diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e0070f1b2..4ee3ece68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ resources/
 .markdownlint.json
 **/.vscode/
 **/.idea/
-
-# Local Netlify artifacts
-.netlify/plugins/*
-.netlify/
+ 
+# Vale files
+/styles/Microsoft
+/styles/.vale-config/1-Hugo.ini
 
 # Local Lighthouse artifacts
 lighthouse-reports
diff --git a/.vale.ini b/.vale.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..786c931c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vale.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+StylesPath = styles
+MinAlertLevel = suggestion
+
+Vocab = NGINX, Kubernetes
+
+Packages = Microsoft, Hugo
+
+[*.{md}]
+
+BasedOnStyles = NGINX, Microsoft
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diff --git a/documentation/README.md b/documentation/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b329c627e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# NGINX Documentation repository 
+
+This directory contains the maintenance documentation for the NGINX Documentation repository.
+
+It explains how to configure tooling for the repository, and instructions for some precise tasks.
+
+If you're interested in contributing to the [NGINX documentation website](https://docs.nginx.com/), check out [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/nginx/documentation/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Most of the documentation you'll see here is for the DocOps team, maintained publicly as part of NGINX's commitment to transparency and open source.
+
+## Topics
+
+- [Updating Vale rules](vale.md)
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diff --git a/documentation/vale.md b/documentation/vale.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f98fffbb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/vale.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Updating Vale rules
diff --git a/styles/NGINX/Terms.yaml b/styles/NGINX/Terms.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f381afbd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles/NGINX/Terms.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'
+level: warning
+ignorecase: false
+swap:
+  hostname: host name
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diff --git a/styles/config/vocabularies/Kubernetes/accept.txt b/styles/config/vocabularies/Kubernetes/accept.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d48a99d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles/config/vocabularies/Kubernetes/accept.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+(?i)containerPort
+Gateway API
+Helm
+HTTPRoute
+kubectl
+namespace
+(?i)nodePort
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diff --git a/styles/config/vocabularies/NGINX/accept.txt b/styles/config/vocabularies/NGINX/accept.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99a4c11e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles/config/vocabularies/NGINX/accept.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+API
+(?i)NGINX
+ghcode
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