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 ### Information:
 
 
-This folder contains the compose and config files for all media server utilities
+This is hopefully a comprehensive stack for the automated Jellyfin server.
+
+It contains all of the needed containers for the server hosting, download managers, indexers, and vpns
+
+### Instructions:
+
+- copy the `docker-compose.yml` and `example.env` to your chosen directory (preferably `~/docker/media_server`)
+- rename `example.env` to `.env`, fill out the needed fields for the media mapping and vpn settings
+- run `docker compose up -d`
+
 
 ### Services: