lahirujayathilake commented on code in PR #507:
URL: https://github.com/apache/airavata/pull/507#discussion_r2109335097


##########
modules/ide-integration/README.md:
##########
@@ -1,228 +1,292 @@
-## Introduction 
+# Apache Airavata - IDE Integration Setup
 
-Using this module, you can setup a full Airavata installation inside Intelij 
IDEA for development purposes
+<div align="center">
+  <h3>๐Ÿš€ Complete Development Environment Setup for IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
+  <p>Set up a full Airavata installation inside IntelliJ IDEA for seamless 
development</p>
+</div>
 
-## Prerequisites
+---
 
-* Docker installed with 'docker-compose' utility
-  https://docs.docker.com/compose/
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-* InteliJ IDEA with Java 8 installed
-  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=mac
+Before starting, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
 
-* Maven
+| Tool | Version | Purpose | Installation Link |
+|------|---------|---------|-------------------|
+| ๐Ÿณ **Docker & Docker Compose** | Latest | Container orchestration | [Get 
Docker](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ก **IntelliJ IDEA** | Latest | IDE with Java 17+ | [Download 
IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) |
+| โ˜• **Java JDK** | 17+ | Runtime environment | [OpenJDK 
17](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/17/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build tool | [Install 
Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ **Git** | Latest | Version control | [Install 
Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) |
+| ๐Ÿ **Python** | 3.8+ | Django portal | 
[Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Node.js & npm** | Latest LTS | Frontend build tools | 
[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) |
 
-* Git
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Development Environment Setup
 
-* python3
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Clone and Prepare Repository
 
-* npm (install or update to latest version)
-  https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
+```bash
+# Clone the main repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
 
-## Steps
+# Switch to development branch
+git checkout develop

Review Comment:
   I believe this step is no longer needed as the `master` branch has 
everything needed to run in the ide



##########
modules/ide-integration/README.md:
##########
@@ -1,228 +1,292 @@
-## Introduction 
+# Apache Airavata - IDE Integration Setup
 
-Using this module, you can setup a full Airavata installation inside Intelij 
IDEA for development purposes
+<div align="center">
+  <h3>๐Ÿš€ Complete Development Environment Setup for IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
+  <p>Set up a full Airavata installation inside IntelliJ IDEA for seamless 
development</p>
+</div>
 
-## Prerequisites
+---
 
-* Docker installed with 'docker-compose' utility
-  https://docs.docker.com/compose/
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-* InteliJ IDEA with Java 8 installed
-  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=mac
+Before starting, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
 
-* Maven
+| Tool | Version | Purpose | Installation Link |
+|------|---------|---------|-------------------|
+| ๐Ÿณ **Docker & Docker Compose** | Latest | Container orchestration | [Get 
Docker](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ก **IntelliJ IDEA** | Latest | IDE with Java 17+ | [Download 
IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) |
+| โ˜• **Java JDK** | 17+ | Runtime environment | [OpenJDK 
17](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/17/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build tool | [Install 
Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ **Git** | Latest | Version control | [Install 
Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) |
+| ๐Ÿ **Python** | 3.8+ | Django portal | 
[Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Node.js & npm** | Latest LTS | Frontend build tools | 
[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) |
 
-* Git
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Development Environment Setup
 
-* python3
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Clone and Prepare Repository
 
-* npm (install or update to latest version)
-  https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
+```bash
+# Clone the main repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
 
-## Steps
+# Switch to development branch
+git checkout develop
 
-### Setting up the development environment
+# Build the project (this may take a few minutes)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+```
+
+### 2๏ธโƒฃ Open in IntelliJ IDEA
 
-* Clone Airavata repository to a local directory
+1. **Launch IntelliJ IDEA**
+2. **Open Project** โ†’ Navigate to your cloned `airavata` directory
+3. **Navigate to:** `modules` โ†’ `ide-integration` module
+4. **Wait for indexing** to complete
 
-  ```
-  git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿณ Backend Services Setup
 
-* Checkout develop branch
+### 3๏ธโƒฃ Configure Host Resolution
 
-  ```
-  git checkout develop
-  ```
-* Build the develop branch using Maven
+Add the following entry to your system's hosts file:
 
-  ```
-  mvn clean install -DskipTests
-  ```
-* Open the project using InteliJ IDEA
+**Linux/macOS:** `/etc/hosts`
+**Windows:** `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts`
 
-* Browse to modules -> ide-integration module
+```bash
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
 
-### Starting backend components (Database, Keycloak, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SSHD 
Server)
+### 4๏ธโƒฃ Start Backend Services
 
-* Add a host entry to /etc/hosts file in local machine
+Navigate to the containers directory and start all required services:
 
-  ```
-  127.0.0.1 airavata.host
-  ```
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+docker-compose up -d
+```
 
-* Go to src/main/containers directory and run 
+**Services Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ **MySQL Database**
+- ๐Ÿ” **Keycloak** (Authentication)
+- ๐Ÿ“จ **Apache Kafka** (Messaging)
+- ๐Ÿฐ **RabbitMQ** (Message Queue)
+- ๐Ÿ”’ **SSHD Server** (Secure connections)
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose up
-  ```
+### 5๏ธโƒฃ Initialize Database
+
+Apply database migrations:
+
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i containers-db-1 
mysql -p123456
+```
 
-* Apply any database migrations. Go to src/main/containers directory and run
+โณ **Wait for all services to be ready** (usually 2-3 minutes)

Review Comment:
   better to remove the time estimation, as startup time may vary across user 
environments



##########
modules/ide-integration/README.md:
##########
@@ -1,228 +1,292 @@
-## Introduction 
+# Apache Airavata - IDE Integration Setup
 
-Using this module, you can setup a full Airavata installation inside Intelij 
IDEA for development purposes
+<div align="center">
+  <h3>๐Ÿš€ Complete Development Environment Setup for IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
+  <p>Set up a full Airavata installation inside IntelliJ IDEA for seamless 
development</p>
+</div>
 
-## Prerequisites
+---
 
-* Docker installed with 'docker-compose' utility
-  https://docs.docker.com/compose/
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-* InteliJ IDEA with Java 8 installed
-  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=mac
+Before starting, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
 
-* Maven
+| Tool | Version | Purpose | Installation Link |
+|------|---------|---------|-------------------|
+| ๐Ÿณ **Docker & Docker Compose** | Latest | Container orchestration | [Get 
Docker](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ก **IntelliJ IDEA** | Latest | IDE with Java 17+ | [Download 
IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) |
+| โ˜• **Java JDK** | 17+ | Runtime environment | [OpenJDK 
17](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/17/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build tool | [Install 
Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ **Git** | Latest | Version control | [Install 
Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) |
+| ๐Ÿ **Python** | 3.8+ | Django portal | 
[Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Node.js & npm** | Latest LTS | Frontend build tools | 
[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) |
 
-* Git
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Development Environment Setup
 
-* python3
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Clone and Prepare Repository
 
-* npm (install or update to latest version)
-  https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
+```bash
+# Clone the main repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
 
-## Steps
+# Switch to development branch
+git checkout develop
 
-### Setting up the development environment
+# Build the project (this may take a few minutes)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+```
+
+### 2๏ธโƒฃ Open in IntelliJ IDEA
 
-* Clone Airavata repository to a local directory
+1. **Launch IntelliJ IDEA**
+2. **Open Project** โ†’ Navigate to your cloned `airavata` directory
+3. **Navigate to:** `modules` โ†’ `ide-integration` module
+4. **Wait for indexing** to complete

Review Comment:
   minor comment, I think it's ok to remove this step 4



##########
modules/ide-integration/README.md:
##########
@@ -1,228 +1,292 @@
-## Introduction 
+# Apache Airavata - IDE Integration Setup
 
-Using this module, you can setup a full Airavata installation inside Intelij 
IDEA for development purposes
+<div align="center">
+  <h3>๐Ÿš€ Complete Development Environment Setup for IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
+  <p>Set up a full Airavata installation inside IntelliJ IDEA for seamless 
development</p>
+</div>
 
-## Prerequisites
+---
 
-* Docker installed with 'docker-compose' utility
-  https://docs.docker.com/compose/
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-* InteliJ IDEA with Java 8 installed
-  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=mac
+Before starting, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
 
-* Maven
+| Tool | Version | Purpose | Installation Link |
+|------|---------|---------|-------------------|
+| ๐Ÿณ **Docker & Docker Compose** | Latest | Container orchestration | [Get 
Docker](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ก **IntelliJ IDEA** | Latest | IDE with Java 17+ | [Download 
IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) |
+| โ˜• **Java JDK** | 17+ | Runtime environment | [OpenJDK 
17](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/17/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build tool | [Install 
Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ **Git** | Latest | Version control | [Install 
Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) |
+| ๐Ÿ **Python** | 3.8+ | Django portal | 
[Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Node.js & npm** | Latest LTS | Frontend build tools | 
[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) |
 
-* Git
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Development Environment Setup
 
