diff --git a/python/adapters/BUILD_ENV.md b/python/adapters/BUILD_ENV.md
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+Build Environment for Ubuntu
+============================
+
+1. The following commands were executed on a Ubuntu 16.04 (b4 bits) VM with following configuation (OpenStack Flavor: m1.medium):
+	- vCPUs - 2
+	- RAM - 4 GB
+	- HDD - 40 GB
+	- Network - Floating IP attached to Internal IP NIC. Internet access available
+
+
+2. login as root as docker command needs root access. When logged-in as root 'sudo' becomes optional in each command below
+
+git clone https://gerrit.opencord.org/voltha-go
+sudo apt-get install make
+sudo apt-get install python
+sudo apt-get install virtualenv
+sudo apt-get install gcc
+sudo apt-get install python-dev
+sudo apt-get install g++
+sudo apt-get install libpcap-dev
+sudo apt-get install apt-utils
+sudo apt-get install docker-compose
+
+
+3. Install docker CE for Ubuntu as mentioned in this link: https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/#set-up-the-repository. These are commands executed to install docker
+
+sudo apt-get update
+
+sudo apt-get install \
+    apt-transport-https \
+    ca-certificates \
+    curl \
+    software-properties-common
+
+curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
+
+sudo apt-key fingerprint 0EBFCD88
+
+sudo add-apt-repository \
+   "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
+   $(lsb_release -cs) \
+   stable"
+
+sudo apt-get update
+
+sudo apt-get install docker-ce
+
+
+4. Verify that Docker CE is installed correctly by running the hello-world image. The following command downloads a test image and runs it in a container. When the container runs, it prints an informational message and exits.
+
+sudo docker run hello-world
+
diff --git a/python/adapters/README.md b/python/adapters/README.md
index 1ab1c4f..72d7395 100644
--- a/python/adapters/README.md
+++ b/python/adapters/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 The build and development environment of a Voltha Adapter is left to the developer's choice.  The 
 environment used below is the macOS. 
 
+# Create fresh build setup
+When creating a fresh build setup various packages, applications and libraries are required to Build successfully.
+Please refer BUILD_ENV.md for details to create fresh setup on your choice of OS.
+This file will increment as new setups are created on difference OSes.
+
 ### Build
 
 To build the adapters (so far Ponsim OLT and Ponsim ONU adapters) and dependent containers follow 
@@ -26,11 +31,16 @@
 voltha-protoc               latest                                     a67dda73f695        2 months ago        1.41GB
 ```
 
-Now build the Voltha Core from the voltha-go directory as well as the CLI image (used below for provisioning)
+Now build the Voltha Core from the voltha-go directory
 ```
 make rw_core
 ```
 
+Now build the Voltha CLI image from the voltha-go/python directory (used below for provisioning)
+```
+make cli
+```
+
 This will create the following images:
 ```
 REPOSITORY                   TAG                                        IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@
 
 First get the IP address of the Ponsim OLT container by using the docker inspect command.
 
-Now, start the CLI.
+Now, start the CLI. Password for 'voltha' user is 'admin'. Please see Dockerfile.cli for passwords
 
 ```$xslt
 ssh -p 5022 voltha@localhost