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+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <a href="#what-is-spinifex">What is Spinifex?</a> ·
   <a href="#the-platform">Platform</a> ·
   <a href="#three-ways-to-deploy">Deploy</a> ·
-  <a href="#aws-compatibility">AWS services</a> ·
+  <a href="#aws-compatibility">AWS Compatibility</a> ·
   <a href="#core-components">Components</a> ·
   <a href="#architecture-at-a-glance">Architecture</a> ·
   <a href="#installation">Installation</a> ·
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ You change *where* your software runs, not *what* it is.
 
 From commodity hardware up to unmodified AWS tooling, every layer is replaceable and yours to own.
 
-## Three ways to deploy
+## Three Ways To Deploy
 
 One AWS-compatible surface, three deployment shapes. Pick the one that matches your reality; the platform on top is the same.
 
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ Speak the AWS API surface, natively. The AWS SDKs, AWS CLI, and Terraform: every
 | Service | What it is | Status |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | **EC2** | Compute | Available |
-| **EBS** | Block storage | Available |
-| **S3** | Object storage | Available |
+| **EBS** | Block Storage | Available |
+| **S3** | Object Storage | Available |
 | **VPC** | Networking | Available |
-| **IAM** | Identity & auth | Available |
-| **ALB / NLB** | Load balancers | Available |
+| **IAM** | Identity & Auth | Available |
+| **ALB / NLB** | Load Balancers | Available |
 | **EKS** | Kubernetes | Available |
-| **ECR** | Container registry | Available |
-| **ECS** | Container service | Available |
+| **ECR** | Container Registry | Available |
+| **ECS** | Container Service | Available |
 | **RDS** | Databases | Available |
 | **Bedrock** | AI Deployment | Q3 2026 |
 
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ Spinifex is a minimal VM orchestration layer built on top of QEMU, exposing APIs
 - Multipart uploads, streaming reads/writes
 - Data redundancy with Reed-Solomon encoding
 
+### Northstar (Authoritative DNS)
+
+[Northstar](https://github.com/mulgadc/northstar) is a lightweight authoritative DNS server that handles both internal service discovery and public-facing DNS for a Spinifex cluster. Zones are human-readable TOML files, served from the local filesystem or synced from Predastore, keeping DNS configuration in the same object storage as the rest of your infrastructure.
+
+- Authoritative DNS over UDP, TCP, and DNS-over-TLS
+- Service discovery for cluster components via SRV records
+- Zone files stored locally or in S3-compatible storage
+
 ## Architecture at a Glance
 
 <p align="center">
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@ Every AWS API call is authenticated at the gateway, published to a NATS subject,
 
 ## Installation
 
-Installation requires an Ubuntu / Debian system. See the detailed documentation at [docs.mulgadc.com](https://docs.mulgadc.com) for maintaining and installing Spinifex.
+Installation requires an Ubuntu 26.04 or Debian 13 system. See the detailed documentation at [docs.mulgadc.com](https://docs.mulgadc.com) for installing Spinifex.
 
 ### Bare Metal ISO
 
@@ -145,8 +153,6 @@ Follow the [USB install guide](https://docs.mulgadc.com/docs/install-usb) to wri
 
 ### Single Node Install
 
-The installation is straightforward to set up and running on a single node for testing purposes. Debian 13 is currently supported, additional Linux distributions are on the immediate roadmap.
-
 >*Prerequisite:* Spinifex requires a Linux bridge configured on the host for VM networking. See the [single-node install guide](https://docs.mulgadc.com/docs/install#prerequisites) for setup details.
 
 ```bash
@@ -171,8 +177,9 @@ For a complete development environment see the [Source Install](https://docs.mul
 
 Spinifex coordinates these independent components:
 
-- **[Predastore](https://github.com/mulgadc/predastore)** - S3-compatible object storage
-- **[Viperblock](https://github.com/mulgadc/viperblock)** - EBS-compatible block storage
+- **[Predastore](https://github.com/mulgadc/predastore)** - S3 compatible object storage
+- **[Viperblock](https://github.com/mulgadc/viperblock)** - EBS compatible block storage
+- **[Northstar](https://github/mulgadc/northstar)** - Authoritative DNS server
 
 Each component can be developed independently. See component-specific documentation for focused development guides.