diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+*.swp
+.idea/
+.vscode/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM nginx:alpine
+COPY site/ /usr/share/nginx/html/
+EXPOSE 80
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s CMD wget -qO- http://127.0.0.1/ >/dev/null || exit 1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
 # anilstocker-web
 
-Source for anilstocker.org
\ No newline at end of file
+Source for https://anilstocker.org — static holding page served via nginx.
+
+## Structure
+
+- `site/` — web root. Everything here is served at `/` by nginx.
+- `Dockerfile` — builds a tiny `nginx:alpine` image with `site/` as web root.
+
+## Local preview
+
+```bash
+docker build -t anilstocker-web .
+docker run --rm -p 8080:80 anilstocker-web
+# visit http://localhost:8080
+```
+
+## Deploy
+
+Push to `main` — Coolify auto-deploys via webhook.
diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html
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+++ b/site/index.html
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <title>Anil Stocker</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+  <meta name="description" content="Anil Stocker — personal site.">
+  <style>
+    :root {
+      --fg: #111;
+      --muted: #666;
+      --bg: #fafaf7;
+      --accent: #0a4d8c;
+    }
+    @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+      :root { --fg: #eee; --muted: #999; --bg: #121212; --accent: #6aa7e0; }
+    }
+    * { box-sizing: border-box; }
+    html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+    body {
+      font-family: ui-serif, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
+      background: var(--bg);
+      color: var(--fg);
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      line-height: 1.55;
+      padding: 2rem;
+    }
+    main { max-width: 560px; }
+    h1 {
+      font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 2.75rem);
+      font-weight: 400;
+      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+      margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
+    }
+    .tag {
+      color: var(--muted);
+      font-size: 1rem;
+      margin: 0 0 2rem;
+    }
+    p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
+    a {
+      color: var(--accent);
+      text-decoration: none;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
+    }
+    a:hover { opacity: 0.8; }
+    .meta {
+      margin-top: 2.5rem;
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+      color: var(--muted);
+      font-family: ui-monospace, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <main>
+    <h1>Anil Stocker</h1>
+    <p class="tag">Building what is next.</p>
+    <p>After leading Kriya Finance for over a decade — a UK B2B embedded finance platform sold to Allica Bank in 2025 — I am exploring the next venture, applying AI natively to financial and professional services.</p>
+    <p>More here soon. In the meantime:
+      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilstocker">LinkedIn</a>
+      &middot;
+      <a href="mailto:anil.stocker@gmail.com">Email</a>
+    </p>
+    <p class="meta">anilstocker.org</p>
+  </main>
+</body>
+</html>
