diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13de7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Tracker: start local (8080)",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "module": "meshnet_tracker.cli",
+      "args": [
+        "start",
+        "--host",
+        "0.0.0.0",
+        "--port",
+        "8080"
+      ],
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "justMyCode": false,
+      "env": {
+        "PYTHONPATH": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/tracker:${workspaceFolder}/packages/node:${workspaceFolder}/packages/relay:${workspaceFolder}/packages/gateway:${workspaceFolder}/packages/p2p:${workspaceFolder}/packages/sdk:${workspaceFolder}/packages/validator:${env:PYTHONPATH}"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Tracker: start public + relay (8081)",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "module": "meshnet_tracker.cli",
+      "args": [
+        "start",
+        "--host",
+        "0.0.0.0",
+        "--port",
+        "8081",
+        "--relay-url",
+        "wss://ai.neuron.d-popov.com/ws"
+      ],
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "justMyCode": false,
+      "env": {
+        "PYTHONPATH": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/tracker:${workspaceFolder}/packages/node:${workspaceFolder}/packages/relay:${workspaceFolder}/packages/gateway:${workspaceFolder}/packages/p2p:${workspaceFolder}/packages/sdk:${workspaceFolder}/packages/validator:${env:PYTHONPATH}"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Node: dashboard UI (saved config)",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "module": "meshnet_node.cli",
+      "args": [
+        "--tracker",
+        "http://localhost:8080",
+        "--model",
+        "stub-model",
+        "--port",
+        "7000",
+        "--debug"
+      ],
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "justMyCode": false,
+      "env": {
+        "PYTHONPATH": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/tracker:${workspaceFolder}/packages/node:${workspaceFolder}/packages/relay:${workspaceFolder}/packages/gateway:${workspaceFolder}/packages/p2p:${workspaceFolder}/packages/sdk:${workspaceFolder}/packages/validator:${env:PYTHONPATH}"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Node: start local stub (no dashboard)",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "module": "meshnet_node.cli",
+      "args": [
+        "start",
+        "--tracker",
+        "http://localhost:8080",
+        "--model",
+        "stub-model",
+        "--host",
+        "0.0.0.0",
+        "--port",
+        "7001",
+        "--debug"
+      ],
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "justMyCode": false,
+      "env": {
+        "PYTHONPATH": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/tracker:${workspaceFolder}/packages/node:${workspaceFolder}/packages/relay:${workspaceFolder}/packages/gateway:${workspaceFolder}/packages/p2p:${workspaceFolder}/packages/sdk:${workspaceFolder}/packages/validator:${env:PYTHONPATH}"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "compounds": [
+    {
+      "name": "Local mesh: tracker + node UI",
+      "configurations": [
+        "Tracker: start local (8080)",
+        "Node: dashboard UI (saved config)"
+      ],
+      "stopAll": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Local mesh: tracker + stub node",
+      "configurations": [
+        "Tracker: start local (8080)",
+        "Node: start local stub (no dashboard)"
+      ],
+      "stopAll": true
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/QUICKSTART.md b/QUICKSTART.md
index 5bc29a9..b02e71b 100644
--- a/QUICKSTART.md
+++ b/QUICKSTART.md
@@ -30,6 +30,75 @@ python3 -m venv .venv
 > **NVIDIA GPU (CUDA):** replace the torch line with `pip install torch` (default index).  
 > **AMD GPU (ROCm):** `pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm6.2`
 
+## Bootstrap a tracker on a new machine
+
+Use this when provisioning a fresh LAN/public tracker host. The tracker itself is
+lightweight; install the relay too if nodes will connect from NAT, WSL2, mobile,
+or other networks where inbound node ports are not reachable.
+
+```bash
+# 1. Get the repo onto the tracker host
+git clone https://git.d-popov.com/popov/neuron-tai.git AI
+cd AI
+
+# 2. Create an isolated Python environment
+python3 -m venv .venv
+.venv/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+
+# 3. Install only the services needed by the tracker host
+.venv/bin/pip install -e packages/tracker -e packages/relay -e packages/gateway
+```
+
+For a private LAN tracker, start only the tracker and open the selected TCP port
+on the host firewall if other machines will join:
+
+```bash
+.venv/bin/meshnet-tracker start --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
+```
+
+Verify from the tracker host:
+
+```bash
+curl -s http://localhost:8080/v1/network/map | python3 -m json.tool
+```
+
+Verify from another LAN machine, replacing the IP with the tracker host's LAN IP:
+
+```bash
+curl -s http://192.168.0.179:8080/v1/network/map | python3 -m json.tool
+```
+
+For a public tracker with relay support, run both services. The relay listens on
+`8765`; the tracker below listens on `8081` and advertises the public WebSocket
+URL that nodes should use for outbound relay connections:
+
+```bash
+# Terminal 1 — relay
+.venv/bin/meshnet-relay --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8765
+
+# Terminal 2 — tracker
+.venv/bin/meshnet-tracker start \
+  --host 0.0.0.0 \
+  --port 8081 \
+  --relay-url wss://ai.neuron.d-popov.com/ws
+```
+
+If this host sits behind Nginx Proxy Manager, point `/` and `/v1/*` at tracker
+port `8081`, and point `/ws` plus `/rpc` at relay port `8765` as shown in the
+public tracker section below. After the proxy is configured, verify the public
+bootstrap endpoint:
+
+```bash
+curl -s https://ai.neuron.d-popov.com/v1/network/map | python3 -m json.tool
+```
+
+Nodes can then join with either the LAN tracker URL or the public URL:
+
+```bash
+.venv/bin/meshnet-node start --tracker http://192.168.0.179:8080 --model Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct
+.venv/bin/meshnet-node start --tracker https://ai.neuron.d-popov.com --model Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct
+```
+
 ### Windows / WSL2
 
 Run the Linux commands from WSL, not Git Bash. From the repo opened in Git Bash: