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1. Install PostgreSQL locally brew install postgresql
2. Install Python 3.12
3. Initiate virtual environment Mac, Windows
4. Install dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt
5. Create a .env file in the root directory and add following lines with your own credentials:

   DB_USER=<postgresql username>
   DB_PASSWORD=<postgresql password>
   DB_DB=postgres
   SECRET_KEY=<secret key for JWT>
   ATTACHMENT_BUCKET_NAME=<GCP Storage bucket name>
   GCP_KEY_FILE_PATH=<GCP key file path>
   

6. Run the init-db.sql script in the local postgresql DB
7. Run uvicorn app.main:app --reload to start the server

• app - Main application package
  • models - SQLAlchemy database models (ORM)
  • schemas - Pydantic schemas. All request/response body should be defined here
  • services - Business logic
  • routers - API endpoints
  • core - Common logic

• All endpoints except signup and sign in require authentication.
• Requests can authenticate themselves in one of the two ways:
  • API Key: Add Api-Token header with the application's API key
  • Session Token: Add Authorization header with the session token returned by the sign in endpoint
  • In case both methods are used, API key will be used for authentication