diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..a6b06b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+node_modules/
+dist/
+.env
+*.db
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39c8fbd..cdff126 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
-# LaunchPad 
+# LaunchPad
+
+LaunchPad is a modern Homelab launcher.
+
+## Planned stack
+
+- React + Vite + TypeScript
+- Fastify
+- SQLite + Drizzle
+- Docker Compose
+
+Sprint 1 contains the initial project scaffold.
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edfb142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Backend (Fastify)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e69de29..198aeae 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  backend:
+    build: ./backend
+    ports:
+      - "3001:3001"
+
+  frontend:
+    build: ./frontend
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
diff --git a/frontend/README.md b/frontend/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92567fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Frontend (React/Vite)