-* python3
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Clone and Prepare Repository
 
-* npm (install or update to latest version)
-  https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
+```bash
+# Clone the main repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
 
-## Steps
+# Switch to development branch
+git checkout develop
 
-### Setting up the development environment
+# Build the project (this may take a few minutes)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+```
+
+### 2๏ธโƒฃ Open in IntelliJ IDEA
 
-* Clone Airavata repository to a local directory
+1. **Launch IntelliJ IDEA**
+2. **Open Project** โ†’ Navigate to your cloned `airavata` directory
+3. **Navigate to:** `modules` โ†’ `ide-integration` module
+4. **Wait for indexing** to complete
 
-  ```
-  git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿณ Backend Services Setup
 
-* Checkout develop branch
+### 3๏ธโƒฃ Configure Host Resolution
 
-  ```
-  git checkout develop
-  ```
-* Build the develop branch using Maven
+Add the following entry to your system's hosts file:
 
-  ```
-  mvn clean install -DskipTests
-  ```
-* Open the project using InteliJ IDEA
+**Linux/macOS:** `/etc/hosts`
+**Windows:** `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts`
 
-* Browse to modules -> ide-integration module
+```bash
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
 
-### Starting backend components (Database, Keycloak, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SSHD 
Server)
+### 4๏ธโƒฃ Start Backend Services
 
-* Add a host entry to /etc/hosts file in local machine
+Navigate to the containers directory and start all required services:
 
-  ```
-  127.0.0.1 airavata.host
-  ```
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+docker-compose up -d
+```
 
-* Go to src/main/containers directory and run 
+**Services Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ **MySQL Database**
+- ๐Ÿ” **Keycloak** (Authentication)
+- ๐Ÿ“จ **Apache Kafka** (Messaging)
+- ๐Ÿฐ **RabbitMQ** (Message Queue)
+- ๐Ÿ”’ **SSHD Server** (Secure connections)
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose up
-  ```
+### 5๏ธโƒฃ Initialize Database
+
+Apply database migrations:
+
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i containers-db-1 
mysql -p123456
+```
 
-* Apply any database migrations. Go to src/main/containers directory and run
+โณ **Wait for all services to be ready** (usually 2-3 minutes)
 
-  ```
-  cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i 
containers-db-1 mysql -p123456
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Starting Airavata Components
 
-* Wait until all the services come up. This will initialize all utilities 
required to start Airavata server
+### 6๏ธโƒฃ Start API Server
 
-### Starting API Server
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter`
+2. **Right-click** in the editor
+3. **Select:** `Run 'APIServerStarter.main()'`
 
-#### Note: For JDK 11+
-you have to add ``--add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED`` as a JVM 
argument
+> ๐Ÿ’ก **JDK 17+ Note:** Add this JVM argument in your run configuration:
+> ```
+> --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
+> ```
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. This will start Airavata server
+### 7๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Execution Engine
 
-### Starting Job Execution Engine
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter`
+2. **Right-click** and select **Run**
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. 
-This will start all components of Job Execution Engine including Helix 
Controller, Helix Participant, Pre Workflow Manager and 
-Post Workflow Manager
+**Components Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Helix Controller
+- ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Helix Participant  
+- โš™๏ธ Pre Workflow Manager
+- ๐Ÿ“‹ Post Workflow Manager
 
-### Starting Job Monitoring components
+### 8๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Monitoring
 
-* This will start the Email Based Job Monitoring agent. Before starting this, 
you have to create a new gmail account by going to 
-https://accounts.google.com/signup
+**Setup Email Monitor (One-time setup):**
 
-* Once the account is created, turn on 2-Step Verification and create an App 
Password (Use the type "Other" from the App type selection and give the name as 
"Airavata")
-https://myaccount.google.com/security
+1. **Create Gmail Account:** 
[accounts.google.com/signup](https://accounts.google.com/signup)
+2. **Enable 2-Step Verification:** 
[myaccount.google.com/security](https://myaccount.google.com/security)
+3. **Generate App Password:**

Review Comment:
   mention that the user has to navigate to 
`https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords` to create an app pw



##########
modules/ide-integration/README.md:
##########
@@ -1,228 +1,292 @@
-## Introduction 
+# Apache Airavata - IDE Integration Setup
 
-Using this module, you can setup a full Airavata installation inside Intelij 
IDEA for development purposes
+<div align="center">
+  <h3>๐Ÿš€ Complete Development Environment Setup for IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
+  <p>Set up a full Airavata installation inside IntelliJ IDEA for seamless 
development</p>
+</div>
 
-## Prerequisites
+---
 
-* Docker installed with 'docker-compose' utility
-  https://docs.docker.com/compose/
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-* InteliJ IDEA with Java 8 installed
-  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=mac
+Before starting, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
 
-* Maven
+| Tool | Version | Purpose | Installation Link |
+|------|---------|---------|-------------------|
+| ๐Ÿณ **Docker & Docker Compose** | Latest | Container orchestration | [Get 
Docker](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ก **IntelliJ IDEA** | Latest | IDE with Java 17+ | [Download 
IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) |
+| โ˜• **Java JDK** | 17+ | Runtime environment | [OpenJDK 
17](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/17/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build tool | [Install 
Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ **Git** | Latest | Version control | [Install 
Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) |
+| ๐Ÿ **Python** | 3.8+ | Django portal | 
[Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Node.js & npm** | Latest LTS | Frontend build tools | 
[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) |
 
-* Git
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Development Environment Setup
 
-* python3
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Clone and Prepare Repository
 
-* npm (install or update to latest version)
-  https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
+```bash
+# Clone the main repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
 
-## Steps
+# Switch to development branch
+git checkout develop
 
-### Setting up the development environment
+# Build the project (this may take a few minutes)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+```
+
+### 2๏ธโƒฃ Open in IntelliJ IDEA
 
-* Clone Airavata repository to a local directory
+1. **Launch IntelliJ IDEA**
+2. **Open Project** โ†’ Navigate to your cloned `airavata` directory
+3. **Navigate to:** `modules` โ†’ `ide-integration` module
+4. **Wait for indexing** to complete
 
-  ```
-  git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿณ Backend Services Setup
 
-* Checkout develop branch
+### 3๏ธโƒฃ Configure Host Resolution
 
-  ```
-  git checkout develop
-  ```
-* Build the develop branch using Maven
+Add the following entry to your system's hosts file:
 
-  ```
-  mvn clean install -DskipTests
-  ```
-* Open the project using InteliJ IDEA
+**Linux/macOS:** `/etc/hosts`
+**Windows:** `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts`
 
-* Browse to modules -> ide-integration module
+```bash
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
 
-### Starting backend components (Database, Keycloak, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SSHD 
Server)
+### 4๏ธโƒฃ Start Backend Services
 
-* Add a host entry to /etc/hosts file in local machine
+Navigate to the containers directory and start all required services:
 
-  ```
-  127.0.0.1 airavata.host
-  ```
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+docker-compose up -d
+```
 
-* Go to src/main/containers directory and run 
+**Services Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ **MySQL Database**
+- ๐Ÿ” **Keycloak** (Authentication)
+- ๐Ÿ“จ **Apache Kafka** (Messaging)
+- ๐Ÿฐ **RabbitMQ** (Message Queue)
+- ๐Ÿ”’ **SSHD Server** (Secure connections)
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose up
-  ```
+### 5๏ธโƒฃ Initialize Database
+
+Apply database migrations:
+
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i containers-db-1 
mysql -p123456
+```
 
-* Apply any database migrations. Go to src/main/containers directory and run
+โณ **Wait for all services to be ready** (usually 2-3 minutes)
 
-  ```
-  cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i 
containers-db-1 mysql -p123456
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Starting Airavata Components
 
-* Wait until all the services come up. This will initialize all utilities 
required to start Airavata server
+### 6๏ธโƒฃ Start API Server
 
-### Starting API Server
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter`
+2. **Right-click** in the editor
+3. **Select:** `Run 'APIServerStarter.main()'`
 
-#### Note: For JDK 11+
-you have to add ``--add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED`` as a JVM 
argument
+> ๐Ÿ’ก **JDK 17+ Note:** Add this JVM argument in your run configuration:
+> ```
+> --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
+> ```
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. This will start Airavata server
+### 7๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Execution Engine
 
-### Starting Job Execution Engine
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter`
+2. **Right-click** and select **Run**
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. 
-This will start all components of Job Execution Engine including Helix 
Controller, Helix Participant, Pre Workflow Manager and 
-Post Workflow Manager
+**Components Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Helix Controller
+- ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Helix Participant  
+- โš™๏ธ Pre Workflow Manager
+- ๐Ÿ“‹ Post Workflow Manager
 
-### Starting Job Monitoring components
+### 8๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Monitoring
 
-* This will start the Email Based Job Monitoring agent. Before starting this, 
you have to create a new gmail account by going to 
-https://accounts.google.com/signup
+**Setup Email Monitor (One-time setup):**
 
