diff --git a/README b/README
index e7a04ba..5bab3b8 100644
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+++ b/README
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-Useful guides, links, comments:
+* The Vascular Model Repository 
 
-- How to start local apache server for testing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wFR5Rp_Mw
+This repository implements the code for the Vascular Model Repository website (www.vascularmodel.com). The documentation can be found [here](https://simvascular.github.io/vascularmodel/index.html).
 
-- commands to update https certificate on tetra
-  sudo certbot --apache
-  # restart apache server
-  systemctl restart apache2
+# Useful guides, links, comments:
+
+# - How to start local apache server for testing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wFR5Rp_Mw
+
+# - commands to update https certificate on tetra
+#   sudo certbot --apache
+#   # restart apache server
+#   systemctl restart apache2