diff --git a/conda-recipe/README.md b/conda-recipe/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e4b4d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+conda-moe
+=========
+
+This repository provides the recipes for building binary packages of [MOE](https://github.com/yelp/moe), a global, black box optimization engine for real world metric optimization, to be used with the Anaconda Python distribution or other conda environments.
+
+The built binaries are available on binstar.org, and can be installed using the following command
+
+```
+conda config --add channels https://conda.binstar.org/rmcgibbo
+conda install moe
+```
+
+This package is available for linux-64, targetting Ubuntu 10.04 or later, CentOS 6.0+ or later, or similar.
+
+### Notes
+This repository obviously includes recipes for a number of packages other than MOE. These are all direct or indirect dependencies of MOE, which are not included with the `default` conda channels, and we therefore build and push to binstar to make things _just work_.
+
+### libstdc++
+
+MOE uses C++11 features, which requires a quite modern version of GCC (4.7.3+), and a similarly new version of the runtime c++ standard library, libstd++. The version of libstdc++ distributed with Ubuntu 10.04 and CentOS 6.0 is
+too old to support runtime C++11 code. Therefore, this conda build of MOE depends on an external libstdc++ conda package, which povides a more recent library. See [the recipe](https://github.com/rmcgibbo/conda-moe/blob/master/libstdcplusplus/build.sh) for the dirty, dirty hack.
+
+### building the binaries
+
+Our builds of these conda recipes were performed on a fresh Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit VM (vagrant) with the following provisioning:
+
+```
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install libgcc-4.7-dev  cpp-4.7 gcc-4.7-base  g++-4.7 make libbz2-1.0 libbz2-dev git-core
+sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.7 20
+sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.7 20
+
+wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
+bash Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -b
+export PATH=$HOME/miniconda/bin/:$PATH
+conda install conda-build
+
+# The conda recipes for the boost dependency are in a separate github
+# repository:
+# https://github.com/rmcgibbo/conda-cheminformatics/tree/master/boost
+conda config --add channels https://conda.binstar.org/rmcgibbo
+
+git clone https://github.com/rmcgibbo/conda-moe.git
+cd conda-moe
+conda build *
+```
diff --git a/conda-recipe/Vagrantfile b/conda-recipe/Vagrantfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b21adf6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+$script = <<SCRIPT
+set -e
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y libgcc-4.7-dev  cpp-4.7 gcc-4.7-base  g++-4.7 make libbz2-1.0 libbz2-dev git-core
+sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.7 20
+sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.7 20
+
+wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
+bash Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -b
+export PATH=$HOME/miniconda/bin/:$PATH
+conda install --yes conda-build binstar jinja2
+
+git clone https://github.com/yelp/moe.git
+cd moe/conda-recipe
+
+conda build boost
+conda build certifi
+conda build colander
+conda build libstdcplusplus
+conda build mako
+conda build paste
+conda build pyramid_mako
+conda build simplejson
+conda build waitress
+conda build webtest
+conda build moe
+SCRIPT
+
+
+# Vagrantfile API/syntax version. Don't touch unless you know what you're doing!
+VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2"
+
+Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
+  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: $script, run: "always"
+
+  # Every Vagrant virtual environment requires a box to build off of.
+  config.vm.box = "lucid64"
+  config.vm.define :lucid64 do |t|
+  end
+  
+
+end
diff --git a/conda-recipe/boost/6bb71fdd.patch b/conda-recipe/boost/6bb71fdd.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa8b4c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/boost/6bb71fdd.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+From 6bb71fdd8f7cc346d90fb14beb38b7297fc1ffd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:58:48 +0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Fixed incorrect initialization of 128-bit values, when no
+ native support for 128-bit integers is available.