-* Once the account is created, turn on 2-Step Verification and create an App 
Password (Use the type "Other" from the App type selection and give the name as 
"Airavata")
-https://myaccount.google.com/security
+1. **Create Gmail Account:** 
[accounts.google.com/signup](https://accounts.google.com/signup)
+2. **Enable 2-Step Verification:** 
[myaccount.google.com/security](https://myaccount.google.com/security)
+3. **Generate App Password:**
+   - Type: "Other" 
+   - Name: "Airavata"
 
-* Update the email address and App Password in 
src/main/resources/airavata-server.properties file
+4. **Update Configuration:**
+   Edit `src/main/resources/airavata-server.properties`:
+   ```properties
+   email.based.monitor.address=your-em...@gmail.com
+   email.based.monitor.password=your-app-password
+   ```
 
-  email.based.monitor.address=CHANGEME
-  email.based.monitor.password=CHANGEME
-  
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobMonitorStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option.
+5. **Start Monitor:**
+   - Navigate to: `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobMonitorStarter`
+   - Right-click and **Run**
 
-### Starting User Portal (Django Portal)
+## ๐ŸŒ User Portal Setup (Django)
 
-* You can create and launch experiments and manage credentials using this 
portal

Review Comment:
   I believe we should keep this line so the user knows what this Django portal 
is supposed to do



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##########
@@ -1,228 +1,292 @@
-## Introduction 
+# Apache Airavata - IDE Integration Setup
 
-Using this module, you can setup a full Airavata installation inside Intelij 
IDEA for development purposes
+<div align="center">
+  <h3>๐Ÿš€ Complete Development Environment Setup for IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
+  <p>Set up a full Airavata installation inside IntelliJ IDEA for seamless 
development</p>
+</div>
 
-## Prerequisites
+---
 
-* Docker installed with 'docker-compose' utility
-  https://docs.docker.com/compose/
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-* InteliJ IDEA with Java 8 installed
-  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=mac
+Before starting, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
 
-* Maven
+| Tool | Version | Purpose | Installation Link |
+|------|---------|---------|-------------------|
+| ๐Ÿณ **Docker & Docker Compose** | Latest | Container orchestration | [Get 
Docker](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ก **IntelliJ IDEA** | Latest | IDE with Java 17+ | [Download 
IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) |
+| โ˜• **Java JDK** | 17+ | Runtime environment | [OpenJDK 
17](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/17/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build tool | [Install 
Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ **Git** | Latest | Version control | [Install 
Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) |
+| ๐Ÿ **Python** | 3.8+ | Django portal | 
[Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Node.js & npm** | Latest LTS | Frontend build tools | 
[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) |
 
-* Git
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Development Environment Setup
 
-* python3
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Clone and Prepare Repository
 
-* npm (install or update to latest version)
-  https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
+```bash
+# Clone the main repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
 
-## Steps
+# Switch to development branch
+git checkout develop
 
-### Setting up the development environment
+# Build the project (this may take a few minutes)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+```
+
+### 2๏ธโƒฃ Open in IntelliJ IDEA
 
-* Clone Airavata repository to a local directory
+1. **Launch IntelliJ IDEA**
+2. **Open Project** โ†’ Navigate to your cloned `airavata` directory
+3. **Navigate to:** `modules` โ†’ `ide-integration` module
+4. **Wait for indexing** to complete
 
-  ```
-  git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿณ Backend Services Setup
 
-* Checkout develop branch
+### 3๏ธโƒฃ Configure Host Resolution
 
-  ```
-  git checkout develop
-  ```
-* Build the develop branch using Maven
+Add the following entry to your system's hosts file:
 
-  ```
-  mvn clean install -DskipTests
-  ```
-* Open the project using InteliJ IDEA
+**Linux/macOS:** `/etc/hosts`
+**Windows:** `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts`
 
-* Browse to modules -> ide-integration module
+```bash
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
 
-### Starting backend components (Database, Keycloak, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SSHD 
Server)
+### 4๏ธโƒฃ Start Backend Services
 
-* Add a host entry to /etc/hosts file in local machine
+Navigate to the containers directory and start all required services:
 
-  ```
-  127.0.0.1 airavata.host
-  ```
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+docker-compose up -d
+```
 
-* Go to src/main/containers directory and run 
+**Services Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ **MySQL Database**
+- ๐Ÿ” **Keycloak** (Authentication)
+- ๐Ÿ“จ **Apache Kafka** (Messaging)
+- ๐Ÿฐ **RabbitMQ** (Message Queue)
+- ๐Ÿ”’ **SSHD Server** (Secure connections)
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose up
-  ```
+### 5๏ธโƒฃ Initialize Database
+
+Apply database migrations:
+
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i containers-db-1 
mysql -p123456
+```
 
-* Apply any database migrations. Go to src/main/containers directory and run
+โณ **Wait for all services to be ready** (usually 2-3 minutes)
 
-  ```
-  cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i 
containers-db-1 mysql -p123456
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Starting Airavata Components
 
-* Wait until all the services come up. This will initialize all utilities 
required to start Airavata server
+### 6๏ธโƒฃ Start API Server
 
-### Starting API Server
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter`
+2. **Right-click** in the editor
+3. **Select:** `Run 'APIServerStarter.main()'`
 
-#### Note: For JDK 11+
-you have to add ``--add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED`` as a JVM 
argument
+> ๐Ÿ’ก **JDK 17+ Note:** Add this JVM argument in your run configuration:
+> ```
+> --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
+> ```
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. This will start Airavata server
+### 7๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Execution Engine
 
-### Starting Job Execution Engine
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter`
+2. **Right-click** and select **Run**
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. 
-This will start all components of Job Execution Engine including Helix 
Controller, Helix Participant, Pre Workflow Manager and 
-Post Workflow Manager
+**Components Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Helix Controller
+- ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Helix Participant  
+- โš™๏ธ Pre Workflow Manager
+- ๐Ÿ“‹ Post Workflow Manager
 
-### Starting Job Monitoring components
+### 8๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Monitoring
 
-* This will start the Email Based Job Monitoring agent. Before starting this, 
you have to create a new gmail account by going to 
-https://accounts.google.com/signup
+**Setup Email Monitor (One-time setup):**
 
-* Once the account is created, turn on 2-Step Verification and create an App 
Password (Use the type "Other" from the App type selection and give the name as 
"Airavata")
-https://myaccount.google.com/security
+1. **Create Gmail Account:** 
[accounts.google.com/signup](https://accounts.google.com/signup)
+2. **Enable 2-Step Verification:** 
[myaccount.google.com/security](https://myaccount.google.com/security)
+3. **Generate App Password:**
+   - Type: "Other" 
+   - Name: "Airavata"
 
-* Update the email address and App Password in 
src/main/resources/airavata-server.properties file
+4. **Update Configuration:**
+   Edit `src/main/resources/airavata-server.properties`:
+   ```properties
+   email.based.monitor.address=your-em...@gmail.com
+   email.based.monitor.password=your-app-password
+   ```
 
-  email.based.monitor.address=CHANGEME
-  email.based.monitor.password=CHANGEME
-  
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobMonitorStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option.
+5. **Start Monitor:**
+   - Navigate to: `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobMonitorStarter`
+   - Right-click and **Run**
 
-### Starting User Portal (Django Portal)
+## ๐ŸŒ User Portal Setup (Django)
 
-* You can create and launch experiments and manage credentials using this 
portal
+### 9๏ธโƒฃ Django Portal Installation
 
-* This is a separate project so you need to clone this in to a new directory 
outside the Airavata code base
-  
-  ```
-  git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal
-  ```
-  
-* Go to airavata-django-portal directory and run 
+```bash
+# Clone portal repository (outside airavata directory)
+cd ..
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal.git
+cd airavata-django-portal
 
-  ```
-  python3 -m venv venv
-  source venv/bin/activate
-  pip install -r requirements.txt
-  ```
-* Create a local settings file. Copy
-      `django_airavata/settings_local.py.ide` to
-      `django_airavata/settings_local.py` 
+# Create virtual environment
+python3 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
 
-* Run Django migrations
+# Install dependencies
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
 
-    ```
-    python3 manage.py migrate
-    ```
+### ๐Ÿ”Ÿ Configure Django Portal
 
-*  Build the JavaScript sources. There are a few JavaScript packages in the 
source tree, colocated with the Django apps in which they are used. The 
`build_js.sh` script will build them all.
+```bash
+# Create local settings
+cp django_airavata/settings_local.py.ide django_airavata/settings_local.py
 
-    ```
-    ./build_js.sh
-    ```
+# Run database migrations
+python3 manage.py migrate
 
-*  Load the default Wagtail CMS pages.
+# Build JavaScript components
+./build_js.sh
 
-    ```
-    python3 manage.py load_default_gateway
-    ```
+# Load default CMS pages
+python3 manage.py load_default_gateway
 
-*  Run the server
+# Start development server
+python3 manage.py runserver
+```
 
