diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bdfa6b8..da328d2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-.env
+.env*
 node_modules
 dist
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diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee0cd2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 sern.dev
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2196aa0..850d2c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-```
-npm install
-npm run start
-```
+# sern automata v2
+
+this is a rewrite of original automata, now with hono and github actions instead of reinventing the wheel.
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 782ce87..3c76ade 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "automata",
   "version": "2.0.0",
+  "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "db:deploy": "drizzle-kit generate:sqlite && yarn db:migrate",
     "db:migrate": "node --loader ts-node/esm src/db/migrate.ts",
     "dev": "yarn studio & tsc-watch -w --onSuccess \"node dist/index.js\"",
     "build": "tsc",
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "studio": "drizzle-kit studio"
   },
   "dependencies": {