diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,269 +1,18 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/falk-werner/webfused.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/falk-werner/webfused)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/falk-werner/webfused/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/falk-werner/webfused)
 
-# webfused
+# Webfuse Daemon
 
-Reference implementation of webfuse daemon.
+Reference implementation of webfuse daemon (webfused).
 
-## Build and run
+## Further information
 
-To install dependecies, see below.
+-   [Build Instructions](doc/build.md)
+-   [Configuration](doc/config.md)
+-   [Webfuse Protocol Specification](https://github.com/falk-werner/webfuse/blob/master/doc/protocol.md)
 
-    cd webfused
-    mkdir build
-    cd build
-    cmake ..
-    make
-    ./webfused -f webfused.conf
+## Fellow Repositories
 
-## Config file
-
-```
-version = { major = 1, minor = 0 }
-
-server:
-{
-    vhost_name = "localhost"
-    port = 8080
-
-    tls:
-    {
-       certificate = "/etc/webfused/cert.pem"
-
-       key = "/etc/webfused/key.pem"
-    }
-
-    document_root = "/var/www"
-}
-
-authentication:
-(
-    {
-        provider = "pam"
-        settings:
-        {
-            service_name = "webfused"
-        }
-    }
-)
-
-filesystems:
-(
-    {name = "test",  mount_point = "/tmp/webfused" }
-)
-
-log:
-{
-    provider: "syslog"
-    level: "warning"
-    settings:
-    {
-        ident = "webfused"
-        facility = "daemon"
-        log_pid = true
-    }
-}
-
-user:
-{
-    name  = "webfused"
-    group = "webfused"
-}
-```
-
-### Version
-
-The version sections specifies the schema version of the config file.
-Currently, there is only one schema version defined: 1.0
-
-### Server
-
-| Setting       | Type   | Default value | Description              |
-| ------------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------ |
-| vhostname     | string | localhost     | Name of the virtual host |
-| port          | int    | 8080          | Port number of server    |
-| document_root | string | *-empty-*     | Path of HTTP files       |
-| tls           | object | *-empty-*     | see below                |
-
-When *document_root* is omitted, no HTTP files are served.
-
-#### TLS
-
-| Setting     | Type   | Default value | Description                                 |
-| ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
-| certificate | string | *-empty-*     | Path to servers own certificate (.pem file) |
-| key         | string | *-empty-*     | Path to servers own private key (.pem file) |
-
-TLS is only activated, when both, *certificate* and *key* are specified.
-Otherwise, plain websockes without TLS are used.
-
-### Authentication
-
-| Setting  | Type   | Default value | Description                                     |
-| -------- | ------ | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
-| provider | string | *-required-*  | Name of the authentication provider (see below) |
-| settings | object | *-empty-*     | Provider specific settings (see below)
-
-Currently, the following providers are supported:
-
-- *file*: file based authentication
-- *pam*: authentication based on Linux PAM
-
-### File Authenticaton Provider
-
-Allows authentication against a file containing username and password.
-
-| Setting  | Type   | Default value | Description                     |
-| -------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------- |
-| file     | string | *-required-*  | Path to the authentication file |
-
-### PAM Authenticaton Provider
-
-Allows authentication using Linux PAM.
-
-| Setting      | Type   | Default value | Description            |
-| ------------ | ------ | ------------- | ---------------------- |
-| service_name | string | webfused      | PAM service identifier |
-
-### Filesystems
-
-Contains a list of file systems that can be provided by webfuse providers.