+
+---
+ boost/atomic/detail/cas128strong.hpp | 10 +++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git boost/atomic/detail/cas128strong.hpp boost/atomic/detail/cas128strong.hpp
+index 906c13e..dcb4d7d 100644
+--- boost/atomic/detail/cas128strong.hpp
++++ boost/atomic/detail/cas128strong.hpp
+@@ -196,15 +196,17 @@ class base_atomic<T, void, 16, Sign>
+ 
+ public:
+     BOOST_DEFAULTED_FUNCTION(base_atomic(void), {})
+-    explicit base_atomic(value_type const& v) BOOST_NOEXCEPT : v_(0)
++    explicit base_atomic(value_type const& v) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+     {
++        memset(&v_, 0, sizeof(v_));
+         memcpy(&v_, &v, sizeof(value_type));
+     }
+ 
+     void
+     store(value_type const& value, memory_order order = memory_order_seq_cst) volatile BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+     {
+-        storage_type value_s = 0;
++        storage_type value_s;
++        memset(&value_s, 0, sizeof(value_s));
+         memcpy(&value_s, &value, sizeof(value_type));
+         platform_fence_before_store(order);
+         platform_store128(value_s, &v_);
+@@ -247,7 +249,9 @@ class base_atomic<T, void, 16, Sign>
+         memory_order success_order,
+         memory_order failure_order) volatile BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+     {
+-        storage_type expected_s = 0, desired_s = 0;
++        storage_type expected_s, desired_s;
++        memset(&expected_s, 0, sizeof(expected_s));
++        memset(&desired_s, 0, sizeof(desired_s));
+         memcpy(&expected_s, &expected, sizeof(value_type));
+         memcpy(&desired_s, &desired, sizeof(value_type));
+ 
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/conda-recipe/boost/build.sh b/conda-recipe/boost/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..734a10e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/boost/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Hints:
+# http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/how-to-build-boost-with-bzip2-in-non-standard-location-td2661155.html
+# http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/amd64/howtos/?part=1&chap=3
+
+# Build dependencies:
+# - bzip2-devel
+
+export CFLAGS="-m64 -pipe -O2 -march=x86-64 -fPIC -shared"
+export CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+
+mkdir -vp ${PREFIX}/bin;
+
+./bootstrap.sh --prefix="${PREFIX}/";
+
+sed -i'.bak' -e's/^using python.*;//' ./project-config.jam
+
+PY_INC=`$PYTHON -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc(0, '$PREFIX'))"`
+
+echo "using python" >> ./project-config.jam
+echo "     : $PY_VER" >> ./project-config.jam
+echo "     : $PYTHON" >> ./project-config.jam
+echo "     : $PY_INC" >> ./project-config.jam
+echo "     : $PREFIX/lib" >> ./project-config.jam
+echo "     ;" >> ./project-config.jam
+
+./b2 -q install --debug-configuration;
+
diff --git a/conda-recipe/boost/e4bde20f.patch b/conda-recipe/boost/e4bde20f.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..682d3d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/boost/e4bde20f.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+From e4bde20f2eec0a51be14533871d2123bd2ab9cf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:43:11 +0400
+Subject: [PATCH] More compilation fixes for the case when 128-bit integers are
+ not supported.
+
+---
+ boost/atomic/detail/gcc-atomic.hpp | 17 ++++++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git boost/atomic/detail/gcc-atomic.hpp boost/atomic/detail/gcc-atomic.hpp
+index a130590..4af99a1 100644
+--- boost/atomic/detail/gcc-atomic.hpp
++++ boost/atomic/detail/gcc-atomic.hpp
+@@ -958,14 +958,16 @@ class base_atomic<T, void, 16, Sign>
+ 
+ public:
+     BOOST_DEFAULTED_FUNCTION(base_atomic(void), {})
+-    explicit base_atomic(value_type const& v) BOOST_NOEXCEPT : v_(0)
++    explicit base_atomic(value_type const& v) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+     {
++        memset(&v_, 0, sizeof(v_));
+         memcpy(&v_, &v, sizeof(value_type));
+     }
+ 
+     void store(value_type const& v, memory_order order = memory_order_seq_cst) volatile BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+     {
+-        storage_type tmp = 0;
++        storage_type tmp;
++        memset(&tmp, 0, sizeof(tmp));
+         memcpy(&tmp, &v, sizeof(value_type));
+         __atomic_store_n(&v_, tmp, atomics::detail::convert_memory_order_to_gcc(order));
+     }
+@@ -980,7 +982,8 @@ class base_atomic<T, void, 16, Sign>
+ 
+     value_type exchange(value_type const& v, memory_order order = memory_order_seq_cst) volatile BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+     {
+-        storage_type tmp = 0;
++        storage_type tmp;
++        memset(&tmp, 0, sizeof(tmp));
+         memcpy(&tmp, &v, sizeof(value_type));
+         tmp = __atomic_exchange_n(&v_, tmp, atomics::detail::convert_memory_order_to_gcc(order));
+         value_type res;
+@@ -994,7 +997,9 @@ class base_atomic<T, void, 16, Sign>
+         memory_order success_order,
+         memory_order failure_order) volatile BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+     {
+-        storage_type expected_s = 0, desired_s = 0;
++        storage_type expected_s, desired_s;
++        memset(&expected_s, 0, sizeof(expected_s));
++        memset(&desired_s, 0, sizeof(desired_s));
+         memcpy(&expected_s, &expected, sizeof(value_type));
+         memcpy(&desired_s, &desired, sizeof(value_type));
+         const bool success = __atomic_compare_exchange_n(&v_, &expected_s, desired_s, false,
+@@ -1010,7 +1015,9 @@ class base_atomic<T, void, 16, Sign>
+         memory_order success_order,
+         memory_order failure_order) volatile BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+     {
+-        storage_type expected_s = 0, desired_s = 0;
++        storage_type expected_s, desired_s;
++        memset(&expected_s, 0, sizeof(expected_s));
++        memset(&desired_s, 0, sizeof(desired_s));
+         memcpy(&expected_s, &expected, sizeof(value_type));
+         memcpy(&desired_s, &desired, sizeof(value_type));
+         const bool success = __atomic_compare_exchange_n(&v_, &expected_s, desired_s, true,
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/conda-recipe/boost/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/boost/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f0ecdff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/boost/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+package:
+    name: boost
+    version: 1.55.0
+
+source:
+    fn: boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2 [unix]
