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-# IoT Platform
+# IoT Prototyping Backend
+
+## Overview
+
+This project is a backend solution for prototyping Internet of Things (IoT) services. It leverages the power of Docker containers to easily integrate Grafana, InfluxDB, and Node-RED into a seamless, scalable, and robust backend system. The solution aims to provide rapid prototyping capabilities for IoT applications that need real-time data visualization, storage, and workflow automation.
+
+## Features
+
+* [Eclipse Mosquitto](https://mosquitto.org): MQTT broker
+* [Grafana](https://grafana.com/): Real-time data visualization and monitoring dashboard
+* [InfluxDB](https://www.influxdata.com/): High-performance data storage
+* [Node-RED](https://nodered.org/): Flow-based development tool for visual programming and data flow automation
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+* [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
+* [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/)
+* [Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/your-repo/iot-backend-prototyping.git
+cd iot-backend-prototyping
+```
+
+Launch Docker Containers
+
+bash
+
+docker-compose up -d
+
 
 ## Docker
 
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 - https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/
 - https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
 
-Then you can export a path to mount as a volume and spin up the containers:
-
 ```sh
-export DATA_DIR = /some/path/to/mount
 docker-compose --file software/container/docker-compose.yml up
 ```
 
 ### Mosquitto
 
+[Eclipse Mosquitto](https://mosquitto.org) is an open source message broker which implements a server for MQTT. It runs in Docker and is exposed on the default MQTT port `1883`. You can subscribe to and push into `topics`: 
+
 ```sh
 mosquitto_sub -h localhost -t '#' -p 1883
 mosquitto_pub -h localhost -p 1883 -t '/' -m $(date --utc +%s)
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 ### Node-RED
 
-NodeRed is running here: http://localhost:1880/
+[Node-RED](https://nodered.org) is a programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways.
+
+It provides a browser-based editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range of nodes in the palette that can be deployed to its runtime in a single-click
+
+NodeRed is also running in Docker: http://localhost:1880/
 
 A simple introduction to Node-RED can be found - along with the nodes / the code -  in [this repository, please have a look](./software/flow/README.md)! 
 
 ### InfluxDB
 
-InfluxDb is running here: http://localhost:8086/
+[InfluxDB](https://www.influxdata.com) is a database for any time series data with a single. It runs in Docker and is exposed on port `8086`:
+
+InfluxDb is running here: http://localhost:8086/ (admin:adminadmin)
 
 ### Grafana
 
+[Grafana](https://grafana.com) is a software to build operational dashboards. It runs in Docker and is exposed on port `3000`:
+
 You can login to Grafana: http://localhost:3000/login (admin:admin)
 
 Have a look at the [HowTo in this repository](./software/dashboard/README.md).
-
-
-## Hardware
-
-We are using HelTec Automation Wirelsess Sticks ESP32 Dev-Boards.
-
-See the [documentation in this repository](./hardware/README.md).
-
-## Hardware sensors
-
-* [Energy Monitor](./software/firmware/energy-monitor/README.md)
-* [Plant Monitor](./software/firmware/plant-monitor/README.md)
-* [Shelly Example](./software/firmware/shelly-monitor/README.md)