1. https://git-scm.com/download/
2. Download Git and follow the setup wizard.
3. https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/
4. Download MySQL Workbench
5. Follow the setup wizard & create a localhost server on port 3306.
6. Keep track of your username and password, this will be used in the connection steps of "SQL Workbench Configuration"

1. Copy the git repository url: https://github.com/GarrettHays/Sillystringz.Solution
2. Open a terminal and navigate to your Desktop with cd command
3. Run, $ git clone https://github.com/GarrettHays/Sillystringz.Solution
4. In the terminal, navigate into the root directory of the cloned project folder "Sillystringz.Solution".
5. Navigate to the projects root directory, "Factory".
6. Move onto "SQL Workbench Configuration" instructions below to build the necessary database.
   

1. Create an appsetting.json file in the "Factory" directory

   Sillystringz.Solution
      └── Factory
       └── appsetting.json

2. Insert the following code:
   

   {
     "ConnectionStrings": {
       "DefaultConnection": "Server=localhost;Port=3306;database=ryan_defea;uid=[YOUR-USERNAME-HERE];pwd=[YOUR-PASSWORD-HERE];"
     }
   }

   *Note: you must include your password in the code block section labeled "YOUR-PASSWORD-HERE".
   **Note: you must include your username in the code block section labeled "YOUR-USERNAME-HERE".
   ***Note: if you plan to push this cloned project to a public-facing repository, remember to add the appsettings.json file to your .gitignore before doing so.

3. In root directory of project folder "Factory", run $ dotnet ef migrations add restoreDatabase
4. Then run $ dotnet ef database update
   1. Open SQL Workbench.
   2. Navigate to "ryan_defea" schema.
   3. Click the drop down, select "Tables" drop down.
   4. Verify the tables, you should see engineers, machines, & engineermachine.

DR.-SILLYSTRINGZ-S-FACTORY
   └── Factory

Run $ dotnet restore in the terminal.
Run $ dotnet run in the terminal.