Restore original README content above Query capabilities overview (#1697)

Author: Copilot

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-# JSON Server v1 (Beta)
+# JSON-Server
 
-Fast mock REST API from a JSON file.
+[![Node.js CI](https://github.com/typicode/json-server/actions/workflows/node.js.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/typicode/json-server/actions/workflows/node.js.yml)
 
-> Beta note: v1 can still change. For stable v0.17 docs, see:
-> https://github.com/typicode/json-server/tree/v0.17.4
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Viewing beta v1 documentation – usable but expect breaking changes. For stable version, see [here](https://github.com/typicode/json-server/tree/v0.17.4)
 
-## Quickstart (30s)
+> [!NOTE]
+> Using React ⚛️ and tired of CSS-in-JS? See [MistCSS](https://github.com/typicode/mistcss) 👀
 
-Install:
+## Install
 
-```sh
+```shell
 npm install json-server
 ```
 
-Create `db.json`:
+## Usage
+
+Create a `db.json` or `db.json5` file
 
 ```json
 {
+  "$schema": "./node_modules/json-server/schema.json",
   "posts": [
-    { "id": "1", "title": "Hello", "views": 100 },
-    { "id": "2", "title": "World", "views": 200 }
+    { "id": "1", "title": "a title", "views": 100 },
+    { "id": "2", "title": "another title", "views": 200 }
+  ],
+  "comments": [
+    { "id": "1", "text": "a comment about post 1", "postId": "1" },
+    { "id": "2", "text": "another comment about post 1", "postId": "1" }
   ],
-  "comments": [{ "id": "1", "text": "Nice", "postId": "1" }],
-  "profile": { "name": "typicode" }
+  "profile": {
+    "name": "typicode"
+  }
 }
 ```
 
-Run:
+<details>
 
-```sh
-npx json-server db.json
+<summary>View db.json5 example</summary>
+
+```json5
+{
+  posts: [
+    { id: "1", title: "a title", views: 100 },
+    { id: "2", title: "another title", views: 200 },
+  ],
+  comments: [
+    { id: "1", text: "a comment about post 1", postId: "1" },
+    { id: "2", text: "another comment about post 1", postId: "1" },
+  ],
+  profile: {
+    name: "typicode",
+  },
+}
 ```
 
-Try:
+You can read more about JSON5 format [here](https://github.com/json5/json5).
 
-```sh
-curl http://localhost:3000/posts/1
+</details>
+
+Pass it to JSON Server CLI
+
+```shell
+$ npx json-server db.json
 ```
 
-Response:
+Get a REST API
 
-```json
+```shell
+$ curl http://localhost:3000/posts/1
 {
   "id": "1",
-  "title": "Hello",
+  "title": "a title",
   "views": 100
 }
 ```
 
+Run `json-server --help` for a list of options
+
+## Sponsors ✨
+
+### Gold
+
+|                                                                                                                                                            |
+| :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
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+
+### Silver
+
+|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
+| <a href="https://requestly.com?utm_source=githubsponsor&utm_medium=jsonserver&utm_campaign=jsonserver"><img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f7e7b3cf-97e2-46b8-81c8-cb3992662a1c" style="height:70px; width:auto;"></a> |
+
+### Bronze
+
+|                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
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+
+[Become a sponsor and have your company logo here](https://github.com/users/typicode/sponsorship)
+
+## Sponsorware
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This project uses the [Fair Source License](https://fair.io/). Only organizations with 3+ users are kindly asked to contribute a small amount through sponsorship [sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/typicode) for usage. **This license helps keep the project sustainable and healthy, benefiting everyone.**
+>
+> For more information, FAQs, and the rationale behind this, visit [https://fair.io/](https://fair.io/).
+
 ## Query capabilities overview
 
 ```http