-    ```
-    python3 manage.py runserver  
-    ```
-    
-* Point your browser to http://localhost:8000/auth/login. Use user name : 
default-admin and password : 123456 
+### ๐ŸŒ Access User Portal
 
-### Optional: Starting Super Admin Portal (PGA)
+- **URL:** [http://localhost:8000/auth/login](http://localhost:8000/auth/login)
+- **Username:** `default-admin`
+- **Password:** `123456`
 
-* This portal is required when you are going to register new compute resources 
or storage resources into the gateway

Review Comment:
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##########
README.md:
##########
@@ -1,108 +1,186 @@
 # Apache Airavata
 
-[![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
-[![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d908819-cf5e-48d0-bbf7-f031c95adf94)
 
-## About
+  
+  [![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
+  [![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+  
[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/apache/airavata.svg)](https://github.com/apache/airavata/graphs/contributors)
+</div>
 
-Apache Airavata is a software framework for executing and managing 
computational
-jobs on distributed computing resources including local clusters,
-supercomputers, national grids, academic and commercial clouds. Airavata builds
-on general concepts of service oriented computing, distributed messaging, and
-workflow composition and orchestration. Airavata bundles a server package with
-an API, client software development Kits and a general purpose reference UI
-implementation -
-[Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal).
+## ๐Ÿš€ About
 
-Learn more about Airavata at
-[https://airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org).
+Apache Airavata is a modern, scalable software framework designed for 
executing and managing computational jobs across distributed computing 
resources. Whether you're working with local clusters, supercomputers, national 
grids, or cloud platforms, Airavata provides a unified interface for 
computational workflow management.
 
-## Building Apache Airavata
+**Key Features:**
+- ๐Ÿ”ง Service-oriented architecture with distributed messaging
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Workflow composition and orchestration
+- โ˜๏ธ Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support
+- ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Comprehensive API and SDK ecosystem
+- ๐ŸŒ Reference UI implementation via [Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal)
 
-### Prerequisites
+> Learn more at [airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org)
 
-- Sources compilation requires Java SDK 11.
-- The project is built with Apache Maven 3+.
-- Set or export JAVA_HOME to point to JDK. For example in Ubuntu:
-`export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11`
-- Git
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-### Build the distribution
+Before building Apache Airavata, ensure you have:
 
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install
+| Requirement | Version | Notes |
+|-------------|---------|-------|
+| **Java SDK** | 17+ | Set `JAVA_HOME` environment variable |
+| **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build automation tool |
+| **Git** | Latest | Version control |
 
-To build without running tests, use `mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true`.
-The compressed binary distribution is created at
-PROJECT_DIR/modules/distribution/target.
+### ๐Ÿ”ง Environment Setup
 
-### Build and run docker distribution (Experimental and not recommended for 
production deployments)
-
-* This requires docker and docker-compose installed in your system
+**Ubuntu/Debian:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-17-jdk
+```
 
-* Build the source and docker images for each microservice
+**macOS:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 17)
 ```
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install 
-    mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+**Windows:**
+```powershell
+set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\openjdk-17
 ```
-* Start supporting services and Airavata miroservices (API Server, Helix 
Components and the Job Monitors)
+
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Building from Source
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+
+# Build with tests
+mvn clean install
+
+# Build without tests (faster)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+
+# Find your distribution
+ls -la modules/distribution/target/
 ```
-     docker-compose -f 
modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml -f 
modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml up
+
+### ๐Ÿณ Docker Development (Experimental)
+
+> โš ๏ธ **Note:** Docker deployment is experimental and not recommended for 
production use.
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+- Docker Engine 20.10+
+- Docker Compose 2.0+
+
+**Build and Deploy:**
+
+```bash
+# 1. Build source and Docker images
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+mvn clean install
+mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+# 2. Start all services

Review Comment:
   mention the services that will be started
   `Start supporting services and Airavata miroservices (API Server, Helix 
Components and the Job Monitors)`



##########
modules/ide-integration/README.md:
##########
@@ -1,228 +1,292 @@
-## Introduction 
+# Apache Airavata - IDE Integration Setup
 
-Using this module, you can setup a full Airavata installation inside Intelij 
IDEA for development purposes
+<div align="center">
+  <h3>๐Ÿš€ Complete Development Environment Setup for IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
+  <p>Set up a full Airavata installation inside IntelliJ IDEA for seamless 
development</p>
+</div>
 
-## Prerequisites
+---
 
-* Docker installed with 'docker-compose' utility
-  https://docs.docker.com/compose/
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-* InteliJ IDEA with Java 8 installed
-  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=mac
+Before starting, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
 
-* Maven
+| Tool | Version | Purpose | Installation Link |
+|------|---------|---------|-------------------|
+| ๐Ÿณ **Docker & Docker Compose** | Latest | Container orchestration | [Get 
Docker](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ก **IntelliJ IDEA** | Latest | IDE with Java 17+ | [Download 
IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) |
+| โ˜• **Java JDK** | 17+ | Runtime environment | [OpenJDK 
17](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/17/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build tool | [Install 
Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ **Git** | Latest | Version control | [Install 
Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) |
+| ๐Ÿ **Python** | 3.8+ | Django portal | 
[Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Node.js & npm** | Latest LTS | Frontend build tools | 
[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) |
 
-* Git
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Development Environment Setup
 
-* python3
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Clone and Prepare Repository
 
-* npm (install or update to latest version)
-  https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
+```bash
+# Clone the main repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
 
-## Steps
+# Switch to development branch
+git checkout develop
 
-### Setting up the development environment
+# Build the project (this may take a few minutes)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+```
+
+### 2๏ธโƒฃ Open in IntelliJ IDEA
 
-* Clone Airavata repository to a local directory
+1. **Launch IntelliJ IDEA**
+2. **Open Project** โ†’ Navigate to your cloned `airavata` directory
+3. **Navigate to:** `modules` โ†’ `ide-integration` module
+4. **Wait for indexing** to complete
 
-  ```
-  git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿณ Backend Services Setup
 
-* Checkout develop branch
+### 3๏ธโƒฃ Configure Host Resolution
 
-  ```
-  git checkout develop
-  ```
-* Build the develop branch using Maven
+Add the following entry to your system's hosts file:
 
-  ```
-  mvn clean install -DskipTests
-  ```
-* Open the project using InteliJ IDEA
+**Linux/macOS:** `/etc/hosts`
+**Windows:** `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts`
 
-* Browse to modules -> ide-integration module
+```bash
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
 
-### Starting backend components (Database, Keycloak, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SSHD 
Server)
+### 4๏ธโƒฃ Start Backend Services
 
-* Add a host entry to /etc/hosts file in local machine
+Navigate to the containers directory and start all required services:
 
-  ```
-  127.0.0.1 airavata.host
-  ```
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+docker-compose up -d
+```
 
-* Go to src/main/containers directory and run 
+**Services Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ **MySQL Database**
+- ๐Ÿ” **Keycloak** (Authentication)
+- ๐Ÿ“จ **Apache Kafka** (Messaging)
+- ๐Ÿฐ **RabbitMQ** (Message Queue)
+- ๐Ÿ”’ **SSHD Server** (Secure connections)
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose up
-  ```
+### 5๏ธโƒฃ Initialize Database
+
+Apply database migrations:
+
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i containers-db-1 
mysql -p123456
+```
 
