diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dc0bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) 2021 Mononaut
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b064d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Bitfeed
+
+This repo hosts the code behind Bitfeed (bits.monospace.live), which is a live visualization of Bitcoin network activity, focusing on the journey from unconfirmed transactions to confirmed blocks.
+
+## Installing
+
+Install on a local machine or hardware node to run a personal copy of the visualization.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+The Bitfeed server relies on a local instance of Bitcoin Core, compiled with ZeroMQ enabled. Fee-related data requires an unpruned node with txindex=1. 
+
+## Contributing
+
+Install the dependencies...
+
+```bash
+npm install
+```
+
+...then start [Rollup](https://rollupjs.org):
+
+```bash
+npm run dev
+```
+
+Navigate to [localhost:5000](http://localhost:5000). You should see your app running. Edit a component file in `src`, save it, and reload the page to see your changes.
+
+
+
+#### Building and running in production mode
+
+To create an optimised version of the app:
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/LICENSE.txt b/server/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dc0bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) 2021 Mononaut
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.