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+<!--
+©AngelaMos | 2026
+README.md
+-->
+
+# Monitor the Situation
+
+Operator-grade real-time situational awareness dashboard. Single-binary Go backend, React 19 frontend, Postgres + Redis, fronted by nginx and (optionally) a Cloudflare Tunnel.
+
+> The phrase "Monitoring the situation" is a Twitter/X meme from June 2025. This is the version that actually monitors the situation.
+
+## Stack
+
+| Layer       | Tech                                                       |
+| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Backend     | Go 1.22, chi router, `coder/websocket`, `goose` migrations |
+| Frontend    | React 19, Vite, TanStack Query, Zustand, MapLibre, D3      |
+| Storage     | Postgres 16 (BRIN-indexed time-series), Redis 7            |
+| Ingress     | nginx (dev + prod), Cloudflare Tunnel (prod)               |
+| Build / run | `just` recipes, multi-stage Docker, air for live reload    |
+
+## Quickstart (development)
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+# fill .env: POSTGRES_PASSWORD, JWT_SECRET, NOTIFICATION_ENCRYPTION_KEY
+just dev-start
+just migrate-dev
+open http://localhost:8432
+```
+
+JWT signing keys auto-generate at `backend/keys/private.pem` on first boot. The dev stack binds host ports `8432` (nginx) / `5432` (backend) / `4432` (postgres) / `6432` (redis) / `3432` (vite).
+
+### Smoke checks
+
+```bash
+curl -s http://localhost:8432/api/v1/healthz
+curl -s http://localhost:8432/api/v1/snapshot | jq .
+docker run --rm -i --network host ghcr.io/vi/websocat:latest \
+    "ws://localhost:8432/api/v1/ws?topics=heartbeat"
+```
+
+## Production (Cloudflare Tunnel)
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+# fill production secrets including CLOUDFLARE_TUNNEL_TOKEN
+just tunnel-start
+just migrate
+```
+
+## Tests
+
+```bash
+cd backend && go test -race ./...
+```
+
+## Layout
+
+```
+backend/    Go services (cmd/api, internal/{events,bus,ws,snapshot,collectors,...})
+frontend/   React 19 dashboard
+conf/       nginx and per-environment Docker configs
+migrations/ goose SQL migrations (mounted into the backend container)
+```