-* Apply any database migrations. Go to src/main/containers directory and run
+โณ **Wait for all services to be ready** (usually 2-3 minutes)
 
-  ```
-  cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i 
containers-db-1 mysql -p123456
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Starting Airavata Components
 
-* Wait until all the services come up. This will initialize all utilities 
required to start Airavata server
+### 6๏ธโƒฃ Start API Server
 
-### Starting API Server
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter`
+2. **Right-click** in the editor
+3. **Select:** `Run 'APIServerStarter.main()'`
 
-#### Note: For JDK 11+
-you have to add ``--add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED`` as a JVM 
argument
+> ๐Ÿ’ก **JDK 17+ Note:** Add this JVM argument in your run configuration:
+> ```
+> --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
+> ```
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. This will start Airavata server
+### 7๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Execution Engine
 
-### Starting Job Execution Engine
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter`
+2. **Right-click** and select **Run**
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. 
-This will start all components of Job Execution Engine including Helix 
Controller, Helix Participant, Pre Workflow Manager and 
-Post Workflow Manager
+**Components Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Helix Controller
+- ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Helix Participant  
+- โš™๏ธ Pre Workflow Manager
+- ๐Ÿ“‹ Post Workflow Manager
 
-### Starting Job Monitoring components
+### 8๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Monitoring
 
-* This will start the Email Based Job Monitoring agent. Before starting this, 
you have to create a new gmail account by going to 
-https://accounts.google.com/signup
+**Setup Email Monitor (One-time setup):**
 
-* Once the account is created, turn on 2-Step Verification and create an App 
Password (Use the type "Other" from the App type selection and give the name as 
"Airavata")
-https://myaccount.google.com/security
+1. **Create Gmail Account:** 
[accounts.google.com/signup](https://accounts.google.com/signup)
+2. **Enable 2-Step Verification:** 
[myaccount.google.com/security](https://myaccount.google.com/security)
+3. **Generate App Password:**
+   - Type: "Other" 
+   - Name: "Airavata"
 
-* Update the email address and App Password in 
src/main/resources/airavata-server.properties file
+4. **Update Configuration:**
+   Edit `src/main/resources/airavata-server.properties`:
+   ```properties
+   email.based.monitor.address=your-em...@gmail.com
+   email.based.monitor.password=your-app-password
+   ```
 
-  email.based.monitor.address=CHANGEME
-  email.based.monitor.password=CHANGEME
-  
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobMonitorStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option.
+5. **Start Monitor:**
+   - Navigate to: `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobMonitorStarter`
+   - Right-click and **Run**
 
-### Starting User Portal (Django Portal)
+## ๐ŸŒ User Portal Setup (Django)
 
-* You can create and launch experiments and manage credentials using this 
portal
+### 9๏ธโƒฃ Django Portal Installation
 
-* This is a separate project so you need to clone this in to a new directory 
outside the Airavata code base
-  
-  ```
-  git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal
-  ```
-  
-* Go to airavata-django-portal directory and run 
+```bash
+# Clone portal repository (outside airavata directory)
+cd ..
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal.git
+cd airavata-django-portal
 
-  ```
-  python3 -m venv venv
-  source venv/bin/activate
-  pip install -r requirements.txt
-  ```
-* Create a local settings file. Copy
-      `django_airavata/settings_local.py.ide` to
-      `django_airavata/settings_local.py` 
+# Create virtual environment
+python3 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
 
-* Run Django migrations
+# Install dependencies
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
 
-    ```
-    python3 manage.py migrate
-    ```
+### ๐Ÿ”Ÿ Configure Django Portal
 
-*  Build the JavaScript sources. There are a few JavaScript packages in the 
source tree, colocated with the Django apps in which they are used. The 
`build_js.sh` script will build them all.
+```bash
+# Create local settings
+cp django_airavata/settings_local.py.ide django_airavata/settings_local.py
 
-    ```
-    ./build_js.sh
-    ```
+# Run database migrations
+python3 manage.py migrate
 
-*  Load the default Wagtail CMS pages.
+# Build JavaScript components
+./build_js.sh
 
-    ```
-    python3 manage.py load_default_gateway
-    ```
+# Load default CMS pages
+python3 manage.py load_default_gateway
 
-*  Run the server
+# Start development server
+python3 manage.py runserver
+```
 
-    ```
-    python3 manage.py runserver  
-    ```
-    
-* Point your browser to http://localhost:8000/auth/login. Use user name : 
default-admin and password : 123456 
+### ๐ŸŒ Access User Portal
 
-### Optional: Starting Super Admin Portal (PGA)
+- **URL:** [http://localhost:8000/auth/login](http://localhost:8000/auth/login)
+- **Username:** `default-admin`
+- **Password:** `123456`
 
-* This portal is required when you are going to register new compute resources 
or storage resources into the gateway
+## ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Admin Portal Setup (Optional)
 
-* Go to src/main/containers/pga directory and run 
+For registering compute resources and storage resources:
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose up -d
-  ```
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Start PGA Portal
 
-* Run following command to get the ip address of host machine
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/pga
+docker-compose up -d
+```
 
-  For Mac OSX  
+### 2๏ธโƒฃ Configure Host Resolution
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose exec pga getent hosts docker.for.mac.host.internal | awk '{ 
print $1 }'
-  ```
-  
-  For Windows
-  
-  ```
-  docker-compose exec pga getent hosts host.docker.internal
-  ```
+**Get host machine IP:**
 
-* Update the host entries of pga container with above ip address
+**macOS:**
+```bash
+docker-compose exec pga getent hosts docker.for.mac.host.internal | awk '{ 
print $1 }'
+```
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose exec pga /bin/sh -c "echo '<host-machine ip> airavata.host' 
>> /etc/hosts"
-  ```
+**Windows:**
+```bash
+docker-compose exec pga getent hosts host.docker.internal
+```
 
-* Now PGA should be accessible through http://airavata.host:8008
+**Update container hosts:**

Review Comment:
   mention to update with the above ip



##########
README.md:
##########
@@ -1,108 +1,186 @@
 # Apache Airavata
 
-[![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
-[![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d908819-cf5e-48d0-bbf7-f031c95adf94)
 
-## About
+  
+  [![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
+  [![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+  
[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/apache/airavata.svg)](https://github.com/apache/airavata/graphs/contributors)
+</div>
 
-Apache Airavata is a software framework for executing and managing 
computational
-jobs on distributed computing resources including local clusters,
-supercomputers, national grids, academic and commercial clouds. Airavata builds
-on general concepts of service oriented computing, distributed messaging, and
-workflow composition and orchestration. Airavata bundles a server package with
-an API, client software development Kits and a general purpose reference UI
-implementation -
-[Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal).
+## ๐Ÿš€ About
 
-Learn more about Airavata at
-[https://airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org).
+Apache Airavata is a modern, scalable software framework designed for 
executing and managing computational jobs across distributed computing 
resources. Whether you're working with local clusters, supercomputers, national 
grids, or cloud platforms, Airavata provides a unified interface for 
computational workflow management.
 
-## Building Apache Airavata
+**Key Features:**
+- ๐Ÿ”ง Service-oriented architecture with distributed messaging
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Workflow composition and orchestration
+- โ˜๏ธ Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support
+- ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Comprehensive API and SDK ecosystem
+- ๐ŸŒ Reference UI implementation via [Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal)
 
-### Prerequisites
+> Learn more at [airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org)
 
-- Sources compilation requires Java SDK 11.
-- The project is built with Apache Maven 3+.
-- Set or export JAVA_HOME to point to JDK. For example in Ubuntu:
-`export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11`
-- Git
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-### Build the distribution
+Before building Apache Airavata, ensure you have:
 
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install
+| Requirement | Version | Notes |
+|-------------|---------|-------|
+| **Java SDK** | 17+ | Set `JAVA_HOME` environment variable |
+| **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build automation tool |
+| **Git** | Latest | Version control |
 
-To build without running tests, use `mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true`.
-The compressed binary distribution is created at
-PROJECT_DIR/modules/distribution/target.
+### ๐Ÿ”ง Environment Setup
 
-### Build and run docker distribution (Experimental and not recommended for 
production deployments)
-
-* This requires docker and docker-compose installed in your system
+**Ubuntu/Debian:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-17-jdk
+```
 
-* Build the source and docker images for each microservice
+**macOS:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 17)
 ```
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install 
-    mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+**Windows:**
+```powershell
+set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\openjdk-17
 ```
-* Start supporting services and Airavata miroservices (API Server, Helix 
Components and the Job Monitors)
+
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Building from Source
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+
+# Build with tests
+mvn clean install
+
+# Build without tests (faster)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+
+# Find your distribution
+ls -la modules/distribution/target/
 ```
-     docker-compose -f 
modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml -f 
modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml up
+
+### ๐Ÿณ Docker Development (Experimental)
+
+> โš ๏ธ **Note:** Docker deployment is experimental and not recommended for 
production use.
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+- Docker Engine 20.10+
+- Docker Compose 2.0+
+
+**Build and Deploy:**
+
+```bash
+# 1. Build source and Docker images
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+mvn clean install
+mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+# 2. Start all services
+docker-compose \
+  -f modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml \
+  -f modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml \
+  up -d
+
+# 3. Verify services are running
+docker-compose ps
 ```
 
-* Django portal and PGA Portal can be pointed to airavata.host:8930 (API) , 
airavata.host:8962 (Profile Service), airavata.host:8443 (Keycloak). 
-Make sure that you add a host entry that maps airavata.host -> 127.0.0.1
+**Service Endpoints:**
+- **API Server:** `airavata.host:8930`
+- **Profile Service:** `airavata.host:8962`
+- **Keycloak:** `airavata.host:8443`
 
-* To stop all the services
+**Host Configuration:**
+Add to your `/etc/hosts` file:
 ```
-    docker-compose -f 
modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml -f 
modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml down
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
+
+**Stop Services:**
+```bash
+docker-compose \
+  -f modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml \
+  -f modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml \
+  down
 ```
 
-* If you do any code change and need to reflect them in the deployment, stop 
the docker deployment, rebuild docker images and start the docker deployment
- 
- 
-## Getting Started
+## ๐Ÿš€ Getting Started
+
+The fastest way to set up a development environment is through our IDE 
integration:
+
+1. **Follow our [IDE Integration Guide](./modules/ide-integration/README.md)**
+2. **IntelliJ IDEA setup instructions included**
+3. **Automated development environment configuration**
+
+## ๐Ÿ“š Documentation & Resources
 
