diff --git a/samples/base-qcow2.json b/samples/base-qcow2.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dcc9c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/base-qcow2.json
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+{
+  "name": "base-qcow2",
+  "stages": [
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.dnf",
+      "systemResourcesFromEtc": ["/etc/pki"],
+      "options": {
+        "releasever": "29",
+        "repos": {
+          "fedora": {
+            "name": "Fedora",
+            "metalink": "https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora-$releasever&arch=$basearch",
+            "gpgkey": "file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$releasever-$basearch"
+          }
+        },
+        "packages": [
+          "@Core",
+          "grub2-pc"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.grub2",
+      "systemResourcesFromEtc": ["/etc/grub.d"],
+      "options": {
+        "root_fs_uuid": "76a22bf4-f153-4541-b6c7-0332c0dfaeac",
+	"partition_table_id": "0xdeadbeef"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "assembler":
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.qcow2",
+      "systemResourcesFromEtc": ["/etc/grub.d"],
+      "options": {
+	"filename": "base.qcow2",
+        "root_fs_uuid": "76a22bf4-f153-4541-b6c7-0332c0dfaeac",
+	"partition_table_id": "0xdeadbeef"
+      }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/base-targz.json b/samples/base-targz.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5cd5a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/base-targz.json
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+{
+  "name": "base-targz",
+  "stages": [
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.untree",
+      "options": {
+        "tree": "base"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "assembler": {
+    "name": "io.weldr.targz",
+    "options": {
+      "filename": "base.tar.gz"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/samples/base-with-grub2.json b/samples/base-with-grub2.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a4d371e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/base-with-grub2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "base-with-grub2",
+  "stages": [
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.untree",
+      "options": {
+        "tree": "base"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.grub2",
+      "systemResourcesFromEtc": ["/etc/grub.d"],
+      "options": {
+        "root_fs_uuid": "76a22bf4-f153-4541-b6c7-0332c0dfaeac",
+	"partition_table_id": "0xdeadbeef"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "assembler": {
+    "name": "io.weldr.tree",
+    "options": {
+      "tree": "base-with-grub2"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/samples/base-with-locale.json b/samples/base-with-locale.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d532d302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/base-with-locale.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "name": "base-with-locale",
+  "stages": [
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.untargz",
+      "options": {
+        "filename": "base.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.locale",
+      "options": {
+        "language": "en_US"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "assembler": {
+    "name": "io.weldr.tree",
+    "options": {
+      "tree": "base-with-locale"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/samples/base.json b/samples/base.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6108bc17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/base.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "name": "base",
+  "stages": [
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.dnf",
+      "systemResourcesFromEtc": ["/etc/pki"],
+      "options": {
+        "releasever": "29",
+        "repos": {
+          "fedora": {
+            "name": "Fedora",
+            "metalink": "https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora-$releasever&arch=$basearch",
+            "gpgkey": "file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$releasever-$basearch"
+          }
+        },
+        "packages": [
+          "@Core"
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "assembler":
+    {
+      "name": "io.weldr.tree",
+      "options": {
+        "tree": "base"
+      }
+    }
+}