diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
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+++ b/babel.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[python: **.py]
+
diff --git a/marconi/locale/marconi.pot b/marconi/locale/marconi.pot
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/marconi/locale/marconi.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+# Translations template for marconi.
+# Copyright (C) 2014 ORGANIZATION
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the marconi project.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, 2014.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: marconi 2014.2.dev44.g366d9b5\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-06-04 22:30+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Generated-By: Babel 1.3\n"
+
+#: marconi/common/api.py:48
+msgid "{0} is not a valid operation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/common/cli.py:50
+msgid "Terminating"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/common/pipeline.py:94
+#, python-format
+msgid "Stage %(stage)s does not implement %(method)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/common/pipeline.py:108
+#, python-format
+msgid "Method %s not found in any of the registered stages"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/common/transport/wsgi/helpers.py:44
+msgid ""
+"\n"
+"X-PROJECT-ID cannot be an empty string. Specify the right header X"
+"-PROJECT-ID\n"
+"and retry."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/common/transport/wsgi/helpers.py:83
+msgid "Invalid queue identification"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/common/transport/wsgi/helpers.py:84
+msgid "The format of the submitted queue name or project id is not valid."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/gettextutils.py:320
+msgid "Message objects do not support addition."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/gettextutils.py:330
+msgid ""
+"Message objects do not support str() because they may contain non-ascii "
+"characters. Please use unicode() or translate() instead."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/lockutils.py:102
+#, python-format
+msgid "Unable to acquire lock on `%(filename)s` due to %(exception)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/log.py:326
+#, python-format
+msgid "Deprecated: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/log.py:437
+#, python-format
+msgid "Error loading logging config %(log_config)s: %(err_msg)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/log.py:488
+#, python-format
+msgid "syslog facility must be one of: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/log.py:709
+#, python-format
+msgid "Fatal call to deprecated config: %(msg)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/strutils.py:92
+#, python-format
+msgid "Unrecognized value '%(val)s', acceptable values are: %(acceptable)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/strutils.py:197
+#, python-format
+msgid "Invalid unit system: \"%s\""
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/openstack/common/strutils.py:206
+#, python-format
+msgid "Invalid string format: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/pipeline.py:30
+msgid ""
+"Pipeline to use for processing {0} operations. This pipeline will be "
+"consumed before calling the storage driver's controller methods, which "
+"will always be appended to this pipeline."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/pipeline.py:78
+#, python-format
+msgid "Stage %(stage)d could not be imported: %(ex)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/messages.py:546
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"%(attempts)d attempt(s) required to post %(num_messages)d messages to "
+"queue \"%(queue)s\" under project %(project)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/messages.py:590
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"First attempt failed while adding messages to queue \"%(queue)s\" under "
+"project %(project)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/messages.py:604
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"Exceeded maximum retry duration for queue \"%(queue)s\" under project "
+"%(project)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/messages.py:664
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"Hit maximum number of attempts (%(max)s) for queue \"%(queue)s\" under "
+"project %(project)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/queues.py:151
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"Failed to increment the message counter for queue %(name)s and project "
+"%(project)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/utils.py:288
+msgid "Caught AutoReconnect, retrying the call to {0}"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/utils.py:293
+msgid "Caught AutoReconnect, maximum attempts to {0} exceeded."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:95
+msgid "Project ids may not be more than {0} characters long."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:99
+msgid "Queue names may not be more than {0} characters long."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:104
+msgid ""
+"Queue names may only contain ASCII letters, digits, underscores, and "
+"dashes."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:117
+msgid "Limit must be at least 1 and no greater than {0}."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:128
+msgid "Queue metadata is too large. Max size: {0}"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:140
+msgid "No messages to enqueu."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:153
+msgid "Message collection size is too large. Max size {0}"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:162
+msgid ""
+"The TTL for a message may not exceed {0} seconds, and must be at least "
+"{1} seconds long."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:178
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:197
+msgid "Limit must be at least 1 and may not be greater than {0}."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:206
+msgid ""
+"The grace for a claim may not exceed {0} seconds, and must be at least "
+"{1} seconds long."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/validation.py:222
+msgid ""
+"The TTL for a claim may not exceed {0} seconds, and must be at least {1} "
+"seconds long."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/driver.py:105
+#, python-format
+msgid "Serving on host %(bind)s:%(port)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/errors.py:24
+msgid "Service temporarily unavailable"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/errors.py:25
+msgid "Please try again in a few seconds."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/errors.py:36
+msgid "Invalid API call"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/errors.py:45
+msgid "Invalid request body"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/errors.py:54
+msgid "Document type not supported."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py:59
+msgid "Request body can not be empty"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py:70
+msgid "Request body could not be parsed."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py:75
+msgid "JSON contains integer that is too large."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py:81
+msgid "Request body could not be read."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py:147
+msgid "Missing \"{name}\" field."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py:153
+msgid "The value of the \"{name}\" field must be a {vtype}."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py:171
+msgid "Malformed hexadecimal UUID."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/claims.py:77
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/claims.py:77
+msgid "Claim could not be created."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/claims.py:125
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/claims.py:125
+msgid "Claim could not be queried."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/claims.py:173
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/claims.py:173
+msgid "Claim could not be updated."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/claims.py:191
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/claims.py:191
+msgid "Claim could not be deleted."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:60
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:269
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:60
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:269
+msgid "Message could not be retrieved."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:108
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:108
+msgid "Messages could not be listed."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:183
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:183
+msgid "No messages could be enqueued."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:188
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:188
+msgid "Messages could not be enqueued."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:238
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:238
+msgid "Messages could not be deleted."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:295
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:295
+msgid "Unable to delete"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:296
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:296
+msgid "This message is claimed; it cannot be deleted without a valid claim_id."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py:302
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py:302
+msgid "Message could not be deleted."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/metadata.py:54
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/metadata.py:54
+msgid "Queue metadata could not be retrieved."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/metadata.py:92
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/metadata.py:92
+msgid "Metadata could not be updated."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/queues.py:48
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/queues.py:48
+msgid "Queue could not be created."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/queues.py:77
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/queues.py:77
+msgid "Queue could not be deleted."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/queues.py:113
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/queues.py:113
+msgid "Queues could not be listed."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/stats.py:63
+#: marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/stats.py:63
+msgid "Queue stats could not be read."
+msgstr ""
+
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c0bf89f95..48787223c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -90,3 +90,17 @@ cover-inclusive = true
 
 [pbr]
 warnerrors = True
+
+[compile_catalog]
+directory = marconi/locale
+domain = marconi
+
+[update_catalog]
+domain = marconi
+output_dir = marconi/locale
+input_file = marconi/locale/marconi.pot
+
+[extract_messages]
+keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
+mapping_file = babel.cfg
+output_file = marconi/locale/marconi.pot