-The easiest way to get started with running Airavata locally and setting up a
-development environment is to follow the instructions in the
-[ide-integration README](./modules/ide-integration/README.md). Those
-instructions will guide you on setting up a development environment with
-IntelliJ IDEA.
+| Resource | Description | Link |
+|----------|-------------|------|
+| ๐Ÿ“– **Documentation** | Complete user and developer guides | 
[docs.airavata.org](https://docs.airavata.org/en/master/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Developer Wiki** | Technical specifications and architecture | [Apache 
Confluence](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AIRAVATA) |
+| ๐Ÿ› **Issue Tracker** | Bug reports and feature requests | 
[JIRA](https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/AIRAVATA) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ฌ **Mailing Lists** | Community discussions | 
[airavata.apache.org/mailing-list](https://airavata.apache.org/mailing-list.html)
 |
 
-## Contact
+## ๐Ÿค Contributing
 
-For additional information about Apache Airavata, please contact the user or 
dev
-mailing lists: https://airavata.apache.org/mailing-list.html
+We welcome contributions from the community! Here's how you can help:
 
-## Contributing
+1. **๐Ÿด Fork the repository**
+2. **๐ŸŒฟ Create a feature branch**
+3. **โœจ Make your changes**
+4. **๐Ÿงช Add tests if applicable**
+5. **๐Ÿ“ Submit a pull request**
 
-Want to help contribute to the development of Apache Airavata? Check out our
-[contributing documentation](http://airavata.apache.org/get-involved.html).
+**Learn More:**
+- [Contributing Guidelines](http://airavata.apache.org/get-involved.html)
+- [Code of Conduct](https://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct.html)
+- [Developer Resources](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AIRAVATA)
 
-## Links
+## ๐Ÿ’ฌ Community & Support
 
-- [Documentation](https://docs.airavata.org/en/master/)
-- Developer [wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AIRAVATA)
-- [Issue Tracker](https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/AIRAVATA)
+**Get Help:**
+- ๐Ÿ“ง **User Mailing List:** 
[us...@airavata.apache.org](mailto:us...@airavata.apache.org)
+- ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป **Developer Mailing List:** 
[d...@airavata.apache.org](mailto:d...@airavata.apache.org)
+- ๐Ÿ”— **All Mailing Lists:** 
[airavata.apache.org/mailing-list](https://airavata.apache.org/mailing-list.html)
 
-## License
+**Stay Connected:**
+- ๐ŸŒŸ Star this repository
+- ๐Ÿ‘€ Watch for updates
+- ๐Ÿฆ Follow [@ApacheAiravata](https://twitter.com/ApacheAiravata)

Review Comment:
   I prefer removing this



##########
modules/ide-integration/README.md:
##########
@@ -1,228 +1,292 @@
-## Introduction 
+# Apache Airavata - IDE Integration Setup
 
-Using this module, you can setup a full Airavata installation inside Intelij 
IDEA for development purposes
+<div align="center">
+  <h3>๐Ÿš€ Complete Development Environment Setup for IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
+  <p>Set up a full Airavata installation inside IntelliJ IDEA for seamless 
development</p>
+</div>
 
-## Prerequisites
+---
 
-* Docker installed with 'docker-compose' utility
-  https://docs.docker.com/compose/
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-* InteliJ IDEA with Java 8 installed
-  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=mac
+Before starting, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
 
-* Maven
+| Tool | Version | Purpose | Installation Link |
+|------|---------|---------|-------------------|
+| ๐Ÿณ **Docker & Docker Compose** | Latest | Container orchestration | [Get 
Docker](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ก **IntelliJ IDEA** | Latest | IDE with Java 17+ | [Download 
IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) |
+| โ˜• **Java JDK** | 17+ | Runtime environment | [OpenJDK 
17](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/17/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build tool | [Install 
Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ **Git** | Latest | Version control | [Install 
Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) |
+| ๐Ÿ **Python** | 3.8+ | Django portal | 
[Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
+| ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Node.js & npm** | Latest LTS | Frontend build tools | 
[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) |
 
-* Git
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Development Environment Setup
 
-* python3
+### 1๏ธโƒฃ Clone and Prepare Repository
 
-* npm (install or update to latest version)
-  https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
+```bash
+# Clone the main repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
 
-## Steps
+# Switch to development branch
+git checkout develop
 
-### Setting up the development environment
+# Build the project (this may take a few minutes)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+```
+
+### 2๏ธโƒฃ Open in IntelliJ IDEA
 
-* Clone Airavata repository to a local directory
+1. **Launch IntelliJ IDEA**
+2. **Open Project** โ†’ Navigate to your cloned `airavata` directory
+3. **Navigate to:** `modules` โ†’ `ide-integration` module
+4. **Wait for indexing** to complete
 
-  ```
-  git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿณ Backend Services Setup
 
-* Checkout develop branch
+### 3๏ธโƒฃ Configure Host Resolution
 
-  ```
-  git checkout develop
-  ```
-* Build the develop branch using Maven
+Add the following entry to your system's hosts file:
 
-  ```
-  mvn clean install -DskipTests
-  ```
-* Open the project using InteliJ IDEA
+**Linux/macOS:** `/etc/hosts`
+**Windows:** `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts`
 
-* Browse to modules -> ide-integration module
+```bash
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
 
-### Starting backend components (Database, Keycloak, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SSHD 
Server)
+### 4๏ธโƒฃ Start Backend Services
 
-* Add a host entry to /etc/hosts file in local machine
+Navigate to the containers directory and start all required services:
 
-  ```
-  127.0.0.1 airavata.host
-  ```
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+docker-compose up -d
+```
 
-* Go to src/main/containers directory and run 
+**Services Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ **MySQL Database**
+- ๐Ÿ” **Keycloak** (Authentication)
+- ๐Ÿ“จ **Apache Kafka** (Messaging)
+- ๐Ÿฐ **RabbitMQ** (Message Queue)
+- ๐Ÿ”’ **SSHD Server** (Secure connections)
 
-  ```
-  docker-compose up
-  ```
+### 5๏ธโƒฃ Initialize Database
+
+Apply database migrations:
+
+```bash
+cd modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers
+cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i containers-db-1 
mysql -p123456
+```
 
-* Apply any database migrations. Go to src/main/containers directory and run
+โณ **Wait for all services to be ready** (usually 2-3 minutes)
 
