diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c1cf024..c1828af 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ VERTEX_PROJECT_ID=example-123456
 ### VERTEX_LOCATION OPTIONS: https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/general/locations
 VERTEX_LOCATION=us-central1
 VERTEX_GAC_PATH=/path/to/vertex-key.json
-## OPENAIAPI
-OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-1234567890
-### OPENAI_MODEL OPTIONS: https://platform.openai.com/docs/models
-OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-3.5-turbo
 
 # OCR_ENGINE CONFIG OPTIONS
 ## TESSERACT
 TESSERACT_PATH=/path/to/tesseract.exe
 
 # LANG_ENGINE CONFIG OPTIONS
+## OPENAIAPI
+OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-1234567890
+### OPENAI_MODEL OPTIONS: https://platform.openai.com/docs/models
+OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-3.5-turbo
 ## PRIVATEGPT
 PRIVATEGPT_HOST=http://localhost:8001
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a35c1c4..e457df5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,83 +1,127 @@
 # Alt-Text Backend
 
-## ROUTES
+A [OpenAPI documented](https://learn.openapis.org/) REST API for the [Alt-Text Project](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/alt-text).
 
-### /books
+Developed as a Computer Science Senior Design Project at [Stevens Institute of Technology](https://www.stevens.edu/) in collaboration with the [Free Ebook Foundation](https://ebookfoundation.org/).
 
-#### GET
+[Learn more about the developers](#the-deveolpers).
 
-##### FUNCTION
+## Getting Started
 
-Gets a list of books from database
+### Installation
 
-##### PARAMS
+#### Alt-Text PyPi Package
 
-- query (string) | ensures book titles must have ‘query’ as a substring
-- skip (int) | skips ‘skip’ amount of books from the result
-- limit (int) | limits the amount of books returned to ‘limit’
+You'll first need to install the PyPi package for the [Alt-Text Project](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/alt-text).
 
-##### RETURNS
+You can find the PyPi package [here](https://pypi.org/project/alt-text/). To install the package via, you can execute the following in a terminal for your respective system...
 
-```
-[
-  {
-    uuid: string,
-    title: string,
-    description: string,
-    cover: string,
-  },
-  ...
-]
+Windows<br/>
+`py -m pip install alt-text`
+
+Unix/MacOS<br/>
+`python3 -m pip install alt-text`
+
+#### Postgres
+
+The Alt-Text Backend needs an instance of [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/) to operate. You can use one hosted elsewhere or [download Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/download/).
+
+#### Backend Dependencies
+
+Make sure to install all the required PyPi dependencies for the backend using the following...
+
+Windows<br/>
+`py -m pip install -r requirements.txt`
+
+Unix/MacOS<br/>
+`python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt`
+
+### Configuration
+
+Before running the server, you'll need to start by configuring the settings of the server.
+
+To start, rename the `.env.example` file to just `.env`.
+
+#### Postgres Configuration
+
+You'll need to change the database configuration settings to your appropriate credentials...
+
+```bash
+# DATABASE OPTIONS
+DATABASE_NAME=postgres
+DATABASE_HOST=127.0.0.1
+DATABASE_USER=postgres
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=testpassword
+DATABASE_PORT=5432
 ```
 
-#### POST
+#### General Analyzation Options
 
-##### FUNCTION
+You can change the analyzation options to your liking...
 
-Adds a book to the database and starts initial processing
-
-##### FIELDS
-
-- title (string) | desired title for new book
-- description (string) | desired description for new book
-- cover (image_file) | desired cover image for new book
-- file (file[.zip]) | book file (html and images bundled)
-
-##### RETURNS
-
-```
-{
-    uuid: string,
-    title: string,
-    description: string,
-    cover: string,
-}
+```bash
+## GENERAL OPTIONS
+ALT_WITH_CONTEXT=1
+ALT_WITH_HASH=1
+ALT_MULTITHREADED=0
+### ALT_VERSION OPTIONS: 1, 2
+ALT_VERSION=2
 ```
 
-### /books/:bookid
+#### Engine Options
 
-#### GET
+The Alt-Text Backend requires that you have a Description, OCR, and Language Engine (info can be found at [Alt-Text Project README](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/alt-text)).
 
-#### PATCH
+##### Selecting Engine Types
 
-#### DELETE
+You must declare which engines you are using.
 
-### /books/:bookid/export
+```bash
+## DESC_ENGINE OPTIONS: replicateapi, bliplocal, googlevertexapi
+DESC_ENGINE=replicateapi
+## OCR_ENGINE OPTIONS: tesseract
+OCR_ENGINE=tesseract
+## LANG_ENGINE OPTIONS: privategpt, openaiapi
+LANG_ENGINE=openaiapi
+```
 
-#### GET
+##### Configuring Engine Options
 
-### /books/:bookid/analyze
+You must fulfill the options for the engines you're using.
 
-#### GET
+```bash
+# DESC_ENGINE CONFIG OPTIONS
+## REPLICATEAPI
+REPLICATE_KEY=r8_somekey
+## BLIPLOCAL
+BLIPLOCAL_DIR=/path/to/image-captioning
+## GOOGLEVERTEXAPI
+VERTEX_PROJECT_ID=example-123456
+### VERTEX_LOCATION OPTIONS: https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/general/locations
+VERTEX_LOCATION=us-central1
+VERTEX_GAC_PATH=/path/to/vertex-key.json
 
-### /books/:bookid/images
+# OCR_ENGINE CONFIG OPTIONS
+## TESSERACT
+TESSERACT_PATH=/path/to/tesseract.exe
 
-#### GET
+# LANG_ENGINE CONFIG OPTIONS
+## OPENAIAPI
+OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-1234567890
+### OPENAI_MODEL OPTIONS: https://platform.openai.com/docs/models
+OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-3.5-turbo
+## PRIVATEGPT
+PRIVATEGPT_HOST=http://localhost:8001
+```
 
-#### PATCH
+### Starting the Server
 
-### /books/:bookid/images/:imagesrc
+You can start the server with the following...
 
-#### GET
+`py manage.py runserver`
 
-#### PATCH
+### Usage
+
+You can see the all routes/features in the `openapi.yaml` file.
+
+We'd recommend to use a visuallizer for it, such as [Swagger](https://editor.swagger.io/).