feat(docs): add inaugural blog post

Covers what AfterTouch delivers today: migration (existing account and
factory-reset paths), marge+bmx replacement, TuneIn+RadioBrowser, Spotify,
presets, ST-10 stereo pairing, soundtouch-cli automation, soundtouch-web
browser UI, and the three installation options (on-device, local host /
Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, cloud/VPS).

Includes screenshot of the soundtouch-web UI (Spotify playback, presets,
sources, zone management).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/content/blog/2026-05-welcome.md

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+---
+title: "Welcome to AfterTouch: Your SoundTouch Speakers, Still Alive"
+date: 2026-05-24
+description: "Bose shut down SoundTouch cloud services in May 2026. AfterTouch replaces everything your speakers relied on — migration, radio, Spotify, presets, and more."
+tags:
+  - migration
+  - web
+  - spotify
+  - cli
+sidebar:
+  exclude: true
+---
+
+On May 6, 2026, Bose shut down the SoundTouch cloud services that millions of speakers
+depended on for account sync, presets, internet radio, and streaming. Speakers kept
+working locally, but remote features stopped and first-time setup became impossible.
+
+AfterTouch was built to change that. It is a self-hosted replacement for the Bose
+cloud infrastructure — a drop-in local service that your speakers talk to instead of
+`streaming.bose.com`. This post covers what works today and how to get started.
+
+## What works right now
+
+### Migration and first-time setup
+
+If your speaker was registered with Bose before the shutdown, AfterTouch can **migrate
+your existing account and presets** in a single step — no reconfiguration on the
+speaker side. If you are setting up a factory-reset or brand-new speaker, AfterTouch
+handles that path too, guiding you through Wi-Fi pairing and account creation locally.
+See the [Migration Guide](/docs/guides/MIGRATION-GUIDE/) for step-by-step instructions.
+
+### Internet radio — TuneIn and RadioBrowser
+
+Both **TuneIn** and **RadioBrowser** are fully supported for browsing and playback.
+Navigate categories and search for stations exactly as you did with the original Bose
+app. TuneIn delivers the same station catalogue; RadioBrowser provides an open,
+community-maintained alternative.
+
+### Spotify
+
+**Spotify** works via both OAuth (account linking) and Spotify Connect (the ZeroConf
+"connect to device" flow from the Spotify app). Once linked, playback and device
+selection behave the same as before.
+
+### Presets
+
+Your six preset buttons work. AfterTouch stores preset bindings locally and serves them
+back to the speaker on request. You can also **save new presets** — via the API,
+via `soundtouch-cli`, or through the soundtouch-web UI.
+
+### ST-10 stereo pairing
+
+**SoundTouch 10 stereo pairs** (and other ST pairing configurations) are supported
+end-to-end: creation, management, and playback routing all go through AfterTouch.
+
+### soundtouch-web — browser UI
+
+**soundtouch-web** is an early-stage but functional browser UI bundled with AfterTouch.
+It gives you:
+
+- TuneIn and RadioBrowser browsing and playback
+- Speaker management and device discovery
+- Recent tracks panel
+- Multi-room zone management
+
+It runs as part of the AfterTouch service — no separate install needed.
+
+![soundtouch-web UI showing Spotify playback, presets, sources, and zone management](/images/blog/soundtouch-web-ui.png)
+
+### Automation with soundtouch-cli
+
+The **`soundtouch-cli`** command-line tool covers every speaker control: play, pause,
+volume, source selection, preset recall, group management, migration, and more.
+It is well-suited for home-automation scripts, cron jobs, and shell one-liners.
+
+## Three ways to install
+
+AfterTouch runs on any machine your speakers can reach:
+
+1. **On the speaker itself** — install directly on supported SoundTouch hardware via
+   the on-device installer. The speaker hosts its own replacement cloud, with no
+   additional hardware required.
+
+2. **On a local network host** — run AfterTouch on any machine on your LAN. A
+   **Raspberry Pi Zero 2W** handles the load without breaking a sweat, making this
+   path remarkably low-cost and low-power.
+
+3. **On a cloud or VPS host** — deploy to a remote server for access outside your
+   home network. AfterTouch handles TLS certificate generation and DNS configuration
+   for this scenario.
+
+All three paths are documented in the [Deployment guides](/docs/guides/).
+
+## Current release
+
+**v0.93.1** — released May 24, 2026
+
+## Community
+
+AfterTouch would not be where it is without the people who opened issues, tested
+pre-release builds, reported edge cases, and contributed code. A significant share of
+the fixes and features shipped in the lead-up to the cloud shutdown were driven by
+real-world feedback from the community — from migration quirks to stereo-pair
+specifics to Spotify Connect timing issues. Thank you to everyone who helped.
+
+If you run into something or have an idea, the
+[GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/gesellix/Bose-SoundTouch/issues) and
+[Discussions](https://github.com/gesellix/Bose-SoundTouch/discussions) are the
+right places to start.
+
+## What's next
+
+The soundtouch-web UI will gain richer preset management — browsing, editing, and
+reordering presets directly from the browser. Longer term, merging
+`soundtouch-service` and `soundtouch-web` into a single binary is on the table,
+which would simplify deployment to a single process with no extra flags.
+
+This blog will be updated monthly — or whenever something significant ships.
+Subscribe to the [GitHub releases](https://github.com/gesellix/Bose-SoundTouch/releases)
+for individual version notes.