diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
index 6bed923d6..02871301e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
                       dependency-versions: 'highest'
                       php-extensions: 'ctype, iconv, mysql, imagick'
                       tools: 'composer:v2'
-                      phpstan: true
                       lint: true
                       env:
                           SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER: weak
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ jobs:
                       dependency-versions: 'highest'
                       php-extensions: 'ctype, iconv, mysql, imagick'
                       tools: 'composer:v2'
-                      phpstan: false
                       lint: false
                       env:
                           SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER: weak
diff --git a/Article/Domain/Model/Article.php b/Article/Domain/Model/Article.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afd7a2b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Article/Domain/Model/Article.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Sulu.
+ *
+ * (c) Sulu GmbH
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
+ * with this source code in the file LICENSE.
+ */
+
+namespace Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model;
+
+use Ramsey\Uuid\Uuid;
+use Sulu\Component\Persistence\Model\AuditableTrait;
+
+/**
+ * @experimental
+ */
+class Article implements ArticleInterface
+{
+    use AuditableTrait;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $id;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        ?string $id = null
+    ) {
+        $this->id = $id ?: Uuid::uuid4()->toString();
+    }
+
+    public function getId(): string
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Article/Domain/Model/ArticleInterface.php b/Article/Domain/Model/ArticleInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d626e41ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Article/Domain/Model/ArticleInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Sulu.
+ *
+ * (c) Sulu GmbH
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
+ * with this source code in the file LICENSE.
+ */
+
+namespace Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model;
+
+use Sulu\Component\Persistence\Model\AuditableInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @experimental
+ */
+interface ArticleInterface extends AuditableInterface
+{
+    public const TEMPLATE_TYPE = 'article';
+    public const RESOURCE_KEY = 'article';
+
+    public function getId(): string;
+}
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 5a09e6155..614d48cef 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\DependencyInjection;
 
+use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model\Article;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\ArticlePageViewObject;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\ArticleViewDocument;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Builder\TreeBuilder;
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@
  */
 class Configuration implements ConfigurationInterface
 {
+    public const ARTICLE_STORAGE_PHPCR = 'phpcr';
+    public const ARTICLE_STORAGE_EXPERIMENTAL = 'experimental';
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -31,7 +35,27 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
 
         $rootNode
             ->children()
-                ->scalarNode('index_name')->isRequired()->end()
+                ->arrayNode('article')
+                    ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
+                    ->children()
+                        ->enumNode('storage')
+                            ->values([self::ARTICLE_STORAGE_PHPCR, self::ARTICLE_STORAGE_EXPERIMENTAL])
+                            ->defaultValue(self::ARTICLE_STORAGE_PHPCR)
+                        ->end()
+                        ->arrayNode('objects')
+                            ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
+                            ->children()
+                                ->arrayNode('article')
+                                    ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
+                                    ->children()
+                                        ->scalarNode('model')->defaultValue(Article::class)->end()
+                                    ->end()
+                                ->end()
+                            ->end()
+                        ->end()
+                    ->end()
+                ->end()
+                ->scalarNode('index_name')->end()
                 ->arrayNode('hosts')
                     ->prototype('scalar')->end()
                 ->end()
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/SuluArticleExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/SuluArticleExtension.php
index 0d0418fd9..9a234ce9f 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/SuluArticleExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/SuluArticleExtension.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\DependencyInjection;
 
+use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model\ArticleInterface;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\ArticleDocument;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\ArticlePageDocument;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\Form\ArticleDocumentType;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\Structure\ArticlePageBridge;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Exception\ArticlePageNotFoundException;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Exception\ParameterNotAllowedException;
+use Sulu\Bundle\PersistenceBundle\DependencyInjection\PersistenceExtensionTrait;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\FileLocator;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Extension\PrependExtensionInterface;
@@ -26,16 +28,122 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\Extension;
 
