# Documentation index

| Topic | Doc |
|--------|-----|
| Install to first message | [QUICKSTART.md](../QUICKSTART.md) |
| Full user and operator reference | [README.md](../README.md) |
| Release history (narrative) | [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md) |
| Package managers (winget, Chocolatey, Homebrew, Scoop, AUR) | [PACKAGING.md](../PACKAGING.md) |
| Components, config paths, diagnostics | [ARCHITECTURE.md](../ARCHITECTURE.md) |
| WebSocket JSON shapes | [PROTOCOL.md](../PROTOCOL.md) |
| Optional graphical clients | [marchat_flutter](https://github.com/Cod-e-Codes/marchat_flutter), [marchat-gui](https://github.com/Cod-e-Codes/marchat-gui) |
| TLS reverse proxy (Caddy) | [deploy/CADDY-REVERSE-PROXY.md](../deploy/CADDY-REVERSE-PROXY.md) |
| Notifications | [NOTIFICATIONS.md](../NOTIFICATIONS.md) |
| Client hooks (experimental) | [CLIENT_HOOKS.md](../CLIENT_HOOKS.md) |
| Themes | [THEMES.md](../THEMES.md) |
| Plugins | [PLUGIN_ECOSYSTEM.md](../PLUGIN_ECOSYSTEM.md), [plugin/README.md](../plugin/README.md), [marchat-plugins](https://github.com/Cod-e-Codes/marchat-plugins) |
| Tests and CI | [TESTING.md](../TESTING.md) |
| Contributing | [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) |
| Security | [SECURITY.md](../SECURITY.md) |