diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # bun-activitypub
 
+This is a basic ActivityPub server written in JavaScript, using [Bun](https://bun.sh).  
+It is very much based on [existing work](https://github.com/jakelazaroff/activitypub-starter-kit)
+but has been re-written to work with Bun instead of Node/Express. This is as much about a personal learning experience as anything.
+
+In the beginning, this server only supports following/unfollowing (and being followed/unfollowed in return), as well as posting simple notes - which do get sent out to followers.
+
+Rather than store data in a database, it currently stores create activity data in json files, and created posts in markdown files with YAML frontmatter for metadata.  
+The hope is this will allow me to use something like [11ty](https://www.11ty.dev/) to generate my own website for people to view and interact with my posts in the future.  
+I may also experiment with pushing the content to a seperate git repository so I can utilize automated scripts to build and publish the web front-end.
+
+## Dependencies
+- Bun has it's own built-in http server, so this project uses that rather than something like Express.
+- It uses [`node-forge`](https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge) for signing and verifying signed posts, as Bun does not yet implement the required `node:crypto` methods
+- It uses [`gray-matter`](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/gray-matter) for writing and parsing YAML frontmatter in Markdown files
+
+## Development
+
 To install dependencies:
 
 ```bash
@@ -9,7 +26,7 @@ bun install
 To run:
 
 ```bash
-bun run index.ts
+bun run start
 ```
 
 This project was created using `bun init` in bun v1.0.0. [Bun](https://bun.sh) is a fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node-forge": "^1.3.5",
-    "@types/yaml": "^1.9.7",
-    "bun-types": "latest"
+    "@types/yaml": "^1.9.7"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
-    "node-forge": "^1.3.1",
-    "yaml": "^2.3.2"
+    "node-forge": "^1.3.1"
   }
 }
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