-
-| Setting     | Type   | Default value | Description                        |
-| ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ---------------------------------- |
-| name        | string | *-required-*  | Name of the filesystem             |
-| mount_point | string | *-required-*  | Local path to mount the filesystem |
-
-### Log
-
-| Setting     | Type   | Default value | Description                            |
-| ----------- | ------ | ------------- | -------------------------------------- |
-| provider    | string | *-required-*  | Name of log provider (see below)       |
-| level       | string | *-required-*  | Log level (see below)                  |
-| settings    | object | *-empty-*     | Provider specific settings (see below) |
-
-The following log levels are supported:
-
-- *none*: diabled logging
-- *fatal*: log only fatal errors
-- *error*: log all kind of errors
-- *warn*: log errors and warnings
-- *info*: log info messages, warnings and errors
-- *debug*: log debug and info messages as well as warnings and errors
-- *all*: log all kind of messages
-
-Currently, the following providers are available:
-
-- *stderr*: logs to console error output
-- *syslog*: logs to syslog
-
-#### Stderr Logger
-
-This logger does not provide any settings.
-
-#### Syslog Logger
-
-| Setting     | Type   | Default value | Description                                |
-| ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
-| ident       | string | webfused      | Syslog ident (see syslog documentation)    |
-| facility    | string | daemon        | Syslog facility (see syslog documentation) |
-| log_pid     | bool   | false         | Add process ID to log messages             |
-
-### User
-
-| Setting | Type   | Default value | Description                     |
-| ------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------- |
-| name    | string | *-required-*  | Name of the user to switch to.  |
-| group   | string | *-required-*  | Name of the group to switch to. |
-
-Webfuse daemon will not run as root. If started as root, webfuse daemon tries to
-switch to *user* and *group* provided in config file.
-
-*Note*: user and group are not switched, when webfuse daemon is not started as root.
-
-## Dependencies
-
-- [webfuse](https://github.com/falk-werner/webfuse)
-  - [libfuse](https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/)
-  - [libwebsockets](https://libwebsockets.org/)
-  - [jansson](https://github.com/akheron/jansson)
-- [openssl](https://www.openssl.org/)
-- [libconfig](https://hyperrealm.github.io/libconfig/)
-- [linux-pam](http://www.linux-pam.org/)
-- [Google Test](https://github.com/google/googletest) *(Test only)*
-
-### Installing dependencies
-
-#### libfuse
-
-To install libfuse, meson is needed. Please refer to [meson quick guide](https://mesonbuild.com/Quick-guide.html) for setup instructions.
-
-    wget https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/archive/fuse-3.9.0.tar.gz -O fuse.tar.gz
-    tar -xf fuse.tar.gz
-    cd libfuse-fuse-3.9.0
-    mkdir .build
-    cd .build
-    meson ..
-    ninja
-    sudo ninja install
-
-#### libwebsockets
-
-    wget https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets/archive/v3.2.0.tar.gz -O libwebsockets.tar.gz
-    tar -xf libwebsockets.tar.gz
-    cd libwebsockets-3.2.0
-    mkdir .build
-    cd .build
-    cmake ..
-    make
-    sudo make install
-
-#### jansson
-
-    wget https://github.com/akheron/jansson/archive/v2.12.tar.gz -O jansson.tar.gz
-    tar -xf jansson.tar.gz
-    cd jansson-2.12
-    mkdir .build
-    cd .build
-    cmake ..
-    make
-    sudo make install
-
-#### openssl
-
-    sudo apt update
-    sudo install openssl libssl-dev
-
-#### webfuse
-
-    wget https://github.com/falk-werner/webfuse/archive/v0.2.0.tar.gz -O webfuse.tar.gz
-    tar -xf webfuse.tar.gz
-    cd webfuse-0.2.0
-    mkdir .build
-    cd .build
-    cmake -DWITHOUT_TESTS=ON ..
-    make
-    sudo make install
-
-#### libconfig
-
-    sudo apt update
-    sudo apt install libconfig-dev
-
-#### linux-pam
-
-    sudo apt update
-    sudo apt install libpam0g-dev
-
-#### GoogleTest
-
-Installation of GoogleTest is optional webfuse library, but required to compile tests.
-
-    wget -O gtest-1.10.0.tar.gz https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.10.0.tar.gz
-    tar -xf gtest-1.10.0.tar.gz
-    cd googletest-release-1.10.0
-    mkdir .build
-    cd .build
-    cmake ..
