diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d379dc4..79a11c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
-# spongebin
-
-<img src="public/sponge.png" style="width: 50%">
+<h1>
+  <img src="public/sponge.png" width="32" style="vertical-align: middle;" />
+  spongebin
+</h1>
 
 a pastebin for code snippets; rendered with shiki and monaco editor
+
+## setup
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> you need a [neon](https://neon.tech/) database to run this project
+
+1. clone the repo
+2. install the dependencies
+
+```bash
+bun install
+```
+
+3. create a `.env` file in the root directory and add the following variables
+
+```bash
+DATABASE_URL="postgres://<your_neon_database_url>"
+```
+
+4. run the migrations
+
+```bash
+bunx drizzle-kit generate
+bunx drizzle-kit migrate
+```
+
+5. run the app
+
+```bash
+bun dev
+```
+
+6. enjoy 🎉
diff --git a/src/components/monaco-editor.tsx b/src/components/monaco-editor.tsx
index 6bb4255..4aac246 100644
--- a/src/components/monaco-editor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/monaco-editor.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export function MonacoEditor() {
         tsx: "react",
       });
 
+      monaco.languages.json.jsonDefaults.setDiagnosticsOptions({
+        validate: true,
+        enableSchemaRequest: true,
+      });
+
       setIsLoading(false);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to initialize editor:", error);