+    url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.55.0/boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2 [unix]
+    fn: boost_1_55_0-msvc-10.0-64.exe [win64]
+    url: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost-binaries/1.55.0-build2/boost_1_55_0-msvc-10.0-64.exe [win64]
+    fn: boost_1_55_0-msvc-10.0-32.exe [win32]
+    url: http://download.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost-binaries/1.55.0-build2/boost_1_55_0-msvc-10.0-32.exe [win32]
+    patches:
+      - e4bde20f.patch [osx]
+      - 6bb71fdd.patch [osx]
+
+build:
+    number: 3
+
+requirements:
+    build:
+      - zlib [unix]
+      - bzip2 [unix]
+      - python [unix]
+    run:	
+      - zlib [unix]
+      - bzip2 [unix]
+      - python [unix]
+
+about:
+    home: http://www.boost.org/
+    license: Boost-1.0
+
diff --git a/conda-recipe/certifi/build.sh b/conda-recipe/certifi/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7fc032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/certifi/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/certifi/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/certifi/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..137c0497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/certifi/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package:
+  name: certifi
+  version: !!str 14.05.14
+
+source:
+  fn: certifi-14.05.14.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/c/certifi/certifi-14.05.14.tar.gz
+  md5: 315ea4e50673a16ab047099f816fd32a
+#  patches:
+   # List any patch files here
+   # - fix.patch
+
+# build:
+  # preserve_egg_dir: True
+  # entry_points:
+    # Put any entry points (scripts to be generated automatically) here. The
+    # syntax is module:function.  For example
+    #
+    # - certifi = certifi:main
+    #
+    # Would create an entry point called certifi that calls certifi.main()
+
+
+  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
+  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
+  # number: 1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+
+  run:
+    - python
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - certifi
+
+  # commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
+about:
+  home: http://python-requests.org
+  license: ISC
+  summary: "Python package for providing Mozilla's CA Bundle."
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for
+# more information about meta.yaml
diff --git a/conda-recipe/colander/build.sh b/conda-recipe/colander/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7fc032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/colander/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/colander/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/colander/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b10b961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/colander/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package:
+  name: colander
+  version: !!str 1.0b1
+
+source:
+  fn: colander-1.0b1.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/c/colander/colander-1.0b1.tar.gz
+  md5: 89f2cf4b5c87d43f7917d6a0d4872e6a
+#  patches:
+   # List any patch files here
+   # - fix.patch
+
+# build:
+  # preserve_egg_dir: True
+  # entry_points:
+    # Put any entry points (scripts to be generated automatically) here. The
+    # syntax is module:function.  For example
+    #
+    # - colander = colander:main
+    #
+    # Would create an entry point called colander that calls colander.main()
+
+
+  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
+  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
+  # number: 1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - translationstring
+
+  run:
+    - python
+    - translationstring
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - colander
+    - colander.tests
+
+  # commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
+about:
+  home: http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/colander/en/latest/
+  license: BSD-derived (http://www.repoze.org/LICENSE.txt)
+  summary: 'A simple schema-based serialization and deserialization library'
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for
+# more information about meta.yaml
diff --git a/conda-recipe/libstdcplusplus/build.sh b/conda-recipe/libstdcplusplus/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef624098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/libstdcplusplus/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib
+cp /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 $PREFIX/lib
+
diff --git a/conda-recipe/libstdcplusplus/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/libstdcplusplus/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03f59f8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/libstdcplusplus/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package:
+  name: libstdcplusplus
+  version: 3.4.15
+
+about:
+  home: 
+  license: LGPL
diff --git a/conda-recipe/mako/build.sh b/conda-recipe/mako/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7fc032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/mako/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/mako/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/mako/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2140ad23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/mako/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package:
+  name: mako
+  version: !!str 1.0.0
+
+source:
+  fn: Mako-1.0.0.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/M/Mako/Mako-1.0.0.tar.gz
+  md5: ae27c6512832fe528bb67f1a851921cc
+#  patches:
+   # List any patch files here
+   # - fix.patch
+
+build:
+  preserve_egg_dir: True
+  entry_points:
+    # Put any entry points (scripts to be generated automatically) here. The
+    # syntax is module:function.  For example
+    #
+    # - mako = mako:main
+    #
+    # Would create an entry point called mako that calls mako.main()
+
+    - mako-render=mako.cmd:cmdline
+
+  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
+  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
+  # number: 1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - markupsafe >=0.9.2
+
+  run:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - markupsafe >=0.9.2
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - mako
+    - mako.ext
+
+  commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+    - mako-render --help
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
+about:
+  home: http://www.makotemplates.org/
+  license: MIT
+  summary: 'A super-fast templating language that borrows the  best ideas from the existing templating languages.'
