diff --git a/src/api_interface.rs b/src/api_interface.rs
index 53e5183..2507e2f 100644
--- a/src/api_interface.rs
+++ b/src/api_interface.rs
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ struct AuthInfo {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+// these are the messages that the webserver can send the api thread
 pub enum InterfaceRequest {
     FlashLights,
 }
 
-const REFRESH_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 60);
+const KEY_REFRESH_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 60);
 
 impl TeslaInterface {
     pub async fn load(auth_path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, AuthLoadError> {
@@ -150,7 +151,8 @@ impl TeslaInterface {
     }
 
     async fn refresh_keys(&mut self) {
-        if Instant::now().duration_since(self.last_refresh) >= REFRESH_INTERVAL {
+        // refresh our Tesla (the company's web servers, not the car) access token
+        if Instant::now().duration_since(self.last_refresh) >= KEY_REFRESH_INTERVAL {
             match self.api.refresh().await {
                 Ok(_) => {
                     let now = Instant::now();
@@ -166,6 +168,9 @@ impl TeslaInterface {
 }
 
 async fn get_state(api: &FleetApi, vehicle_id: VehicleId) -> Result<CarState> {
+    // Endpoint::VehicleDataCombo or multiple Endpoints in one request
+    // doesn't seem to reliably get them all,
+    // so for each endpoint we do a new request
     let charge_state = api
         .vehicle_data(&GetVehicleData {
             vehicle_id,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9c8072e..9f259b5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ async fn main() {
                 let config: Config =
                     ron::from_str(&std::fs::read_to_string(&config_path).unwrap()).unwrap();
 
+                // build the channel that takes messages from the webserver thread to the api thread
                 let (api_requests, receiver) = async_channel::unbounded();
 
                 let server_handle = server::launch_server(server::ServerState {
@@ -60,9 +61,11 @@ async fn main() {
                     api_requests,
                 });
 
+                // spawn the api loop
                 tokio::task::spawn(async move {
                     let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(120));
                     loop {
+                        // await either the next interval OR a message from the other thread
                         tokio::select! {
                             _ = interval.tick() => interface.refresh().await,
                             message = receiver.recv() => match message {
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 793c893..fd644d5 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ pub async fn launch_server(state: ServerState) {
 }
 
 fn rocket(state: ServerState) -> rocket::Rocket<rocket::Build> {
+    // serve the html from disk if running in a debug build
+    // this allows editing the webpage without having to rebuild the executable
+    // but in release builds, bundle the entire webapp folder into the exe
     let fileserver: Vec<rocket::Route> = if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
         rocket::fs::FileServer::from(format!(
             "{}/webapp",