Main README improved with sections highlights

- CONTRIBUTING file added

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome and greatly appreciated! If you would like to contribute to this project, please follow these guidelines:
+
+1. **Fork the Repository**
+
+Click the "Fork" button at the top right of this page to create your own copy of the repository.
+
+2. **Create a Branch**
+
+Create a branch for your feature or bug fix:
+
+```bash
+git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
+```
+
+3. **Add/Edit Applications**
+
+To add a new Flask application:
+
+- Create a new folder with the application name.
+- Include the following files:
+
+-- `Dockerfile`: Defines how the application will be containerized.
+-- `app.py`: The main Flask application logic.
+-- `test_app.py`: Unit tests to validate the correctness of the API.
+-- `requirements.txt`: List of dependencies.
+-- `README.md`: Documentation for the application.
+
+4. Update the bash script and GitHub Actions workflow if needed.
+
+5. Run Tests
+
+Ensure your changes do not break existing functionality by running the tests:
+
+6. Commit Changes
+
+Write clear and concise commit messages:
+
+```bash
+git commit -m "Add: Description of your change"
+```
+
+7. Push Changes
+
+Push your branch to your forked repository:
+
+```bash
+git push origin feature/your-feature-name
+```
+
+8. Open a Pull Request
+
+Navigate to the original repository and open a pull request (PR). Provide a detailed description of your changes and why they should be merged.

LICENSE

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 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2025 Juan Roldán
+Copyright (c) [2025] Juan Roldán
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

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 # Applications
 
-A collection of simple yet powerful microservices designed for cloud-native applications.
+![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/juanroldan1989/applications/ci.yml)
+![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/juanroldan1989/applications)
+![Last Commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/juanroldan1989/applications)
+
+_A collection of simple yet powerful microservices designed for cloud-native applications._
+
+![Project Logo](https://elogroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-18-at-15.57.23-1024x574.jpeg)
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+1. [Introduction](#introduction)
+2. [Contents](#contents)
+3. [Use Cases](#use-cases)
+4. [Launch](#launch-applications)
+5. [Contributing](#contributing)
+6. [License](#license)
+
+# Introduction
 
 This repository serves as a portfolio of reusable Flask applications, each one designed to be modular, lightweight
 
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 ./docker-clean-up.sh
 ```
 
-# Adding Applications
-
-To add a new Flask application:
-
-1. Create a new folder with the application name.
-2. Include the following files:
-
-- `Dockerfile`: Defines how the application will be containerized.
-- `app.py`: The main Flask application logic.
-- `test_app.py`: Unit tests to validate the correctness of the API.
-- `requirements.txt`: List of dependencies.
-- `README.md`: Documentation for the application.
-
-3. Update the bash script and GitHub Actions workflow if needed.
-
-# Future Plans
+# Contributing
 
-Extend the portfolio with more Flask services for additional use cases.
+Contributions are welcome and greatly appreciated! If you would like to contribute to this project, please follow the guidelines within [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 # License
 
-This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the `LICENSE` file for more details.
+This project is licensed under the terms of the [MIT License](LICENSE).