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for
+# more information about meta.yaml
diff --git a/conda-recipe/moe/build.sh b/conda-recipe/moe/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df0fdbdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/moe/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export CMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/gcc
+export CMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/g++-4.7
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/moe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/moe/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6478bb19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/moe/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package:
+  name: moe
+  version: !!str 0.2.1
+
+source:
+  git_url: https://github.com/Yelp/MOE.git
+  git_tag: v0.2.1
+
+build:
+  preserve_egg_dir: yes
+  number: 2
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - pyramid
+    - pyramid_mako
+    - cmake
+    - boost
+    - colander
+
+  run:
+    - python
+    - boost
+    - setuptools
+    - numpy
+    - nose
+    - scipy
+    - pyramid
+    - pyramid_mako
+    - colander
+    - libstdcplusplus
+    - simplejson
+    - webtest
+    - pytest
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - moe
+
+  # commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
diff --git a/conda-recipe/paste/build.sh b/conda-recipe/paste/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7fc032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/paste/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/paste/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/paste/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..983054ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/paste/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package:
+  name: paste
+  version: !!str 1.7.5.1
+
+source:
+  fn: Paste-1.7.5.1.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/P/Paste/Paste-1.7.5.1.tar.gz
+  md5: 7ea5fabed7dca48eb46dc613c4b6c4ed
+#  patches:
+   # List any patch files here
+   # - fix.patch
+
+build:
+  preserve_egg_dir: True
+  # entry_points:
+    # Put any entry points (scripts to be generated automatically) here. The
+    # syntax is module:function.  For example
+    #
+    # - paste = paste:main
+    #
+    # Would create an entry point called paste that calls paste.main()
+
+
+  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
+  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
+  # number: 1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+
+  run:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - paste
+    - paste.auth
+    - paste.cowbell
+    - paste.debug
+    - paste.evalexception
+    - paste.exceptions
+    - paste.util
+
+  # commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
+about:
+  home: http://pythonpaste.org
+  license: MIT License
+  summary: 'Tools for using a Web Server Gateway Interface stack'
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for
+# more information about meta.yaml
diff --git a/conda-recipe/pyramid_mako/build.sh b/conda-recipe/pyramid_mako/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7fc032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/pyramid_mako/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/pyramid_mako/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/pyramid_mako/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..732ac712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/pyramid_mako/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package:
+  name: pyramid_mako
+  version: !!str 1.0.2
+
+source:
+  fn: pyramid_mako-1.0.2.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pyramid_mako/pyramid_mako-1.0.2.tar.gz
+  md5: ee25343a97eb76bd90abdc2a774eb48a
+#  patches:
+   # List any patch files here
+   # - fix.patch
+
+# build:
+  # preserve_egg_dir: True
+  # entry_points:
+    # Put any entry points (scripts to be generated automatically) here. The
+    # syntax is module:function.  For example
+    #
+    # - pyramid_mako = pyramid_mako:main
+    #
+    # Would create an entry point called pyramid_mako that calls pyramid_mako.main()
+
+
+  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
+  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
+  # number: 1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - pyramid
+    - mako >=0.8
+
+  run:
+    - python
+    - pyramid
+    - mako >=0.8
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - pyramid_mako
+
+  # commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
+about:
+  home: https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid_mako
+  license: BSD-derived (http://www.repoze.org/LICENSE.txt)
+  summary: 'Mako template bindings for the Pyramid web framework'
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for
+# more information about meta.yaml
diff --git a/conda-recipe/simplejson/build.sh b/conda-recipe/simplejson/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7fc032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/simplejson/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/simplejson/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/simplejson/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42fb82dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/simplejson/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package:
+  name: simplejson
+  version: !!str 3.6.5
+
+source:
+  fn: simplejson-3.6.5.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/simplejson/simplejson-3.6.5.tar.gz
+  md5: b65dc21c7aaad14c6b4ad0d9179e437d
+#  patches:
+   # List any patch files here
+   # - fix.patch
+
+# build:
+  # preserve_egg_dir: True
+  # entry_points:
+    # Put any entry points (scripts to be generated automatically) here. The
+    # syntax is module:function.  For example
+    #
+    # - simplejson = simplejson:main
+    #
+    # Would create an entry point called simplejson that calls simplejson.main()
+
+
+  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
+  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
+  # number: 1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+
+  run:
+    - python
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - simplejson
+    - simplejson.tests
+
+  # commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
+about:
+  home: http://github.com/simplejson/simplejson
+  license: MIT License or Academic Free License (AFL)
+  summary: 'Simple, fast, extensible JSON encoder/decoder for Python'
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for
+# more information about meta.yaml
diff --git a/conda-recipe/waitress/build.sh b/conda-recipe/waitress/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7fc032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/waitress/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/waitress/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/waitress/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f77d2fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/waitress/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package:
+  name: waitress
+  version: !!str 0.8.9
+
+source:
+  fn: waitress-0.8.9.tar.gz
+  url: https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/w/waitress/waitress-0.8.9.tar.gz
+  md5: da3f2e62b3676be5dd630703a68e2a04
+#  patches:
+   # List any patch files here
+   # - fix.patch
+
+build:
+  preserve_egg_dir: True
+  entry_points:
+    # Put any entry points (scripts to be generated automatically) here. The
+    # syntax is module:function.  For example
+    #
+    # - waitress = waitress:main
+    #
+    # Would create an entry point called waitress that calls waitress.main()
+
+    - waitress-serve=waitress.runner:run
+
+  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
+  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
+  # number: 1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - setuptools
+
+  run:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - setuptools
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - waitress
+    - waitress.tests
+    - waitress.tests.fixtureapps
+
+  commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+    - waitress-serve --help
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
+about:
+  home: https://github.com/Pylons/waitress
+  license: Zope Public License
+  summary: 'Waitress WSGI server'
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for
+# more information about meta.yaml
diff --git a/conda-recipe/webtest/build.sh b/conda-recipe/webtest/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7fc032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/webtest/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install
+
+# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
+# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/webtest/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/webtest/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bf55d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-recipe/webtest/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package:
+  name: webtest
+  version: !!str 2.0.16
+
+source:
+  fn: WebTest-2.0.16.zip
+  url: https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/W/WebTest/WebTest-2.0.16.zip
+  md5: eac96492c398f61ed47f936426849aec
+#  patches:
+   # List any patch files here
+   # - fix.patch
+
+build:
+  preserve_egg_dir: True
+  # entry_points:
+    # Put any entry points (scripts to be generated automatically) here. The
+    # syntax is module:function.  For example
+    #
+    # - webtest = webtest:main
+    #
+    # Would create an entry point called webtest that calls webtest.main()
+
+
+  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
+  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
+  # number: 1
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - six
+    - webob >=1.2
+    - waitress >=0.8.5
+    - beautiful-soup
+
+  run:
+    - python
+    - setuptools
+    - six
+    - webob >=1.2
+    - waitress >=0.8.5
+    - beautiful-soup
+
+test:
+  # Python imports
+  imports:
+    - webtest
+
+  # commands:
+    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
+    # entry points work.
+
+
+  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
+  # at test time.
+
+  # requires:
+    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
+    # - nose
+
+about:
+  home: http://webtest.pythonpaste.org/
+  license: MIT License
+  summary: 'Helper to test WSGI applications'
+
+# See
+# http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for
+# more information about meta.yaml
diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index cf1a0fd7..e2babb8e 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ When you are ready to mark a new release (stop and fix any issues encountered):
 2. Tag the release (`Tagging Releases`_).
 3. Update the documentation (`Building the documentation`_); in all likelihood the new code includes documentation changes. Be sure to double check the number of warnings is not increasing (see link).
 4. Create and push Docker containers for the new release (`Updating DockerHub`_).
+5. Update the ``version`` field in ``conda-recipe/moe/meta.yaml`` and rebuild the conda binaries (`Updating Conda`_).
 
 Tagging Releases
 ................
@@ -281,3 +282,9 @@ and the short description to be
     Version VERSION of MOE, the Metric Optimization Engine
 
     https://github.com/Yelp/MOE/releases/tag/VERSION
+
+
+Updating Conda
+..............
+
+TODO