-    make
-    sudo make install
+-   **[webfuse](https://github.com/falk-werner/webfuse)**: webfuse library
+-   **[webfuse-example](https://github.com/falk-werner/webfuse-example)**: example of webfuse
+-   **[webfuse-provider](https://github.com/falk-werner/webfuse-provider)**: reference implementation of webfuse provider
diff --git a/doc/build.md b/doc/build.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Build Instructions
+
+To install dependecies, see below.
+
+    cd webfused
+    mkdir build
+    cd build
+    cmake ..
+    make
+    ./webfused -f webfused.conf
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- [webfuse](https://github.com/falk-werner/webfuse)
+  - [libfuse](https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/)
+  - [libwebsockets](https://libwebsockets.org/)
+  - [jansson](https://github.com/akheron/jansson)
+- [openssl](https://www.openssl.org/)
+- [libconfig](https://hyperrealm.github.io/libconfig/)
+- [linux-pam](http://www.linux-pam.org/)
+- [Google Test](https://github.com/google/googletest) *(Test only)*
+
+### libfuse
+
+To install libfuse, meson is needed. Please refer to [meson quick guide](https://mesonbuild.com/Quick-guide.html) for setup instructions.
+
+    wget https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/archive/fuse-3.9.0.tar.gz -O fuse.tar.gz
+    tar -xf fuse.tar.gz
+    cd libfuse-fuse-3.9.0
+    mkdir .build
+    cd .build
+    meson ..
+    ninja
+    sudo ninja install
+
+### libwebsockets
+
+    wget https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets/archive/v3.2.0.tar.gz -O libwebsockets.tar.gz
+    tar -xf libwebsockets.tar.gz
+    cd libwebsockets-3.2.0
+    mkdir .build
+    cd .build
+    cmake ..
+    make
+    sudo make install
+
+### jansson
+
+    wget https://github.com/akheron/jansson/archive/v2.12.tar.gz -O jansson.tar.gz
+    tar -xf jansson.tar.gz
+    cd jansson-2.12
+    mkdir .build
+    cd .build
+    cmake ..
+    make
+    sudo make install
+
+### openssl
+
+    sudo apt update
+    sudo install openssl libssl-dev
+
+### webfuse
+
+    wget https://github.com/falk-werner/webfuse/archive/v0.2.0.tar.gz -O webfuse.tar.gz
+    tar -xf webfuse.tar.gz
+    cd webfuse-0.2.0
+    mkdir .build
+    cd .build
+    cmake -DWITHOUT_TESTS=ON ..
+    make
+    sudo make install
+
+### libconfig
+
+    sudo apt update
+    sudo apt install libconfig-dev
+
+### linux-pam
+
+    sudo apt update
+    sudo apt install libpam0g-dev
+
+### GoogleTest
+
+Installation of GoogleTest is optional webfuse library, but required to compile tests.
+
+    wget -O gtest-1.10.0.tar.gz https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.10.0.tar.gz
+    tar -xf gtest-1.10.0.tar.gz
+    cd googletest-release-1.10.0
+    mkdir .build
+    cd .build
+    cmake ..
+    make
+    sudo make install
diff --git a/doc/config.md b/doc/config.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81e4c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+# Configuration
+
+A config file is used to configure webfuse daemon.
+
+## Config file
+
+```
+version = { major = 1, minor = 0 }
+
+server:
+{
+    vhost_name = "localhost"
+    port = 8080
+
+    tls:
+    {
+       certificate = "/etc/webfused/cert.pem"
+
+       key = "/etc/webfused/key.pem"
+    }
+
+    document_root = "/var/www"
+}
+
+authentication:
+(
+    {
+        provider = "pam"
+        settings:
+        {
+            service_name = "webfused"
+        }
+    }
+)
+
+filesystems:
+(
+    {name = "test",  mount_point = "/tmp/webfused" }
+)
+
+log:
+{
+    provider: "syslog"
+    level: "warning"
+    settings:
+    {
+        ident = "webfused"
+        facility = "daemon"
+        log_pid = true
+    }
+}
+
+user:
+{
+    name  = "webfused"
+    group = "webfused"
+}
+```
+
+## Version
+
+The version sections specifies the schema version of the config file.
