docs: update Quickstart to use pre-built Docker images, remove Discord badge

Author: sangalo20

Makefile

@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 .PHONY: up down restart logs build test clean
 
-# Default: Start the entire stack in detached mode
+# Default: Start the entire stack in detached mode using pre-built images
 up:
-	docker-compose up -d --build
+	docker-compose up -d
 
+# Start the stack and build local images from source
+up-dev:
+	docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d --build
 # Stop and remove containers
 down:
 	docker-compose down

README.md

@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
     <a href="https://github.com/Prescott-Data/nexus-framework/discussions">
       <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub-Discussions-181717.svg?logo=github" alt="GitHub Discussions">
     </a>
-    <a href="#">
-      <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-join%20chat-7289DA.svg?logo=discord" alt="Discord">
-    </a>
     <a href="https://zenodo.org/records/18315572">
       <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Paper-Zenodo-blue.svg" alt="Zenodo Paper">
     </a>
@@ -55,11 +52,11 @@ The fastest way to get your Nexus stack running is with Docker Compose. This spi
 # 1. Configure environment
 cp .env.example .env
 
-# 2. Start the stack
-make up
+# 2. Start the stack (pulls official pre-built images)
+docker-compose up -d
 
-# Or if you don't have make:
-docker-compose up -d --build
+# Or if you want to develop and build from source:
+# docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d --build
 ```
 
 **Access Points:**

docker-compose.dev.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  broker:
+    build:
+      context: ./nexus-broker
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: nexus-broker:dev
+
+  gateway:
+    build:
+      context: ./nexus-gateway
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: nexus-gateway:dev

docker-compose.yml

@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ services:
 
   # --- Applications ---
   broker:
-    build:
-      context: ./nexus-broker
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: ghcr.io/prescott-data/nexus-broker:latest
     container_name: nexus-broker
     depends_on:
       postgres:
@@ -66,9 +64,7 @@ services:
       REQUIRE_ALLOWLIST: ${REQUIRE_ALLOWLIST}
 
   gateway:
-    build:
-      context: ./nexus-gateway
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: ghcr.io/prescott-data/nexus-gateway:latest
     container_name: nexus-gateway
     depends_on:
       - broker

docs/index.md

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ cp .env.example .env
 
 ### 2. Start the Stack
 ```bash
-make up
-# Or using docker-compose directly:
-# docker-compose up -d --build
+docker-compose up -d
+# Or if you want to develop and build from source:
+# docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d --build
 ```
 
 ### 3. Verify Access