diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
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+# Introduction
+
+## What is Serverless Sharp?
+Serverless Sharp is a self-hosted image processing solution that uses [Sharp](https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/) by
+ Pixel Plumbing. Serverless Sharp requires no database, no server, and no additional services beyond those offered by
+ AWS.
+ 
+## Who is this for?
+This software is for people who want to optimize and run basic transformations (crop, scale, convert, etc) on images
+ from an existing S3 bucket without running computationally expensive processes or servers or paying for expensive
+ third-party services.
+
+## How does it work?
+After deploying this solution, you'll find yourself with a number of AWS resources (all priced based on usage rather
+than monthly cost). The most important of which are:
+- **AWS Lambda**: Pulls images from your S3 bucket, runs the transforms, and outputs the image from memory
+- **API Gateway**: Acts as a public gateway for requests to your Lambda function
+- **Cloudfront Distribution**: Caches the responses from your API Gateway so the Lambda function doesn't re-execute
+
+Once deployed, a Cloudfront distribution is generated that is directed to the generated API Gateway. This distribution
+ensures the Lambda function does not get run multiple times for the same image request.
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+# Configuration
+Serverless Sharp stores its settings in YAML files. When deploying the application, you specify the YAML file and the
+stage (your environment). For example:
+
+```sh
+serverless deploy --settings mysite.com.yml --stage prod
+```
+
+## Settings File Structure
+We use YML files to make use of their inheritance. This allows us to define some defaults and then branch environment
+-specific changes off of them. For example:
+
+
+```yml
+defaults: &defaults
+  serviceName: image-handler-test
+  offlinePort: 80
+  region: 'us-east-1'
+  environment: &defaults.environment
+    DEFAULT_QUALITY: 75
+    DEFAULT_COMPRESS_QUALITY: 45
+    SLS_IGNORE: favicon.ico
+    SLS_VALID_PATH_REGEX: '.*'
+    MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH: 2000
+    MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT: 1000
+    PNGQUANT_SPEED: 10
+    DEFAULT_CACHE_CONTROL: 'max-age=2592000'
+
+stages:
+  dev:
+    <<: *defaults
+    environment:
+      <<: *defaults.environment
+      SOURCE_BUCKET: 'my-bucket/prefix/path'
+      SECURITY_KEY: ''
+      CUSTOM_DOMAIN: ''
+  prod:
+    <<: *defaults
+    environment:
+      <<: *defaults.environment
+      SOURCE_BUCKET: 'random-string-here'
+      SECURITY_KEY: ''
+      CUSTOM_DOMAIN: 'my.domain.com'
+
+```
+
+## Environment Settings
+The majority of the application and environment specific settings are configured as environment variables that are
+ passed into the Lambda service handler.
+ 
+ ### `DEFAULT_QUALITY`
+ 
+ - Type: `integer`
+ - Default: `75`
+ 
+ A number between 1 and 100 representing the default image quality.
+
+### `DEFAULT_COMPRESS_QUALITY`
+
+- Type: `integer`
+- Default: `75`
+
+A number between 1 and 100 for the default quality when an image is requested to be compressed
+
+### `SLS_IGNORE`
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: ``
+
+A comma-delineated string of paths that should be ignored (for example, `favicon.ico`)
+
+### `SLS_VALID_PATH_REGEX`
+
+- Type: `Regular Expression`
+- Default: `.*`
+
+A regular expression for path validation. Allows you to explicitly control what assets may be handled by the Lambda
+ function. If the request path fails this test, a 404 response will be served.
+
+Example:
+```yaml
+# All requests must start with /images/
+SLS_VALID_PATH_REGEX: ^\/images\/.*`
+```
+
+### `MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH`
+
+- Type: `integer`
+- Default: `2000`
+
+Images may not be requested with a width larger than this value
+
+### `MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT`
+
+- Type: `integer`
+- Default: `2000`
+
+Images may not be requested with a height larger than this value
+
+### `PNGQUANT_SPEED`
+
+- Type: `integer`
+- Default: `10`
+
+The speed value to pass to the `pngquant` optimization program. From the [pngquant website](https://pngquant.org/):
+
+> Speed/quality trade-off from 1 (brute-force) to 10 (fastest). The default is 3. Speed 10 has 5% lower quality, but is 8 times faster than the default.
+
+### `DEFAULT_CACHE_CONTROL`
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: ``
+
+By default, Serverless Sharp will serve responses with the same Cache-Control header as the object being served. If
+ the Cache-Control header is not set, this value will be used.
+
+
+### `SOURCE_BUCKET`
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: ``
+
+### `SECURITY_KEY`
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: ``
+
+### `CUSTOM_DOMAIN`
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: ``
+
+> **NOTE:** This requires deployment in the `us-east-1` region!
diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
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+# Deployment
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
+    <title>Serverless Sharp</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/docute@4/dist/docute.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+<div id="docute"></div>
+<script src="https://unpkg.com/docute@4/dist/docute.js"></script>
+<script>
+  new Docute({
+    title: 'Serverless Sharp',
+    target: '#docute',
+    nav: [
+      {
+        title: 'Home',
+        link: '/'
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'GitHub',
+        link: 'https://github.com/venveo/serverless-sharp'
+      }
+    ],
+    sidebar: [
+      // A sidebar item, with child links
+      {
+        title: 'Introduction',
+        link: '/'
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'Configuration',
+        link: '/configuration'
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'Deployment',
+        link: '/deployment'
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'Changelog',
+        link: 'https://github.com/venveo/serverless-sharp/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md'
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/docs/usage/integration.md b/docs/usage/integration.md
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+# Integration
diff --git a/docs/usage/parameters.md b/docs/usage/parameters.md
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+# Parameters
diff --git a/docs/usage/security.md b/docs/usage/security.md
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+# Security
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "email": "info@venveo.com"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "jest"
+    "test": "jest",
+    "docs": "serve ./docs"
   },
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "private": false,
diff --git a/src/helpers/settings.js b/src/helpers/settings.js
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--- a/src/helpers/settings.js
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const settings = {
     type: TYPE_INTEGER
   },
   DEFAULT_COMPRESS_QUALITY: {
-    default: 45,
+    default: 75,
     type: TYPE_INTEGER
   },
   SLS_IGNORE: {