 /**
- * This is the class that loads and manages article bundle configuration.
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * This is the class that loads and manages article bundle configuration
  */
 class SuluArticleExtension extends Extension implements PrependExtensionInterface
 {
+    use PersistenceExtensionTrait;
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
+    {
+        $configs = $container->getExtensionConfig($this->getAlias());
+        $resolvingBag = $container->getParameterBag();
+        $configs = $resolvingBag->resolveValue($configs);
+        $config = $this->processConfiguration(new Configuration(), $configs);
+
+        $storage = $config['article']['storage'];
+
+        if ($container->hasExtension('jms_serializer')) {
+            $container->prependExtensionConfig(
+                'jms_serializer',
+                [
+                    'metadata' => [
+                        'directories' => [
+                            'sulu_article' => [
+                                'path' => __DIR__ . '/../Resources/config/serializer',
+                                'namespace_prefix' => 'Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle',
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_admin')) {
+            $container->prependExtensionConfig(
+                'sulu_admin',
+                [
+                    'lists' => [
+                        'directories' => [
+                            __DIR__ . '/../Resources/config/lists',
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    'forms' => [
+                        'directories' => [
+                            __DIR__ . '/../Resources/config/forms',
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    'resources' => [
+                        'articles' => [
+                            'routes' => [
+                                'list' => 'sulu_article.get_articles',
+                                'detail' => 'sulu_article.get_article',
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                        'article_versions' => [
+                            'routes' => [
+                                'list' => 'sulu_article.get_article_versions',
+                                'detail' => 'sulu_article.post_article_version_trigger',
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    'field_type_options' => [
+                        'selection' => [
+                            'article_selection' => [
+                                'default_type' => 'list_overlay',
+                                'resource_key' => 'articles',
+                                'types' => [
+                                    'list_overlay' => [
+                                        'adapter' => 'table',
+                                        'list_key' => 'articles',
+                                        'display_properties' => ['title', 'routePath'],
+                                        'icon' => 'su-newspaper',
+                                        'label' => 'sulu_article.selection_label',
+                                        'overlay_title' => 'sulu_article.selection_overlay_title',
+                                    ],
+                                ],
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                        'single_selection' => [
+                            'single_article_selection' => [
+                                'default_type' => 'list_overlay',
+                                'resource_key' => 'articles',
+                                'types' => [
+                                    'list_overlay' => [
+                                        'adapter' => 'table',
+                                        'list_key' => 'articles',
+                                        'display_properties' => ['title'],
+                                        'empty_text' => 'sulu_article.no_article_selected',
+                                        'icon' => 'su-newspaper',
+                                        'overlay_title' => 'sulu_article.single_selection_overlay_title',
+                                    ],
+                                ],
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (Configuration::ARTICLE_STORAGE_PHPCR === $storage) {
+            $this->prependPHPCRStorage($container);
+        } elseif (Configuration::ARTICLE_STORAGE_EXPERIMENTAL === $storage) {
+            $this->prependExperimentalStorage($container);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Can be removed when phpcr storage is removed.
+     */
+    private function prependPHPCRStorage(ContainerBuilder $container): void
     {
         if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_core')) {
+            // can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
             $container->prependExtensionConfig(
                 'sulu_core',
                 [
@@ -62,6 +170,7 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
         }
 
         if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_route')) {
+            // can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
             $container->prependExtensionConfig(
                 'sulu_route',
                 [
@@ -77,23 +186,8 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
             );
         }
 