+Currently, there is only one schema version defined: 1.0
+
+## Server
+
+| Setting       | Type   | Default value | Description              |
+| ------------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------ |
+| vhostname     | string | localhost     | Name of the virtual host |
+| port          | int    | 8080          | Port number of server    |
+| document_root | string | *-empty-*     | Path of HTTP files       |
+| tls           | object | *-empty-*     | see below                |
+
+When *document_root* is omitted, no HTTP files are served.
+
+### TLS
+
+| Setting     | Type   | Default value | Description                                 |
+| ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
+| certificate | string | *-empty-*     | Path to servers own certificate (.pem file) |
+| key         | string | *-empty-*     | Path to servers own private key (.pem file) |
+
+TLS is only activated, when both, *certificate* and *key* are specified.
+Otherwise, plain websockes without TLS are used.
+
+## Authentication
+
+| Setting  | Type   | Default value | Description                                     |
+| -------- | ------ | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| provider | string | *-required-*  | Name of the authentication provider (see below) |
+| settings | object | *-empty-*     | Provider specific settings (see below)
+
+Currently, the following providers are supported:
+
+- *file*: file based authentication
+- *pam*: authentication based on Linux PAM
+
+## File Authenticaton Provider
+
+Allows authentication against a file containing username and password.
+
+| Setting  | Type   | Default value | Description                     |
+| -------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------- |
+| file     | string | *-required-*  | Path to the authentication file |
+
+## PAM Authenticaton Provider
+
+Allows authentication using Linux PAM.
+
+| Setting      | Type   | Default value | Description            |
+| ------------ | ------ | ------------- | ---------------------- |
+| service_name | string | webfused      | PAM service identifier |
+
+## Filesystems
+
+Contains a list of file systems that can be provided by webfuse providers.
+
+| Setting     | Type   | Default value | Description                        |
+| ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ---------------------------------- |
+| name        | string | *-required-*  | Name of the filesystem             |
+| mount_point | string | *-required-*  | Local path to mount the filesystem |
+
+## Log
+
+| Setting     | Type   | Default value | Description                            |
+| ----------- | ------ | ------------- | -------------------------------------- |
+| provider    | string | *-required-*  | Name of log provider (see below)       |
+| level       | string | *-required-*  | Log level (see below)                  |
+| settings    | object | *-empty-*     | Provider specific settings (see below) |
+
+The following log levels are supported:
+
+- *none*: diabled logging
+- *fatal*: log only fatal errors
+- *error*: log all kind of errors
+- *warn*: log errors and warnings
+- *info*: log info messages, warnings and errors
+- *debug*: log debug and info messages as well as warnings and errors
+- *all*: log all kind of messages
+
+Currently, the following providers are available:
+
+- *stderr*: logs to console error output
+- *syslog*: logs to syslog
+
+### Stderr Logger
+
+This logger does not provide any settings.
+
+### Syslog Logger
+
+| Setting     | Type   | Default value | Description                                |
+| ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
+| ident       | string | webfused      | Syslog ident (see syslog documentation)    |
+| facility    | string | daemon        | Syslog facility (see syslog documentation) |
+| log_pid     | bool   | false         | Add process ID to log messages             |
+
+## User
+
+| Setting | Type   | Default value | Description                     |
+| ------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------- |
+| name    | string | *-required-*  | Name of the user to switch to.  |
+| group   | string | *-required-*  | Name of the group to switch to. |
+
+Webfuse daemon will not run as root. If started as root, webfuse daemon tries to
+switch to *user* and *group* provided in config file.
+
+*Note*: user and group are not switched, when webfuse daemon is not started as root.