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To spin this up:

create and initialize PostgreSQL database
fork/clone the repo at and cd into it
create and activate virtual environment
- in terminal:
python -m venv ./.venv

source .venv/bin/activate
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- in terminal:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Initialize Alembic
- in terminal:
alembic init alembic
When you initialize Alembic, a file called alembic.ini will be created in the root directory. Line 63 should read something like this:

sqlalchemy.url = {your database address}

-edit the parameters to match your database address
Make sure to add the alembic.ini file to the .gitignore for security.
create a .env file, and add the following:

DATABASE_URL={your database address}
SECRET_KEY=
Generate a secret key by typing the openssl rand -base64 32 into your terminal, then copy/paste the output and assign it to the SECRET_KEY variable in your .env file

Spin up the UI

spin the backend
terminal: fastapi dev api/main.py
navigate to the backend GUI
URL: http://localhost:8000/docs
install frontend dependencies
terminal: npm install
spin the frontend
terminal: npm run dev
navigate to UI
URL: http://localhost:5173