diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose.sln b/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose.sln
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..885a7ad
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+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose.sln
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+
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+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
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+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{32D5A8D6-6F46-4987-ADB8-7FD12433E77C}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{32D5A8D6-6F46-4987-ADB8-7FD12433E77C}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{32D5A8D6-6F46-4987-ADB8-7FD12433E77C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{32D5A8D6-6F46-4987-ADB8-7FD12433E77C}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {114E5850-267D-4B44-ACD5-91ACA382DDBC}
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose/Class1.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose/Class1.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69276c1
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+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose/Class1.cs
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+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose
+{
+    public class Class1
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose.csproj b/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5766db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose/Microsoft.Azure.IoT.EdgeCompose.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>