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+# Mulita - Self-Hosted Photo Management Application
+
+A self-hosted, Docker-deployed photo management application inspired by Lightroom's workflow. Mulita provides a fast, keyboard-driven interface to browse, organize, tag, and manage your photo library.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Photo Organization**: Browse photos in a timeline view with virtual scrolling for performance
+- **Thumbnail Generation**: Automatic thumbnail generation for all photo formats including RAW
+- **Metadata Extraction**: Full EXIF/XMP metadata extraction and search
+- **Keyboard Shortcuts**: Lightroom-style keyboard navigation and actions
+- **File Support**: JPEG, PNG, RAW formats (CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, etc.), HEIC/HEIF, and videos
+- **Heaps**: Temporary collections for organizing photos
+- **Tags & Ratings**: Organize with tags, star ratings, and color labels
+- **Dark Mode**: Photography-optimized dark interface
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+### Backend
+- Python 3.12 with FastAPI
+- SQLite with SQLAlchemy (async)
+- Celery + Redis for background tasks
+- pyvips for fast thumbnail generation
+- ExifTool for metadata extraction
+
+### Frontend
+- React 18 with TypeScript
+- Vite for fast development
+- TanStack Query for data fetching
+- TanStack Virtual for virtualized scrolling
+- Tailwind CSS for styling
+- Zustand for state management
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Prerequisites
+- Docker and Docker Compose
+- Photo directories to mount
+
+### Setup
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+```bash
+git clone <repository-url>
+cd muleimage
+```
+
+2. Configure your photo directories in `.env`:
+```bash
+# Edit .env file
+PHOTO_DIRS=/path/to/your/photos
+```
+
+3. Start the application:
+```bash
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+4. Access the application at `http://localhost:3000`
+
+## Architecture
+
+The application consists of 5 Docker services:
+
+- **frontend**: React SPA served by Nginx
+- **backend**: FastAPI REST API
+- **worker**: Celery workers for background tasks
+- **redis**: Message broker for Celery
+- **db**: SQLite database (file-based)
+
+## Keyboard Shortcuts
+
+| Key | Action |
+|-----|--------|
+| `←` `→` `↑` `↓` | Navigate photos |
+| `Space` | Quick preview |
+| `Enter` | Open loupe view |
+| `P` | Pick photo |
+| `X` | Reject photo |
+| `1-5` | Set star rating |
+| `Tab` | Toggle left sidebar |
+| `I` | Toggle metadata panel |
+| `G` | Grid view |
+| `E` | Loupe view |
+| `Delete` | Move to trash |
+
+## Development
+
+### Backend Development
+```bash
+cd backend
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+uvicorn app.main:app --reload
+```
+
+### Frontend Development
+```bash
+cd frontend
+npm install
+npm run dev
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Edit `mulita.yml` to configure:
+- Source photo directories
+- Thumbnail sizes and quality
+- Scanner settings
+- Performance tuning
+
+## Performance
+
+- Handles 100,000+ photos efficiently
+- Virtual scrolling for smooth timeline navigation
+- Thumbnail generation at 10+ photos/second
+- SQLite FTS5 for fast full-text search
+
+## Future Features (Phase 2)
+
+- AI-powered scene classification
+- Face detection and clustering
+- Smart albums
+- Duplicate detection
+- Export presets
+- Multi-user support
+
+## License
+
+MIT