-        if ($container->hasExtension('jms_serializer')) {
-            $container->prependExtensionConfig(
-                'jms_serializer',
-                [
-                    'metadata' => [
-                        'directories' => [
-                            'sulu_article' => [
-                                'path' => __DIR__ . '/../Resources/config/serializer',
-                                'namespace_prefix' => 'Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle',
-                            ],
-                        ],
-                    ],
-                ]
-            );
-        }
-
         if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_search')) {
+            // can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
             $container->prependExtensionConfig(
                 'sulu_page',
                 [
@@ -108,6 +202,7 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
         }
 
         if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_document_manager')) {
+            // can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
             $container->prependExtensionConfig(
                 'sulu_document_manager',
                 [
@@ -131,6 +226,7 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
         }
 
         if ($container->hasExtension('fos_js_routing')) {
+            // can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
             $container->prependExtensionConfig(
                 'fos_js_routing',
                 [
@@ -142,6 +238,7 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
         }
 
         if ($container->hasExtension('fos_rest')) {
+            // can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
             $container->prependExtensionConfig(
                 'fos_rest',
                 [
@@ -156,6 +253,7 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
         }
 
         if ($container->hasExtension('massive_build')) {
+            // can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
             $container->prependExtensionConfig(
                 'massive_build',
                 [
@@ -180,73 +278,8 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
             );
         }
 
-        if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_admin')) {
-            $container->prependExtensionConfig(
-                'sulu_admin',
-                [
-                    'lists' => [
-                        'directories' => [
-                            __DIR__ . '/../Resources/config/lists',
-                        ],
-                    ],
-                    'forms' => [
-                        'directories' => [
-                            __DIR__ . '/../Resources/config/forms',
-                        ],
-                    ],
-                    'resources' => [
-                        'articles' => [
-                            'routes' => [
-                                'list' => 'sulu_article.get_articles',
-                                'detail' => 'sulu_article.get_article',
-                            ],
-                        ],
-                        'article_versions' => [
-                            'routes' => [
-                                'list' => 'sulu_article.get_article_versions',
-                                'detail' => 'sulu_article.post_article_version_trigger',
-                            ],
-                        ],
-                    ],
-                    'field_type_options' => [
-                        'selection' => [
-                            'article_selection' => [
-                                'default_type' => 'list_overlay',
-                                'resource_key' => 'articles',
-                                'types' => [
-                                    'list_overlay' => [
-                                        'adapter' => 'table',
-                                        'list_key' => 'articles',
-                                        'display_properties' => ['title', 'routePath'],
-                                        'icon' => 'su-newspaper',
-                                        'label' => 'sulu_article.selection_label',
-                                        'overlay_title' => 'sulu_article.selection_overlay_title',
-                                    ],
-                                ],
-                            ],
-                        ],
-                        'single_selection' => [
-                            'single_article_selection' => [
-                                'default_type' => 'list_overlay',
-                                'resource_key' => 'articles',
-                                'types' => [
-                                    'list_overlay' => [
-                                        'adapter' => 'table',
-                                        'list_key' => 'articles',
-                                        'display_properties' => ['title'],
-                                        'empty_text' => 'sulu_article.no_article_selected',
-                                        'icon' => 'su-newspaper',
-                                        'overlay_title' => 'sulu_article.single_selection_overlay_title',
-                                    ],
-                                ],
-                            ],
-                        ],
-                    ],
-                ]
-            );
-        }
-
         if ($container->hasExtension('ongr_elasticsearch')) {
+            // can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
             $configs = $container->getExtensionConfig($this->getAlias());
             $config = $this->processConfiguration(new Configuration(), $configs);
 
@@ -282,6 +315,86 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
         }
     }
 
