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 # Pelican Panel
 
+**Fly High, Game On: Pelican's pledge for unrivaled game servers.**
+
 ![Total Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/pelican-dev/panel/total?style=flat&label=Total%20Downloads&labelColor=rgba(0%2C%2070%2C%20114%2C%201)&color=rgba(255%2C%20255%2C%20255%2C%201)) 
 ![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/pelican-dev/panel?style=flat&label=Latest%20Release&labelColor=rgba(0%2C%2070%2C%20114%2C%201)&color=rgba(255%2C%20255%2C%20255%2C%201))  
 
-Pelican Panel is an open-source, web-based application designed for easy management of game servers.
+Pelican Panel is a free, open-source game server control panel built for communities, hosts, and self-hosters.
-It offers a user-friendly interface for deploying, configuring, and managing servers, with features like real-time resource monitoring, Docker container isolation, and extensive customization options.
+It gives users a modern web UI for creating and managing game servers while running each server in an isolated Docker container through Wings.
-Ideal for both individual gamers and hosting companies, it simplifies server administration without requiring deep technical knowledge.
 
-Fly High, Game On: Pelican's pledge for unrivaled game servers.
+## Why Pelican?
 
-## Links
+Use Pelican if you want:
+- A modern alternative in the Pterodactyl ecosystem
+- Docker-isolated game servers
+- Support for Minecraft, SteamCMD games, databases, bots, voice servers, and more
+- A free, open-source panel suitable for personal servers, communities, and hosting providers
 
-* [Website](https://pelican.dev)
+## Support
-* [Docs](https://pelican.dev/docs)
+
-* [Discord](https://discord.gg/pelican-panel)
+* [Read the documentation](https://pelican.dev/docs)
+* [Join the Discord](https://discord.gg/pelican-panel)
 * [Wings](https://github.com/pelican-dev/wings)
+* [Open a GitHub Discussion for general project questions](https://github.com/pelican-dev/panel/discussions)
+* [Open an Issue for confirmed bugs](https://github.com/pelican-dev/panel/issues)
 
 ## Supported Games and Servers
 
@@ -41,6 +49,26 @@ Some of our popular eggs include:
 | [Storage](https://github.com/pelican-eggs/storage)                   | S3              | SFTP Share    |                    |                |
 | [Monitoring](https://github.com/pelican-eggs/monitoring)             | Prometheus      | Loki          |                    |                |
 
+## Contributing
+
+We welcome contributions from developers, designers, translators, testers, documentation writers, and egg maintainers.
+
+Good places to start:
+
+- Read `contributing.md`
+- Browse open issues
+- Join Discord and ask where help is needed
+- Improve docs or submit egg updates
+
+## Supporting the Project
+
+Pelican is built and maintained by volunteers. If Pelican helps you or your community, consider supporting ongoing development:
+
+- [Sponsor the project](https://hub.pelican.dev/sponsor)
+- [Contribute code or documentation](https://github.com/pelican-dev/panel)
+- [Help answer questions in Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1218730176297439332/1219038617133912084)
+- Share Pelican with other server owners
+
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