-  ```
-  cat ./database_scripts/init/*-migrations.sql | docker exec -i 
containers-db-1 mysql -p123456
-  ```
+## ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Starting Airavata Components
 
-* Wait until all the services come up. This will initialize all utilities 
required to start Airavata server
+### 6๏ธโƒฃ Start API Server
 
-### Starting API Server
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter`
+2. **Right-click** in the editor
+3. **Select:** `Run 'APIServerStarter.main()'`
 
-#### Note: For JDK 11+
-you have to add ``--add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED`` as a JVM 
argument
+> ๐Ÿ’ก **JDK 17+ Note:** Add this JVM argument in your run configuration:
+> ```
+> --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
+> ```
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.APIServerStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. This will start Airavata server
+### 7๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Execution Engine
 
-### Starting Job Execution Engine
+1. **Navigate to:** `org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter`
+2. **Right-click** and select **Run**
 
-* Go to org.apache.airavata.ide.integration.JobEngineStarter class and right 
click on the editor and click Run option. 
-This will start all components of Job Execution Engine including Helix 
Controller, Helix Participant, Pre Workflow Manager and 
-Post Workflow Manager
+**Components Started:**
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Helix Controller
+- ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Helix Participant  
+- โš™๏ธ Pre Workflow Manager
+- ๐Ÿ“‹ Post Workflow Manager
 
-### Starting Job Monitoring components
+### 8๏ธโƒฃ Start Job Monitoring
 
-* This will start the Email Based Job Monitoring agent. Before starting this, 
you have to create a new gmail account by going to 
-https://accounts.google.com/signup
+**Setup Email Monitor (One-time setup):**
 
-* Once the account is created, turn on 2-Step Verification and create an App 
Password (Use the type "Other" from the App type selection and give the name as 
"Airavata")
-https://myaccount.google.com/security
+1. **Create Gmail Account:** 
[accounts.google.com/signup](https://accounts.google.com/signup)
+2. **Enable 2-Step Verification:** 
[myaccount.google.com/security](https://myaccount.google.com/security)
+3. **Generate App Password:**

Review Comment:
   It seems the instructions are outdated. Last I checked, it just asked for an 
'app name' and then showed the pw



##########
README.md:
##########
@@ -1,108 +1,186 @@
 # Apache Airavata
 
-[![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
-[![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d908819-cf5e-48d0-bbf7-f031c95adf94)
 
-## About
+  
+  [![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
+  [![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+  
[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/apache/airavata.svg)](https://github.com/apache/airavata/graphs/contributors)
+</div>
 
-Apache Airavata is a software framework for executing and managing 
computational
-jobs on distributed computing resources including local clusters,
-supercomputers, national grids, academic and commercial clouds. Airavata builds
-on general concepts of service oriented computing, distributed messaging, and
-workflow composition and orchestration. Airavata bundles a server package with
-an API, client software development Kits and a general purpose reference UI
-implementation -
-[Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal).
+## ๐Ÿš€ About
 
-Learn more about Airavata at
-[https://airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org).
+Apache Airavata is a modern, scalable software framework designed for 
executing and managing computational jobs across distributed computing 
resources. Whether you're working with local clusters, supercomputers, national 
grids, or cloud platforms, Airavata provides a unified interface for 
computational workflow management.
 
-## Building Apache Airavata
+**Key Features:**
+- ๐Ÿ”ง Service-oriented architecture with distributed messaging
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Workflow composition and orchestration
+- โ˜๏ธ Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support
+- ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Comprehensive API and SDK ecosystem
+- ๐ŸŒ Reference UI implementation via [Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal)
 
-### Prerequisites
+> Learn more at [airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org)
 
-- Sources compilation requires Java SDK 11.
-- The project is built with Apache Maven 3+.
-- Set or export JAVA_HOME to point to JDK. For example in Ubuntu:
-`export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11`
-- Git
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-### Build the distribution
+Before building Apache Airavata, ensure you have:
 
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install
+| Requirement | Version | Notes |
+|-------------|---------|-------|
+| **Java SDK** | 17+ | Set `JAVA_HOME` environment variable |
+| **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build automation tool |
+| **Git** | Latest | Version control |
 
-To build without running tests, use `mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true`.
-The compressed binary distribution is created at
-PROJECT_DIR/modules/distribution/target.
+### ๐Ÿ”ง Environment Setup
 
-### Build and run docker distribution (Experimental and not recommended for 
production deployments)
-
-* This requires docker and docker-compose installed in your system
+**Ubuntu/Debian:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-17-jdk
+```
 
-* Build the source and docker images for each microservice
+**macOS:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 17)
 ```
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install 
-    mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+**Windows:**
+```powershell
+set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\openjdk-17
 ```
-* Start supporting services and Airavata miroservices (API Server, Helix 
Components and the Job Monitors)
+
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Building from Source
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git

Review Comment:
   Shall we go with the SSH-based version?  (including line 83)
   
   `git clone g...@github.com:apache/airavata.git`



##########
README.md:
##########
@@ -1,108 +1,186 @@
 # Apache Airavata
 
-[![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
-[![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d908819-cf5e-48d0-bbf7-f031c95adf94)
 
-## About
+  
+  [![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
+  [![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+  
[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/apache/airavata.svg)](https://github.com/apache/airavata/graphs/contributors)
+</div>
 
-Apache Airavata is a software framework for executing and managing 
computational
-jobs on distributed computing resources including local clusters,
-supercomputers, national grids, academic and commercial clouds. Airavata builds
-on general concepts of service oriented computing, distributed messaging, and
-workflow composition and orchestration. Airavata bundles a server package with
-an API, client software development Kits and a general purpose reference UI
-implementation -
-[Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal).

Review Comment:
   I prefer having this about section without trimming it down



##########
README.md:
##########
@@ -1,108 +1,186 @@
 # Apache Airavata
 
-[![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
-[![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d908819-cf5e-48d0-bbf7-f031c95adf94)
 
-## About
+  
+  [![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
+  [![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+  
[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/apache/airavata.svg)](https://github.com/apache/airavata/graphs/contributors)
+</div>
 
-Apache Airavata is a software framework for executing and managing 
computational
-jobs on distributed computing resources including local clusters,
-supercomputers, national grids, academic and commercial clouds. Airavata builds
-on general concepts of service oriented computing, distributed messaging, and
-workflow composition and orchestration. Airavata bundles a server package with
-an API, client software development Kits and a general purpose reference UI
-implementation -
-[Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal).
+## ๐Ÿš€ About
 
-Learn more about Airavata at
-[https://airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org).
+Apache Airavata is a modern, scalable software framework designed for 
executing and managing computational jobs across distributed computing 
resources. Whether you're working with local clusters, supercomputers, national 
grids, or cloud platforms, Airavata provides a unified interface for 
computational workflow management.
 
-## Building Apache Airavata
+**Key Features:**
+- ๐Ÿ”ง Service-oriented architecture with distributed messaging
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Workflow composition and orchestration
+- โ˜๏ธ Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support
+- ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Comprehensive API and SDK ecosystem
+- ๐ŸŒ Reference UI implementation via [Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal)
 
-### Prerequisites
+> Learn more at [airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org)
 
-- Sources compilation requires Java SDK 11.
-- The project is built with Apache Maven 3+.
-- Set or export JAVA_HOME to point to JDK. For example in Ubuntu:
-`export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11`
-- Git
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-### Build the distribution
+Before building Apache Airavata, ensure you have:
 
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install
+| Requirement | Version | Notes |
+|-------------|---------|-------|
+| **Java SDK** | 17+ | Set `JAVA_HOME` environment variable |
+| **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build automation tool |
+| **Git** | Latest | Version control |
 
-To build without running tests, use `mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true`.
-The compressed binary distribution is created at
-PROJECT_DIR/modules/distribution/target.
+### ๐Ÿ”ง Environment Setup
 
-### Build and run docker distribution (Experimental and not recommended for 
production deployments)
-
-* This requires docker and docker-compose installed in your system
+**Ubuntu/Debian:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-17-jdk
+```
 
-* Build the source and docker images for each microservice
+**macOS:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 17)
 ```
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install 
-    mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+**Windows:**
+```powershell
+set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\openjdk-17
 ```
-* Start supporting services and Airavata miroservices (API Server, Helix 
Components and the Job Monitors)
+
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Building from Source
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+
+# Build with tests
+mvn clean install
+
+# Build without tests (faster)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+
+# Find your distribution
+ls -la modules/distribution/target/
 ```
-     docker-compose -f 
modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml -f 
modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml up
+
+### ๐Ÿณ Docker Development (Experimental)
+
+> โš ๏ธ **Note:** Docker deployment is experimental and not recommended for 
production use.
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+- Docker Engine 20.10+
+- Docker Compose 2.0+
+
+**Build and Deploy:**
+
+```bash
+# 1. Build source and Docker images
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+mvn clean install
+mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+# 2. Start all services
+docker-compose \
+  -f modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml \
+  -f modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml \
+  up -d
+
+# 3. Verify services are running
+docker-compose ps
 ```
 
-* Django portal and PGA Portal can be pointed to airavata.host:8930 (API) , 
airavata.host:8962 (Profile Service), airavata.host:8443 (Keycloak). 
-Make sure that you add a host entry that maps airavata.host -> 127.0.0.1
+**Service Endpoints:**
+- **API Server:** `airavata.host:8930`
+- **Profile Service:** `airavata.host:8962`
+- **Keycloak:** `airavata.host:8443`
 
-* To stop all the services
+**Host Configuration:**
+Add to your `/etc/hosts` file:
 ```
-    docker-compose -f 
modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml -f 
modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml down
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
+
+**Stop Services:**
+```bash
+docker-compose \
+  -f modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml \
+  -f modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml \
