updated readme

README.md

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 # endstat
 
-EndStat is an easy-to-use lazy **End**point **Stat**us checking tool, meant for
+`endstat` is an easy-to-use **End**point **Stat**us checking tool, meant for
 checking the health of various web locations. It supports arbitrary domains and
-ports, status matching, and body matching using a quick-to-understand config
+ports, status matching, and body matching using [ron][ron], a quick-to-understand config
-file.
+file notation, built in [Rust][rust] using [actix][actix].
+
+My motivation was that I wanted to make a dashboard that was easy-to-use to make
+sure my homelab services were running when I screwed around with config files.
+
+[ron]: https://github.com/ron-rs/ron
+[rust]: https://rust-lang.org
+[actix]: https://github.com/ron-rs/ron
+
+## Features
+- HTTP/HTTPS
+- Arbitrary ports
+- Expected body and/or status code responses
+- Optional no redirect following
+- API endpoint (`/api`)
+
+## Getting started
+
+There's an example config file that you can simply rename to `endstat_conf.ron`.
+It should be a relatively comprehensive example of what sort of flexibility
+`endstat` offers.
+
+If you're building from source, execute `cargo run`.
+
+If you've gotten this binary from somewhere else, simply execute it.