+    private function prependExperimentalStorage(ContainerBuilder $container): void
+    {
+        if ($container->hasExtension('doctrine')) {
+            $container->prependExtensionConfig(
+                'doctrine',
+                [
+                    'orm' => [
+                        'mappings' => [
+                            'SuluBundleArticle' => [
+                                'type' => 'xml',
+                                'prefix' => 'Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model',
+                                'dir' => \dirname(__DIR__) . '/Resources/config/doctrine/Article',
+                                'alias' => 'SuluArticleBundle',
+                                'is_bundle' => false,
+                                'mapping' => true,
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_core')) {
+            $container->prependExtensionConfig(
+                'sulu_core',
+                [
+                    'content' => [
+                        'structure' => [
+                            'paths' => [
+                                ArticleInterface::TEMPLATE_TYPE => [
+                                    'path' => '%kernel.project_dir%/config/templates/articles',
+                                    'type' => 'article',
+                                ],
+                            ],
+                            'default_type' => [
+                                ArticleInterface::TEMPLATE_TYPE => 'default',
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_route')) {
+            $container->prependExtensionConfig(
+                'sulu_route',
+                [
+                    'mappings' => [
+                        ArticleInterface::class => [
+                            'generator' => 'schema',
+                            'options' => [
+                                'route_schema' => '/{implode("-", object)}',
+                            ],
+                            'resource_key' => ArticleInterface::RESOURCE_KEY,
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($container->hasExtension('sulu_search')) {
+            $suluSearchConfigs = $container->getExtensionConfig('sulu_search');
+
+            foreach ($suluSearchConfigs as $suluSearchConfig) {
+                if (isset($suluSearchConfig['website']['indexes'])) {
+                    $container->prependExtensionConfig(
+                        'sulu_search',
+                        [
+                            'website' => [
+                                'indexes' => [
+                                    ArticleInterface::RESOURCE_KEY => ArticleInterface::RESOURCE_KEY . '_published',
+                                ],
+                            ],
+                        ]
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -289,23 +402,40 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
         $configuration = new Configuration();
         $config = $this->processConfiguration($configuration, $configs);
+
+        $loader = new Loader\XmlFileLoader($container, new FileLocator(__DIR__ . '/../Resources/config'));
+
+        $storage = $config['article']['storage'];
+        $container->setParameter('sulu_article.article_storage', $storage);
+
+        if (Configuration::ARTICLE_STORAGE_PHPCR === $storage) {
+            $this->loadPHPCRStorage($config, $container, $loader);
+        } elseif (Configuration::ARTICLE_STORAGE_EXPERIMENTAL === $storage) {
+            $this->loadExperimentalStorage($config, $container, $loader);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function loadExperimentalStorage(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container, Loader\XmlFileLoader $loader): void
+    {
+        $this->configurePersistence($config['article']['objects'], $container);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Can be removed when phpcr storage is removed.
+     */
+    private function loadPHPCRStorage(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container, Loader\XmlFileLoader $loader): void
+    {
         $container->setParameter('sulu_article.default_main_webspace', $config['default_main_webspace']);
         $container->setParameter('sulu_article.default_additional_webspaces', $config['default_additional_webspaces']);
         $container->setParameter('sulu_article.types', $config['types']);
-        $container->setParameter('sulu_article.documents', $config['documents']);
-        $container->setParameter('sulu_article.view_document.article.class', $config['documents']['article']['view']);
         $container->setParameter('sulu_article.display_tab_all', $config['display_tab_all']);
         $container->setParameter('sulu_article.smart_content.default_limit', $config['smart_content']['default_limit']);
         $container->setParameter('sulu_article.search_fields', $config['search_fields']);
+        $container->setParameter('sulu_article.documents', $config['documents']);
+        $container->setParameter('sulu_article.view_document.article.class', $config['documents']['article']['view']);
 
-        $loader = new Loader\XmlFileLoader($container, new FileLocator(__DIR__ . '/../Resources/config'));
         $loader->load('services.xml');
 
-        $bundles = $container->getParameter('kernel.bundles');
-        if (array_key_exists('SuluAutomationBundle', $bundles)) {
-            $loader->load('automation.xml');
-        }
-
         $this->appendDefaultAuthor($config, $container);
         $this->appendArticlePageConfig($container);
 
@@ -328,6 +458,8 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
 
     /**
      * Append configuration for article "set_default_author".
+     *
+     * Can be removed when phpcr storage is removed.
      */
     private function appendDefaultAuthor(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container): void
     {
@@ -344,6 +476,8 @@ private function appendDefaultAuthor(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container)
 
