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 # kaspa-ng
 
-## Destop p2p node and wallet for Kaspa built on top of [Rusty Kaspa](https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa) core framework
+_ALPHA RELEASE - This project is work in progress and and has been pre-released for testing purposes only._
+_It is not intended for production use at this time._
 
-## Building
+### Desktop p2p node and wallet for the Kaspa Network
 
-For prerequisites, please follow the Rusty Kaspa [build instructions](https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa#getting-started).
+This project is built on top of an incorporates the [Rusty Kaspa](https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa) core framework.
 
-## Running Native
-```
+### Building
+
+To build this project, you need to be able to build Rusty Kaspa. If you have not built Rusty Kaspa before, please follow the Rusty Kaspa [build instructions](https://github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa/blob/master/README.md).
+
+Once you have Rusty Kaspa built, you will be able to build and run this project as follows:
+
+#### Running as Native App
+```bash
 cargo run --release
 ```
 
-## Running Web
-```
+#### Running as Web App
+```bash
 cargo install trunk
-trunk serve
+trunk serve --release
 ```
 Access via [https://localhost:8080](https://localhost:8080)
 
-## Browser Extension
+While the application is a static serve, you can not load it from the local file system due to CORS restrictions. Due to this, a web server is required. This application is designed to be built with [Trunk](https://trunkrs.dev/) and is served from the `dist/` folder.  This is a self-contained client-side application: once the application is loaded, the web server is no longer required.
 
-This project currently supports Chrome browser extension target, but this component of the project is under heavy development and is not ready for use.
-```
+#### Running as a Browser Extension
+
+This project currently supports Chrome browser extension target, but this part of the project is under development and is not ready for use.
+
+```bash
 ./build-chrome
 ```
-
-<details>
-  <summary>Windows x64</summary>
-Windows build instructions
-</details>
-<details>
-  <summary>Linux</summary>
-Linux build instructions
-</details>
-<details>
-  <summary>Mac OS</summary>
-Mac OS build instructions
-</details>