feature>
+        <feature>jaxrs-2.1</feature>
+    </featureManager>
+    <httpEndpoint httpPort="${default.http.port}" httpsPort="${default.https.port}"
+                  id="defaultHttpEndpoint" host="*"/>
+</server>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 097b97d613..1226dafdff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@
         <module>twilio</module>
         <module>spring-boot-ctx-fluent</module> 
         <module>java-ee-8-security-api</module>
-		    <module>spring-webflux-amqp</module>
+	<module>spring-webflux-amqp</module>
+	<module>maven-archetype</module>
     </modules>
 
     <dependencies>