     /**
      * Append configuration for article-page (cloned from article).
+     *
+     * Can be removed when phpcr storage is removed.
      */
     private function appendArticlePageConfig(ContainerBuilder $container): void
     {
@@ -360,6 +494,8 @@ private function appendArticlePageConfig(ContainerBuilder $container): void
 
     /**
      * Clone given path configuration and use given type.
+     *
+     * Can be removed when phpcr storage is removed.
      */
     private function cloneArticleConfig(array $config, string $type): array
     {
diff --git a/Resources/config/doctrine/Article/Article.orm.xml b/Resources/config/doctrine/Article/Article.orm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ad383d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/config/doctrine/Article/Article.orm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<doctrine-mapping xmlns="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping"
+                  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                  xsi:schemaLocation="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping.xsd">
+    <mapped-superclass
+        name="Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model\Article"
+        table="ar_articles"
+        repository-class="Sulu\Component\Persistence\Repository\ORM\EntityRepository"
+    >
+        <id name="id" type="string" column="id">
+            <generator strategy="NONE"/>
+        </id>
+    </mapped-superclass>
+</doctrine-mapping>
diff --git a/Resources/config/services.xml b/Resources/config/services.xml
index 8a578e64c..d55c26c6e 100644
--- a/Resources/config/services.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/services.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 <container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
            xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
+    <!--
+        NOTE: this are the service definitions when using the "phpcr" storage
+        The service definitions when using the "content_bundle" storage can
+        be found in the other xml files in this directory.
+    -->
+
     <parameters>
         <parameter key="sulu_article.export.article.formats" type="collection">
             <parameter key="1.2.xliff">@SuluArticle/Export/Article/1.2.xliff.twig</parameter>
diff --git a/Resources/doc/experimental-storage.md b/Resources/doc/experimental-storage.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11c21313f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/doc/experimental-storage.md
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Experimental Content Bundle Storage
+
+For the **experimental** storage the articles are stored using the [SuluContentBundle](https://github.com/sulu/sulucontentbundle).
+
+## Installation
+
+To use the experimental storage you need to have the [SuluContentBundle](https://github.com/sulu/sulucontentbundle) installed.
+
+```bash
+composer require sulu/content-bundle
+```
+
+Then you can configure it:
+
+```yaml
+sulu_article:
+    article:
+        storage: experimental
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+The following is showing the full configuration of the **experimental** article module:
+
+```yaml
+sulu_product:
+    article:
+        storage: experimental
+
+        # optional
+        objects:
+            article:
+                model: 'Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model\Article'
+```
+
+## Override Entities
+
+### Override Article Entity
+
+```php
+<?php
+// src/Entity/Article.php
+
+namespace App\Entity;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Product\Domain\Model\Article as SuluArticle;
+
+/**
+ * @ORM\Table(name="ar_articles")
+ * @ORM\Entity
+ */
+class Article extends SuluArticle
+{
+}
+```
+
+Configure your new model class:
+
+```yaml
+# config/packages/sulu_article.yaml
+
+sulu_article:
+    article:
+        objects:
+            article:
+                model: 'App\Entity\Article'
+```
+
+To add new fields to your entity have a look at the [Doctrine Mapping Documentation](https://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/2.7/reference/basic-mapping.html);
diff --git a/Resources/doc/installation.md b/Resources/doc/installation.md
index 5d8532b68..18180acb6 100644
--- a/Resources/doc/installation.md
+++ b/Resources/doc/installation.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The SuluArticleBundle requires a running elasticsearch `^5.0`, `^6.0` or `^7.0`.
 
 ```bash
 composer require "elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.9.*" # should match version of your elasticsearch installation
+composer require "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-bundle:^5.2"
 composer require sulu/article-bundle
 ```
 
diff --git a/SuluArticleBundle.php b/SuluArticleBundle.php
index 60e0e5a61..9d85b557f 100644
--- a/SuluArticleBundle.php
+++ b/SuluArticleBundle.php
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@
 
 namespace Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle;
 
