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1. Install Docker

   1. Download Docker Desktop for your OS and install it following the default steps (there are a few weird steps for Windows so make sure to do those).

   2. After installation, restart your computer if required.

2. .env setup

   1. Navigate to the src/backend directory in the repo and add a .env file here via the command ni .env [Windows] or touch .env [Mac] in the CLI or create the new file manually in your File Explorer or IDE (we use VSCode - more on that later). Paste the following line into the .env file: run one of the two commands below based on your OS

      1. [Mac] echo "DATABASE_URL=\"postgresql://postgres:docker@localhost:5432/nerpm?schema=public\"" >> .env

      2. [Windows] echo DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:docker@localhost:5432/nerpm?schema=public" > .env

3. Run the following two commands in your CLI (note - if you are already running Postgres from the old manual installation, you must stop it first):

   1. docker run --name finishline -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=docker -p 5432:5432 -d postgres

   2. docker exec -ti finishline psql -U postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE nerpm;"

4. Go to your Docker desktop app and the container you just made should appear. If it says “running”, then everything is working!

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