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-# Template Repository
+# 📊 LabGraph
 
-Hello, this is a basic template to use when creating new repos.
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+**A streamlined, graph-based infrastructure documentation engine designed specifically for HomeLab enthusiasts to map physical hardware to virtual services.**[cite: 1]
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 The Vision
+Documentation in a HomeLab often falls into two extremes: overly complex enterprise tools like NetBox or static notes that quickly become outdated[cite: 1]. **LabGraph** bridges this gap by prioritizing automated discovery, visual clarity, and context-aware documentation[cite: 1]. It allows you to see the exact relationship between a physical server in your rack and the digital services running within it[cite: 1, 2].
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Key Features
+
+### 🔍 Automated Discovery & Monitoring
+* **Hypervisor/Runtime Sync:** Background workers pull real-time inventory from Proxmox VE, Docker, and TrueNAS APIs[cite: 1, 2].
+* **Active Monitoring:** Integrated heartbeat service performing ICMP pings and HTTP/HTTPS status checks for live "Up/Down" indicators[cite: 2].
+* **Network Scanning:** Scheduled tasks to scan subnets and identify undocumented "rogue" devices via Nmap[cite: 2].
+
+### 🗺️ Visualization Suite
+* **Hierarchical "Drill-Down":** A nested accordion list view showing the chain from Physical Location → Hardware Host → Virtualization Layer → VM/Container → Application[cite: 1, 2].
+* **Interactive Topology Map:** A dynamic network graph powered by **React Flow** that auto-arranges nodes based on gateway relationships[cite: 2].
+* **Contextual Sidebar:** Click any node to see technical specs (IP, MAC, Port), resource sparklines, and documentation instantly[cite: 2].
+
+### 📖 Knowledge & Lifecycle Management
+* **Integrated Markdown Wiki:** Every node has an associated "Sidecar" Markdown file for technical notes, rendered directly in the detail view[cite: 1, 2].
+* **Maintenance Logs:** A chronological event ledger to track hardware swaps, thermal paste changes, and upgrades[cite: 1, 2].
+* **Global Command Palette:** Use `Ctrl + K` to search for any device, IP, or wiki entry instantly[cite: 2].
+
+### ⚡ HomeLab Utilities
+* **Power & Cost Estimator:** Input wattage for hardware to calculate total rack draw and monthly electricity costs[cite: 1, 2].
+* **IPAM:** Dedicated tracker for VLAN IDs, CIDR ranges, and IP exhaustion[cite: 1, 2].
+* **Public Status Page:** A toggleable, read-only dashboard for family members to check service status[cite: 1, 2].
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Tech Stack
+* **Frontend:** React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS (DaisyUI), React Flow[cite: 1, 3].
+* **Backend:** Python, Django Rest Framework (DRF)[cite: 1, 3].
+* **Task Queue:** Celery & Redis (for background scans and heartbeats).
+* **Database:** PostgreSQL[cite: 1, 3].
+* **Security:** NextAuth.js, OWASP Top 10 compliance, and strict validation via Pydantic/Zod.
+
+---
+
+## 💻 Getting Started (Dev Container)
+
+This project is optimized for development using **VS Code Dev Containers**.
+
+1. **Clone the repository:**
+   ```bash
+   git clone [https://github.com/your-username/LabGraph.git](https://github.com/your-username/LabGraph.git)
+   cd LabGraph
+   
+2. **Open in VS Code:**
+```bash
+code .
+```
+
+3. **Reopen in Container:**
+   When prompted, select **"Reopen in Container"** to build the environment (includes Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis).
+
+4. **Initialize the Environment:**
+   Once the container is running, execute the following in the terminal:
+   ```bash
+   # Install dependencies
+   pip install -r requirements.txt
+   npm install
+
+   # Run migrations
+   python manage.py migrate
+
+   # Start development servers
+   python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 &
+   npm run dev
+   ```
+
+---
+
+## 🎨 Branding & Identity
+The LabGraph logo is a geometric Connected Node Hexagon.  
+
+- The Shape: A hexagon representing a single data node.  
+
+- The Interior: Three horizontal bars representing a stylized server rack.  
+
+- The Connectivity: Circuit-like lines branching out to represent the network graph and data flow[cite: 3].
+
+- Color Palette: GitHub Dark theme inspired (Deep Charcoal #0d1117, Electric Blue #58a6ff, and Success Green #238636)[cite: 3].
+
+---
+
+## 📝 License
+Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information[cite: 3].
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