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 # noisedash
 
-## Project setup
+Self-hostable web tool for generating ambient noises.
+
+# Features
+
+* Generate and customize ambient noises and user-uploadable samples
+* Save "noise profiles" so you can easily switch between your created soundscapes
+* Fine-tune your noises with audio processing tools like filters, LFOs, and effects
+* Upload audio samples (e.g rain, wind, thunder) to combine with your generated noises
+* Manage multiple users
+
+# Installation
+
+## Docker
+
+Requires docker and docker-compose
+
+* Download the provided [docker-compose.yml file](https://github.com/KevinThomas0/noisedash/blob/main/docker-compose.yml)
+* In the same directory as the docker-compose file, created a folder called `config`, and inside it, put the provided [config file](https://github.com/KevinThomas0/noisedash/blob/main/config/default.json)
+* Edit the config file to your preference
+* Bring the container up:
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose up -d
 ```
+
+## From Source
+
+Requires node 14 and npm
+
+* Clone the repo:
+
+``` bash
+git clone https://github.com/KevinThomas0/noisedash.git
+cd noisedash
+```
+
+* Edit `config/default.json` to your preference
+* Install required packages and build the app:
+
+``` bash
 npm install
+NODE_ENV=production npm run build
 ```
 
-### Compiles and hot-reloads for development
-```
-npm run serve
+* The build files will be put into a directory called `dist`
+* Run the server and serve static files:
+
+``` bash
+npm run server-prod
 ```
 
-### Runs the server
-```
-npm run server
-```
+# Contributing
 
-### Compiles and minifies for production
-```
-npm run build
-```
-
-### Lints and fixes files
-```
-npm run lint
-```
-
-### Customize configuration
-See [Configuration Reference](https://cli.vuejs.org/config/).
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/KevinThomas0/noisedash/blob/main/README.md)