Update .gitignore, add LICENSE, and enhance README with build instructions

Author: devnullvoid

.gitignore

@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@
 /build/
 
 # ignore backup files
-*.bak
+*.bak
+
+# ignore vscode workspace files
+.vscode/
+
+# ignore test files 
+*_test.go

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Jonathan Rogers
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

Makefile

@@ -3,13 +3,33 @@
 APP_NAME := reverse-soxy
 BUILD_DIR := build
 
-.PHONY: all clean linux_amd64 linux_arm64 darwin_amd64 darwin_arm64 windows_amd64 windows_arm64
+.PHONY: all clean linux_amd64 linux_arm64 darwin_amd64 darwin_arm64 windows_amd64 windows_arm64 detect_os_arch
 
-all: linux_amd64 linux_arm64 darwin_amd64 darwin_arm64 windows_amd64 windows_arm64
+all: detect_os_arch
 
 $(BUILD_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
 
+detect_os_arch:
+	@echo "Detecting OS and architecture..."
+	@OS_TYPE=$$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]') && \
+	ARCH_TYPE=$$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/') && \
+	case "$$OS_TYPE" in \
+		linux*) \
+			case "$$ARCH_TYPE" in \
+				amd64) $(MAKE) linux_amd64 ;; \
+				arm64) $(MAKE) linux_arm64 ;; \
+				*) echo "Unsupported architecture: $$ARCH_TYPE"; exit 1 ;; \
+			esac ;; \
+		darwin*) \
+			case "$$ARCH_TYPE" in \
+				amd64) $(MAKE) darwin_amd64 ;; \
+				arm64) $(MAKE) darwin_arm64 ;; \
+				*) echo "Unsupported architecture: $$ARCH_TYPE"; exit 1 ;; \
+			esac ;; \
+		*) echo "Unsupported OS: $$OS_TYPE"; exit 1 ;; \
+	esac
+
 linux_amd64: | $(BUILD_DIR)
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(APP_NAME)-linux-amd64 ./cmd/reverse-soxy
 

README.md

@@ -12,13 +12,40 @@ A minimal, encrypted SOCKS5 tunnel for securely forwarding traffic between a **P
 - Graceful shutdown (SIGINT/SIGTERM) and automatic reconnect/backoff.
 - Simple YAML configuration override.
 
-## Installation
+## Releases
+
+Packages can be downloaded from the [releases](https://github.com/lonepie/reverse-soxy/releases) page.
+
+## Docker
+
+For instructions on building and running the application in Docker, see [README.docker.md](README.docker.md).
+
+## Building
+
+To build the project, you can use either Go or Make. Follow the instructions below:
+
+### Using Go
 
 ```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/lonepie/reverse-soxy.git
+cd reverse-soxy
+
 # Go 1.20+
 go build -o build/reverse-soxy ./cmd/reverse-soxy
 ```
 
+### Using Make
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/lonepie/reverse-soxy.git
+cd reverse-soxy
+
+# Build using Make
+make
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Proxy mode