+  down
 ```
 
-* If you do any code change and need to reflect them in the deployment, stop 
the docker deployment, rebuild docker images and start the docker deployment
- 
- 
-## Getting Started
+## ๐Ÿš€ Getting Started
+
+The fastest way to set up a development environment is through our IDE 
integration:
+
+1. **Follow our [IDE Integration Guide](./modules/ide-integration/README.md)**
+2. **IntelliJ IDEA setup instructions included**
+3. **Automated development environment configuration**
+
+## ๐Ÿ“š Documentation & Resources
 
-The easiest way to get started with running Airavata locally and setting up a
-development environment is to follow the instructions in the
-[ide-integration README](./modules/ide-integration/README.md). Those
-instructions will guide you on setting up a development environment with
-IntelliJ IDEA.
+| Resource | Description | Link |
+|----------|-------------|------|
+| ๐Ÿ“– **Documentation** | Complete user and developer guides | 
[docs.airavata.org](https://docs.airavata.org/en/master/) |
+| ๐Ÿ”ง **Developer Wiki** | Technical specifications and architecture | [Apache 
Confluence](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AIRAVATA) |
+| ๐Ÿ› **Issue Tracker** | Bug reports and feature requests | 
[JIRA](https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/AIRAVATA) |
+| ๐Ÿ’ฌ **Mailing Lists** | Community discussions | 
[airavata.apache.org/mailing-list](https://airavata.apache.org/mailing-list.html)
 |

Review Comment:
   This is mentioned in two places. Better to remove this one



##########
README.md:
##########
@@ -1,108 +1,186 @@
 # Apache Airavata
 
-[![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
-[![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d908819-cf5e-48d0-bbf7-f031c95adf94)
 
-## About
+  
+  [![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
+  [![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+  
[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/apache/airavata.svg)](https://github.com/apache/airavata/graphs/contributors)
+</div>
 
-Apache Airavata is a software framework for executing and managing 
computational
-jobs on distributed computing resources including local clusters,
-supercomputers, national grids, academic and commercial clouds. Airavata builds
-on general concepts of service oriented computing, distributed messaging, and
-workflow composition and orchestration. Airavata bundles a server package with
-an API, client software development Kits and a general purpose reference UI
-implementation -
-[Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal).
+## ๐Ÿš€ About
 
-Learn more about Airavata at
-[https://airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org).
+Apache Airavata is a modern, scalable software framework designed for 
executing and managing computational jobs across distributed computing 
resources. Whether you're working with local clusters, supercomputers, national 
grids, or cloud platforms, Airavata provides a unified interface for 
computational workflow management.
 
-## Building Apache Airavata
+**Key Features:**
+- ๐Ÿ”ง Service-oriented architecture with distributed messaging
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Workflow composition and orchestration
+- โ˜๏ธ Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support
+- ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Comprehensive API and SDK ecosystem
+- ๐ŸŒ Reference UI implementation via [Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal)
 
-### Prerequisites
+> Learn more at [airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org)
 
-- Sources compilation requires Java SDK 11.
-- The project is built with Apache Maven 3+.
-- Set or export JAVA_HOME to point to JDK. For example in Ubuntu:
-`export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11`
-- Git
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-### Build the distribution
+Before building Apache Airavata, ensure you have:
 
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install
+| Requirement | Version | Notes |
+|-------------|---------|-------|
+| **Java SDK** | 17+ | Set `JAVA_HOME` environment variable |
+| **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build automation tool |
+| **Git** | Latest | Version control |
 
-To build without running tests, use `mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true`.
-The compressed binary distribution is created at
-PROJECT_DIR/modules/distribution/target.
+### ๐Ÿ”ง Environment Setup
 
-### Build and run docker distribution (Experimental and not recommended for 
production deployments)
-
-* This requires docker and docker-compose installed in your system
+**Ubuntu/Debian:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-17-jdk
+```
 
-* Build the source and docker images for each microservice
+**macOS:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 17)
 ```
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install 
-    mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+**Windows:**
+```powershell
+set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\openjdk-17
 ```
-* Start supporting services and Airavata miroservices (API Server, Helix 
Components and the Job Monitors)
+
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Building from Source
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+
+# Build with tests
+mvn clean install
+
+# Build without tests (faster)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+
+# Find your distribution
+ls -la modules/distribution/target/
 ```
-     docker-compose -f 
modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml -f 
modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml up
+
+### ๐Ÿณ Docker Development (Experimental)
+
+> โš ๏ธ **Note:** Docker deployment is experimental and not recommended for 
production use.
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+- Docker Engine 20.10+
+- Docker Compose 2.0+
+
+**Build and Deploy:**
+
+```bash
+# 1. Build source and Docker images
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+mvn clean install
+mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+# 2. Start all services
+docker-compose \
+  -f modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml \
+  -f modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml \
+  up -d
+
+# 3. Verify services are running
+docker-compose ps
 ```
 
-* Django portal and PGA Portal can be pointed to airavata.host:8930 (API) , 
airavata.host:8962 (Profile Service), airavata.host:8443 (Keycloak). 
-Make sure that you add a host entry that maps airavata.host -> 127.0.0.1
+**Service Endpoints:**
+- **API Server:** `airavata.host:8930`
+- **Profile Service:** `airavata.host:8962`
+- **Keycloak:** `airavata.host:8443`
 
-* To stop all the services
+**Host Configuration:**
+Add to your `/etc/hosts` file:
 ```
-    docker-compose -f 
modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml -f 
modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml down
+127.0.0.1    airavata.host
+```
+
+**Stop Services:**
+```bash
+docker-compose \
+  -f modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml \
+  -f modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml \
+  down
 ```
 
-* If you do any code change and need to reflect them in the deployment, stop 
the docker deployment, rebuild docker images and start the docker deployment
- 
- 
-## Getting Started
+## ๐Ÿš€ Getting Started
+
+The fastest way to set up a development environment is through our IDE 
integration:
+
+1. **Follow our [IDE Integration Guide](./modules/ide-integration/README.md)**
+2. **IntelliJ IDEA setup instructions included**
+3. **Automated development environment configuration**

Review Comment:
   for this section, instead of having points, I think it is better to keep the 
previous paragraph version



##########
README.md:
##########
@@ -1,108 +1,186 @@
 # Apache Airavata
 
-[![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
-[![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d908819-cf5e-48d0-bbf7-f031c95adf94)
 
-## About
+  
+  [![Build 
Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/airavata)
+  [![Maven 
Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.airavata/airavata/badge.svg)](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.apache.airavata%22)
+  
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+  
[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/apache/airavata.svg)](https://github.com/apache/airavata/graphs/contributors)
+</div>
 
-Apache Airavata is a software framework for executing and managing 
computational
-jobs on distributed computing resources including local clusters,
-supercomputers, national grids, academic and commercial clouds. Airavata builds
-on general concepts of service oriented computing, distributed messaging, and
-workflow composition and orchestration. Airavata bundles a server package with
-an API, client software development Kits and a general purpose reference UI
-implementation -
-[Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal).
+## ๐Ÿš€ About
 
-Learn more about Airavata at
-[https://airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org).
+Apache Airavata is a modern, scalable software framework designed for 
executing and managing computational jobs across distributed computing 
resources. Whether you're working with local clusters, supercomputers, national 
grids, or cloud platforms, Airavata provides a unified interface for 
computational workflow management.
 
-## Building Apache Airavata
+**Key Features:**
+- ๐Ÿ”ง Service-oriented architecture with distributed messaging
+- ๐Ÿ”„ Workflow composition and orchestration
+- โ˜๏ธ Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support
+- ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Comprehensive API and SDK ecosystem
+- ๐ŸŒ Reference UI implementation via [Apache Airavata Django 
Portal](https://github.com/apache/airavata-django-portal)
 
-### Prerequisites
+> Learn more at [airavata.apache.org](https://airavata.apache.org)
 
-- Sources compilation requires Java SDK 11.
-- The project is built with Apache Maven 3+.
-- Set or export JAVA_HOME to point to JDK. For example in Ubuntu:
-`export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11`
-- Git
+## ๐Ÿ“‹ Prerequisites
 
-### Build the distribution
+Before building Apache Airavata, ensure you have:
 
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install
+| Requirement | Version | Notes |
+|-------------|---------|-------|
+| **Java SDK** | 17+ | Set `JAVA_HOME` environment variable |
+| **Apache Maven** | 3.8+ | Build automation tool |
+| **Git** | Latest | Version control |
 
-To build without running tests, use `mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true`.
-The compressed binary distribution is created at
-PROJECT_DIR/modules/distribution/target.
+### ๐Ÿ”ง Environment Setup
 
-### Build and run docker distribution (Experimental and not recommended for 
production deployments)
-
-* This requires docker and docker-compose installed in your system
+**Ubuntu/Debian:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-17-jdk
+```
 
-* Build the source and docker images for each microservice
+**macOS:**
+```bash
+export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 17)
 ```
-    git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
-    cd airavata
-    mvn clean install 
-    mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+**Windows:**
+```powershell
+set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\openjdk-17
 ```
-* Start supporting services and Airavata miroservices (API Server, Helix 
Components and the Job Monitors)
+
+## ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Building from Source
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+
+# Build with tests
+mvn clean install
+
+# Build without tests (faster)
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
+
+# Find your distribution
+ls -la modules/distribution/target/
 ```
-     docker-compose -f 
modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml -f 
modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml up
+
+### ๐Ÿณ Docker Development (Experimental)
+
+> โš ๏ธ **Note:** Docker deployment is experimental and not recommended for 
production use.
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+- Docker Engine 20.10+
+- Docker Compose 2.0+
+
+**Build and Deploy:**
+
+```bash
+# 1. Build source and Docker images
+git clone https://github.com/apache/airavata.git
+cd airavata
+mvn clean install
+mvn docker:build -pl modules/distribution
+
+# 2. Start all services
+docker-compose \
+  -f modules/ide-integration/src/main/containers/docker-compose.yml \
+  -f modules/distribution/src/main/docker/docker-compose.yml \
+  up -d
+
+# 3. Verify services are running
+docker-compose ps
 ```
 
-* Django portal and PGA Portal can be pointed to airavata.host:8930 (API) , 
airavata.host:8962 (Profile Service), airavata.host:8443 (Keycloak). 
-Make sure that you add a host entry that maps airavata.host -> 127.0.0.1
+**Service Endpoints:**
+- **API Server:** `airavata.host:8930`

Review Comment:
   8930 is not the API server port, right?



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