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 # Llamactl Documentation
 
-Welcome to the Llamactl documentation! Llamactl is a powerful management tool for llama-server instances that provides both a web interface and REST API for managing large language models.
+Welcome to the Llamactl documentation! **Management server and proxy for multiple llama.cpp instances with OpenAI-compatible API routing.**
+
+![Dashboard Screenshot](images/screenshot.png)
 
 ## What is Llamactl?
 
-Llamactl is designed to simplify the deployment and management of llama-server instances. It provides:
+Llamactl is designed to simplify the deployment and management of llama-server instances. It provides a modern solution for running multiple large language models with centralized management.
 
-- **Instance Management**: Start, stop, and monitor multiple llama-server instances
+## Why llamactl?
-- **Web UI**: User-friendly interface for managing your models
+
-- **REST API**: Programmatic access to all functionality
+🚀 **Multiple Model Serving**: Run different models simultaneously (7B for speed, 70B for quality)  
-- **Health Monitoring**: Real-time status and health checks
+🔗 **OpenAI API Compatible**: Drop-in replacement - route requests by model name  
-- **Configuration Management**: Easy setup and configuration options
+🌐 **Web Dashboard**: Modern React UI for visual management (unlike CLI-only tools)  
+🔐 **API Key Authentication**: Separate keys for management vs inference access  
+📊 **Instance Monitoring**: Health checks, auto-restart, log management  
+⚡ **Smart Resource Management**: Idle timeout, LRU eviction, and configurable instance limits  
+💡 **On-Demand Instance Start**: Automatically launch instances upon receiving OpenAI-compatible API requests  
+💾 **State Persistence**: Ensure instances remain intact across server restarts  
+
+**Choose llamactl if**: You need authentication, health monitoring, auto-restart, and centralized management of multiple llama-server instances  
+**Choose Ollama if**: You want the simplest setup with strong community ecosystem and third-party integrations  
+**Choose LM Studio if**: You prefer a polished desktop GUI experience with easy model management
 
 ## Key Features
 
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 ## Quick Links
 
 - [Installation Guide](getting-started/installation.md) - Get Llamactl up and running
+- [Configuration Guide](getting-started/configuration.md) - Detailed configuration options
 - [Quick Start](getting-started/quick-start.md) - Your first steps with Llamactl
 - [Web UI Guide](user-guide/web-ui.md) - Learn to use the web interface
+- [Managing Instances](user-guide/managing-instances.md) - Instance lifecycle management
 - [API Reference](user-guide/api-reference.md) - Complete API documentation
+- [Monitoring](advanced/monitoring.md) - Health checks and monitoring
+- [Backends](advanced/backends.md) - Backend configuration options
 
 ## Getting Help
 
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 - Check the [Troubleshooting](advanced/troubleshooting.md) guide
 - Visit the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/lordmathis/llamactl)
+- Review the [Configuration Guide](getting-started/configuration.md) for advanced settings
 
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+## License
 
-Ready to get started? Head over to the [Installation Guide](getting-started/installation.md)!
+MIT License - see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/lordmathis/llamactl/blob/main/LICENSE) file.