README and docker compose

.env.example

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+# Required: MusicBrainz User-Agent (must be a meaningful contact string)
+MBZ_USER_AGENT=DiscDrop/1.0 ([email protected])

.gitignore

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 *.mv.db
 *.trace.db
 
+# Environment (personal config)
+.env
+
 # OS
 .DS_Store

README.md

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-# DiscDrop
+# DiscDrop 💿
 
-Follow MusicBrainz artists and track their **release groups** (not individual releases, to avoid duplicate vinyl/CD editions). Shows a combined web feed plus an RSS feed of new release groups, ordered by first-release-date.
+Drop the needle on every new release from the artists you follow. DiscDrop tracks MusicBrainz **release groups** and presents them as a combined web feed plus RSS.
 
 Built with Java 21 + Quarkus, htmx, and daisyUI.
 
-## Run (dev)
+### Feed view
+![feed](images/feed.png "Feed")
+
+## Features
+
+### 🔍 Search & follow
+Search MusicBrainz by artist name with autocomplete — see disambiguation and area at a glance. Follow any artist with one click; the feed updates immediately via htmx without a full page reload.
+
+### 📡 Combined feed
+Every release group from every followed artist, sorted by first-release date. Cover art is fetched lazily from the Cover Art Archive — no extra API calls during sync. Load more pagination keeps the page snappy.
+
+Each row shows cover art thumbnail, artist name, release title, type badges (album / single / EP / …), and release date with an external link to MusicBrainz.
+
+### 🎚️ Per-artist type toggles
+Control which release types appear in your feed per artist — toggle `album`, `single`, `ep`, `broadcast`, and `other` independently. Changes trigger a re-sync and refresh the feed in-place.
+
+### ⏱️ Scheduled sync
+A background job refreshes release groups on a configurable schedule (6 / 12 / 24 hours). Follow a new artist and it syncs immediately, so the feed populates without waiting.
+
+### 📰 RSS feed
+A global RSS 2.0 feed with Media RSS cover art — subscribe from your reader of choice. Discoverable via `<link rel="alternate">` from the app root.
+
+### 🌗 Theme switching
+Built-in light/dark theme toggle, persisted in `localStorage`.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### With Docker Compose (easiest)
 
 ```bash
+# 1. Configure your MusicBrainz User-Agent
+cp .env.example .env
+# Edit .env with your contact email
+
+# 2. Start
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+Open http://localhost:8080 — RSS at http://localhost:8080/rss
+
+### With Docker
+
+```bash
+docker run -p 8080:8080 \
+  -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data \
+  -e MBZ_USER_AGENT="DiscDrop/1.0 ([email protected])" \
+  droideparanoico/discdrop
+```
+
+> **`MBZ_USER_AGENT` is required.** MusicBrainz blocks clients without a meaningful `User-Agent`. Set it to your contact email.
+
+### Development
+
+```bash
+# Terminal — Quarkus dev server
 ./mvnw quarkus:dev
 ```
 
-App at http://localhost:8080 — RSS at http://localhost:8080/rss
+Open http://localhost:8080
 
-## Configuration (`application.properties`)
+## Configuration
 
-| Property | Default | Notes |
-|---|---|---|
-| `discdrop.mbz.user-agent` | `DiscDrop/1.0 ([email protected])` | **Required.** MusicBrainz needs a meaningful contact string. Override per environment. |
-| `quarkus.rest-client."musicbrainz".url` | `https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2` | MBZ API base. |
-| `discdrop.mbz.rate-limit-ms` | `1000` | Enforced gap between MBZ calls (≤1 req/s). |
-| `discdrop.feed.page-size` | `25` | Feed page size / load-more batch. |
-| `discdrop.rss.item-count` | `50` | RSS items. |
+All settings are in `application.properties`. Key values can be overridden via environment variables:
 
-The H2 file database lives in `./data/discdrop.mv.db` (gitignored).
+| Property | Env var | Default | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `discdrop.mbz.user-agent` | `MBZ_USER_AGENT` | *(required, no default)* | Contact string for MusicBrainz |
+| `quarkus.rest-client."musicbrainz".url` | — | `https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2` | MBZ API base |
+| `discdrop.mbz.rate-limit-ms` | — | `1000` | Gap between MBZ calls (≤1 req/s) |
+| `discdrop.feed.page-size` | — | `25` | Feed page / load-more batch |
+| `discdrop.rss.item-count` | — | `50` | RSS item count |
+| `discdrop.sync.default-schedule-hours` | — | `24` | Default sync interval |
+| `discdrop.sync.default-primary-types` | — | `album` | Default types for new artists |
+
+The H2 file database lives in `./data/discdrop.mv.db`
 
 ## Architecture
 
-See [discdrop-plan.md](discdrop-plan.md) for the full design.
+- **Backend**: Quarkus (Java 21, JAX-RS, Hibernate ORM with Panache) — H2 file database, zero external services
+- **Frontend**: Server-rendered Qute templates + htmx + daisyUI (Tailwind) — no SPA framework
+- **MusicBrainz**: REST Client (MicroProfile) with rate-limited access, externalized `User-Agent`
+- **Sync**: Quarkus Scheduler — configurable cadence, immediate sync on follow
+- **RSS**: RSS 2.0 with Media RSS cover art, Qute XML template
+- **Cover art**: Deterministic URLs from Cover Art Archive — fetched lazily by the browser, no extra sync overhead

docker-compose.yml

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+services:
+  discdrop:
+    image: droideparanoico/discdrop
+    container_name: discdrop
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      # Configure here your data directory if you want persistence.
+      - ./data:/app/data
+    env_file:
+      - .env