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@@ -164,6 +164,30 @@ Run tests :
 ```
 ./gradlew clean build test
 ```
+## Generate Artifact
+In opensearch-sdk navigate to build/distributions. Look for tar ball in the form `opensearch-sdk-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.tar`. If not found follow the below steps to create one:
+```
+./gradlew clean && ./gradlew build
+```
+Once the tar ball is generated navigate to /src/test/resources and look for extension.yml. Create one if not present
+Look for tar ball in /build/distributions. To run the artifact i.e. tar ball, run the below command
+```
+tar -xvf opensearch-sdk-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.tar
+```
+TODO https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-sdk/issues/52 
+Navigate to opensearch-sdk/build/distributions/opensearch-sdk-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/ 
+- Check if src folder exists in using `ls`.
+- If the src folder does not exist, create it using `mkdir src && cd src && mkdir test && cd test && mkdir resources && cd resources`. 
+  The above command will generate a path opensearch-sdk/build/distributions/opensearch-sdk-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/src/test/resources
+- Manually create a file titled `extension.yml` within the resources directory using an IDE or an in-line text editor. Below is the sample of extension.yml
+
+Sample extensions.yml file:
+```
+  extensionName: extension
+  hostAddress: 127.0.0.1
+  hostPort: 4532
+```
+- After extension.yml is generated then start opensearch-sdk by ./bin/opensearch-sdk
 
 ## Submitting Changes