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@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-partdb is an electronic parts manager.
+partdb is an electronic parts inventory manager.
+
+usage
+=====
+
+Once the service is installed, there is a single page to search, add, delete, or update parts.
+The only aspect not handled by the web frontend is the attachments.
+Just add the files directly on the server under `public/attachments/<part_name>/`.
 
 goals
 =====
@@ -59,3 +66,5 @@ mysql --user=partdb --password=password --database=partdb < schema.sql
 
 put the database access information in `credentials.json` and run `server.rb`.
 now go to http://localhost:4244 and you are ready to use it.
+
+use a proxy web server to handle the authentication, TLS, compression, ...