diff --git a/.markdownlint.yml b/.markdownlint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d81bcd55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+default: true
+line-length:
+  line_length: 160
+code-block-style: false
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 3897ac69..2e75c9b6 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # API Specification
 
-!!! important
-    The Specification is work in progress at the moment. Inaccuracies or errors are possible.
+!!! Information
+
+    The API Specification only contains the public endpoints at the moment.
 
 !!swagger swagger.yaml!!
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 8f288732..33c0f157 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ log_level: "error"
 log_format: "json"
 # initiator is the email for the first admin user (see password in logs)
 initiator: "admin@systemli.org"
-# database is the path to the bolt file
-database: "ticker.db"
+# configuration for the database
+database:
+    type: "sqlite" # postgres, mysql, sqlite
+    dsn: "ticker.db" # postgres: "host=localhost port=5432 user=ticker dbname=ticker password=ticker sslmode=disable"
 # secret used for JSON Web Tokens
 secret: "slorp-panfil-becall-dorp-hashab-incus-biter-lyra-pelage-sarraf-drunk"
 # telegram configuration
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ telegram_bot_token: ""
 # listen port for prometheus metrics exporter
 metrics_listen: ":8181"
 # path where to store the uploaded files
-upload_path: "/path/to/uploads"
+upload_path: "uploads"
 # base url for uploaded assets
 upload_url: "http://localhost:8080"
 ```
@@ -30,12 +32,15 @@ upload_url: "http://localhost:8080"
 
 The following env vars can be used:
 
-* TICKER_DATABASE
-* TICKER_LISTEN
-* TICKER_LOG_LEVEL
-* TICKER_INITIATOR
-* TICKER_SECRET
-* TICKER_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
-* TICKER_METRICS_LISTEN
-* TICKER_UPLOAD_PATH
-* TICKER_UPLOAD_URL
+* `TICKER_LISTEN`
+* `TICKER_LOG_FORMAT`
+* `TICKER_LOG_LEVEL`
+* `TICKER_DATABASE_TYPE`
+* `TICKER_DATABASE_DSN`
+* `TICKER_LOG_LEVEL`
+* `TICKER_INITIATOR`
+* `TICKER_SECRET`
+* `TICKER_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`
+* `TICKER_METRICS_LISTEN`
+* `TICKER_UPLOAD_PATH`
+* `TICKER_UPLOAD_URL`
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index bb52a2c6..c0b49c3a 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 **Service to distribute short messages in support of events, demonstrations, or other time-sensitive events.**
 
-This repository contains the API and storage for
-the [Systemli Ticker Project](https://www.systemli.org/en/service/ticker.html).
+This repository contains the API for the [Systemli Ticker Project](https://www.systemli.org/en/service/ticker.html).
 
 !!! note "Requirements"
 
@@ -12,20 +11,19 @@ the [Systemli Ticker Project](https://www.systemli.org/en/service/ticker.html).
 
 ## First run
 
-- make sure you have pulled the repository
+1. Clone the project
 
-    ```shell
-    git clone git@github.com:systemli/ticker.git
-    ```
+        git clone <https://github.com/systemli/ticker.git>
 
-- start the ticker
+2. Start the project
 
-    ```shell
-    cp config.yml.dist config.yml
-    go run . run
-    ```
+        cd ticker
+        cp config.yml.dist config.yml
+        go run . run
 
-Now you have a running ticker API!
+3. Check the API
+
+        curl http://localhost:8080/v1/health
 
 ## Testing
 
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 052cab72..349af7be 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ site_name: Systemli Ticker
 site_author: Systemli Admin Team
 repo_url: https://github.com/systemli/ticker
 
+nav:
+  - Home: index.md
+  - Configuration: configuration.md
+  - API: api.md
+  - Quick Install Guide: quick-install.md
+
 theme:
   name: material
 
@@ -24,5 +30,4 @@ extra:
 
 markdown_extensions:
   - admonition
-  - pymdownx.details
-  - pymdownx.superfences
+  - pymdownx.betterem