+use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model\ArticleInterface;
+use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\DependencyInjection\Configuration;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\DependencyInjection\ConverterCompilerPass;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\DependencyInjection\RouteEnhancerCompilerPass;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\DependencyInjection\StructureValidatorCompilerPass;
+use Sulu\Bundle\PersistenceBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\ResolveTargetEntitiesPass;
+use Sulu\Bundle\PersistenceBundle\PersistenceBundleTrait;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\PassConfig;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle;
@@ -21,15 +26,58 @@
 /**
  * Entry-point for article-bundle.
  */
-class SuluArticleBundle extends Bundle
+class SuluArticleBundle extends Bundle implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
+    use PersistenceBundleTrait;
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function build(ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
-        $container->addCompilerPass(new ConverterCompilerPass());
+        $container->addCompilerPass($this);
         $container->addCompilerPass(new StructureValidatorCompilerPass(), PassConfig::TYPE_AFTER_REMOVING);
-        $container->addCompilerPass(new RouteEnhancerCompilerPass());
+    }
+
+    public function process(ContainerBuilder $container): void
+    {
+        $storage = $container->getParameter('sulu_article.article_storage');
+
+        $compilerPasses = [];
+
+        if (Configuration::ARTICLE_STORAGE_PHPCR === $storage) {
+            $compilerPasses = $this->getPHPCRStorageCompilerPasses($container);
+        } elseif (Configuration::ARTICLE_STORAGE_EXPERIMENTAL === $storage) {
+            $compilerPasses = $this->getExperimentalStorageCompilerPasses($container);
+        }
+
+        foreach ($compilerPasses as $compilerPass) {
+            $compilerPass->process($container);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return CompilerPassInterface[]
+     */
+    private function getExperimentalStorageCompilerPasses(ContainerBuilder $container): array
+    {
+        return [
+            new ResolveTargetEntitiesPass([
+                ArticleInterface::class => 'sulu.model.article.class',
+            ]),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return compilerPassInterface[]
+     *
+     * Can be removed when phpcr storage is removed
+     */
+    private function getPHPCRStorageCompilerPasses(ContainerBuilder $container): array
+    {
+        return [
+            new RouteEnhancerCompilerPass(),
+            new ConverterCompilerPass(),
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Application/Kernel.php b/Tests/Application/Kernel.php
index 2cec8f994..4e1d3efcb 100644
--- a/Tests/Application/Kernel.php
+++ b/Tests/Application/Kernel.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Tests\Application\Testing\ArticleBundleKernelBrowser;
 use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Tests\TestExtendBundle\TestExtendBundle;
 use Sulu\Bundle\TestBundle\Kernel\SuluTestKernel;
+use Sulu\Component\HttpKernel\SuluKernel;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
@@ -25,6 +26,20 @@
  */
 class Kernel extends SuluTestKernel implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @var string|null
+     */
+    private $config = 'phpcr_storage';
+
+    public function __construct(string $environment, bool $debug, string $suluContext = SuluKernel::CONTEXT_ADMIN)
+    {
+        $environmentParts = explode('_', $environment, 2);
+        $environment = $environmentParts[0];
+        $this->config = $environmentParts[1] ?? $this->config;
+
+        parent::__construct($environment, $debug, $suluContext);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -32,7 +47,10 @@ public function registerBundles()
     {
         $bundles = parent::registerBundles();
         $bundles[] = new SuluArticleBundle();
-        $bundles[] = new ONGRElasticsearchBundle();
+
+        if ('phpcr_storage' === $this->config) {
+            $bundles[] = new ONGRElasticsearchBundle();
+        }
 
         if ('extend' === getenv('ARTICLE_TEST_CASE')) {
             $bundles[] = new TestExtendBundle();
@@ -53,6 +71,8 @@ public function registerContainerConfiguration(LoaderInterface $loader)
         }
 
