diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 275b686b7..f5552fd2b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # netbeans
 nbproject/
 nbactions.xml
-nb-configuration.xml
 
 # we use maven!
 build.xml
diff --git a/nb-configuration.xml b/nb-configuration.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e4659240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nb-configuration.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project-shared-configuration>
+    <!--
+    This file contains additional configuration written by modules in the NetBeans IDE.
+    The configuration is intended to be shared among all the users of project and
+    therefore it is assumed to be part of version control checkout.
+    Without this configuration present, some functionality in the IDE may be limited or fail altogether.
+    -->
+    <properties xmlns="http://www.netbeans.org/ns/maven-properties-data/1">
+        <!--
+        Properties that influence various parts of the IDE, especially code formatting and the like. 
+        You can copy and paste the single properties, into the pom.xml file and the IDE will pick them up.
+        That way multiple projects can share the same settings (useful for formatting rules for example).
+        Any value defined here will override the pom.xml file value but is only applicable to the current project.
+        -->
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.CodeStyle.usedProfile>project</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.CodeStyle.usedProfile>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.classDeclBracePlacement>NEW_LINE</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.classDeclBracePlacement>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.otherBracePlacement>NEW_LINE</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.otherBracePlacement>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.methodDeclBracePlacement>NEW_LINE</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.methodDeclBracePlacement>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinMethodCallParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinMethodCallParens>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinSwitchParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinSwitchParens>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinCatchParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinCatchParens>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinTryParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinTryParens>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinSynchronizedParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinSynchronizedParens>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinArrayInitBrackets>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinArrayInitBrackets>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinParens>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinWhileParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinWhileParens>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinIfParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinIfParens>
+        <org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinForParens>true</org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent.text.x-java.CodeStyle.project.spaceWithinForParens>
+    </properties>
+</project-shared-configuration>