# Getting Started

Make sure you have the correct version of Ruby installed, the ruby version can be found in `.ruby-version`, we recommend using a Ruby Version Manager `RVM` which can be found [here](https://rvm.io/rvm/install).

After you install RVM, you may be prompted to install the correct version of Ruby, i.e. `rvm install "ruby-2.6.5"`

Ensure you have Node installed, the version likely does not matter and instructions can be found [here](https://nodejs.org/en/).

It is recommended but not necessary to install Yarn which is a more efficient package manager for Node, instructions can be found [here](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install/).

Install Rails with `gem install rails`.

If your installation of Ruby does not come with Bundler, you may need to install it with `gem install bundler`.

Install Ruby dependencies with `bundle install` and Node dependencies with `npm i`, or `yarn install` if you have Yarn installed.

Start up the Rails app with `rails server`, if you are using the wrong version of Ruby you can fix that with `rvm use VERSION`.

You need to be running

You may need to run migrations to update the SQLite schema. To do this, run `rails db:migrate`.

To seed the database with example data run `rails db:seed`.

Open up a browser and navigate to `http://localhost:3000/`.