         $loader->load(__DIR__ . '/config/config.yml');
+        $loader->load(__DIR__ . '/config/config_' . $this->config . '.yml');
+
         $type = 'default';
         if (getenv('ARTICLE_TEST_CASE')) {
             $type = getenv('ARTICLE_TEST_CASE');
diff --git a/Tests/Application/config/config.yml b/Tests/Application/config/config.yml
index 684f6ef6b..cd3e3c3bc 100644
--- a/Tests/Application/config/config.yml
+++ b/Tests/Application/config/config.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
 # Doctrine Configuration
 doctrine:
-    dbal:
-        driver: pdo_mysql
-        host: 127.0.0.1
-        port: 3306
-        dbname: su_articles_test
-        user: root
-        password:
-        server_version: '5.7'
-        url: '%env(DATABASE_URL)%'
-
-        charset: '%env(DATABASE_CHARSET)%'
-        default_table_options:
-            charset: '%env(DATABASE_CHARSET)%'
-            collate: '%env(DATABASE_COLLATE)%'
-
     orm:
         mappings:
             gedmo_tree:
@@ -23,30 +8,3 @@ doctrine:
                 dir: "%gedmo_directory%/Tree/Entity"
                 alias: GedmoTree
                 is_bundle: false
-
-# Sulu Routing
-sulu_route:
-    mappings:
-        Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\ArticleDocument:
-            generator: "schema"
-            options:
-                route_schema: "/articles/{object.getTitle()}"
-        Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\ArticlePageDocument:
-            generator: "article_page"
-            options:
-                route_schema: "/{translator.trans(\"page\")}-{object.getPageNumber()}"
-                parent: "{object.getParent().getRoutePath()}"
-
-sulu_article:
-    index_name: "su_articles_tests"
-    hosts: ["%env(ELASTICSEARCH_HOST)%"]
-    default_main_webspace: 'sulu_io'
-
-ongr_elasticsearch:
-    analysis:
-        tokenizer:
-            pathTokenizer:
-                type: path_hierarchy
-        analyzer:
-            pathAnalyzer:
-                tokenizer: pathTokenizer
diff --git a/Tests/Application/config/config_experimental_storage.yml b/Tests/Application/config/config_experimental_storage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbc84c7d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Application/config/config_experimental_storage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+sulu_article:
+    article:
+        storage: 'experimental'
+    default_main_webspace: 'sulu_io'
diff --git a/Tests/Application/config/config_phpcr_storage.yml b/Tests/Application/config/config_phpcr_storage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72b470ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Application/config/config_phpcr_storage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+sulu_route:
+    mappings:
+        Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\ArticleDocument:
+            generator: "schema"
+            options:
+                route_schema: "/articles/{object.getTitle()}"
+        Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Document\ArticlePageDocument:
+            generator: "article_page"
+            options:
+                route_schema: "/{translator.trans(\"page\")}-{object.getPageNumber()}"
+                parent: "{object.getParent().getRoutePath()}"
+
+sulu_article:
+    article:
+        storage: 'phpcr'
+    index_name: "su_articles_tests"
+    hosts: ["%env(ELASTICSEARCH_HOST)%"]
+    default_main_webspace: 'sulu_io'
+
+ongr_elasticsearch:
+    analysis:
+        tokenizer:
+            pathTokenizer:
+                type: path_hierarchy
+        analyzer:
+            pathAnalyzer:
+                tokenizer: pathTokenizer
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/Article/Domain/Model/ArticleTest.php b/Tests/Unit/Article/Domain/Model/ArticleTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9aaa6292b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Unit/Article/Domain/Model/ArticleTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Sulu.
+ *
+ * (c) Sulu GmbH
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
+ * with this source code in the file LICENSE.
+ */
+
+namespace Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Tests\Unit\Article\Domain\Model;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model\Article;
+use Sulu\Bundle\ArticleBundle\Article\Domain\Model\ArticleInterface;
+
+class ArticleTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testGetId()
+    {
+        $article = $this->createArticle();
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($article->getId());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetIdCustom()
+    {
+        $article = $this->createArticle(['id' => '9dd3f8c6-f000-4a37-a780-fe8c3128526d']);
+
+        $this->assertSame('9dd3f8c6-f000-4a37-a780-fe8c3128526d', $article->getId());
+    }
+
+    private function createArticle(array $data = []): ArticleInterface
+    {
+        return new Article(
+            $data['id'] ?? null
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index cbf07a792..92c4150af 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Upgrade
 
+## 2.x
+
+### Elasticsearch Bundle need to be required
+
+The SuluArticleBundle defines not longer its dependency to `handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-bundle` because
+of the new `experimental` storage. If you update you need to require the bundle in your `composer.json`.
+
+```bash
+composer require "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-bundle:^5.2"
+```
+
 ## 2.2.0
 
 ### Index mapping changed
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e89318b1a..686a6ff56 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^7.2 || ^8.0",
         "ext-json": "*",
-        "elasticsearch/elasticsearch": "^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0",
-        "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-bundle": "^5.2.6.4",
-        "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-dsl": "^5.0.7.1 || ^6.2.0.1 || ^7.2.0.1",
+        "doctrine/collections": "^1.0",
+        "doctrine/orm": "^2.5.3",
+        "doctrine/doctrine-bundle": "^1.10 || ^2.0",
+        "doctrine/persistence": "^1.3 || ^2.0",
         "jms/serializer": "^3.3",
         "jms/serializer-bundle": "^3.3",
-        "sulu/sulu": "^2.0.10 || ^2.1@dev",
+        "ramsey/uuid": "^3.1 || ^4.0",
+        "sulu/sulu": "^2.1.1 || ^2.3@dev",
         "symfony/config": "^4.3 || ^5.0",
         "symfony/dependency-injection": "^4.3 || ^5.0",
         "symfony/http-foundation": "^4.3 || ^5.0",
@@ -34,8 +36,11 @@
         "twig/twig": "^1.41 || ^2.0 || ^3.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
-        "doctrine/data-fixtures": "^1.1",
+        "doctrine/data-fixtures": "^1.3.3",
+        "elasticsearch/elasticsearch": "^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0",
         "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^2.17",
+        "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-bundle": "^5.2.6.4",
+        "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-dsl": "^5.0.7.1 || ^6.2.0.1 || ^7.2.0.1",
         "handcraftedinthealps/zendsearch": "^2.0",
         "jackalope/jackalope-doctrine-dbal": "^1.3.4",
         "jackalope/jackalope-jackrabbit": "^1.3",
@@ -46,14 +51,23 @@
         "phpstan/phpstan-symfony": "^0.12.3",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.2",
         "sulu/automation-bundle": "^2.0@dev",
+        "sulu/content-bundle": "^0.6.1",
         "symfony/browser-kit": "^4.3 || ^5.0",
         "symfony/dotenv": "^4.3 || ^5.0",
         "symfony/monolog-bundle": "^3.1",
         "symfony/stopwatch": "^4.3 || ^5.0",
         "thecodingmachine/phpstan-strict-rules": "^0.12.0"
     },
+    "conflict": {
+        "elasticsearch/elasticsearch": "<5.0 || >=8.0",
+        "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-bundle": "<5.2.6.4 || >=6.0",
+        "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-dsl": "<5.0.7.1 || 6.0 - 6.2.0 || 7.0 - 7.2.0 || >=8.0"
+    },
     "suggest": {
-        "sulu/automation-bundle": "Allows to outsource long-running route update processes."
+        "elasticsearch/elasticsearch": "Required for the default article phpcr storage.",
+        "handcraftedinthealps/elasticsearch-bundle": "Required for the default article phpcr storage.",
+        "sulu/automation-bundle": "Allows publish automation and outsource long-running route update processes.",
+        "sulu/content-bundle": "Allows to use the experimental article storage."
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {