From 1957edf1ab4b882f00afe105ec22cc0f55a9ee5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Tran <29350857+marktran2@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 22:10:48 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] Updated to have some more detail during setup stages

---
 README.md        | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 client/README.md | 10 ++--------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a6f6862e..8c5e6ca87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,20 @@ You can then access the client at `http://localhost:5173` in your favourite web
 
 ### Running the back-end
 
-Navigate into `/server`, install packages with `pnpm i`, then run `pnpm start`. The server will be hosted at `http://localhost:3001`
+1. Navigate into `/server`
+2. Install packages with `pnpm i`
+3. Generate the prisma client with `npx prisma generate`
+4. Run `pnpm start`
+
+The server will be hosted at `http://localhost:3001`.
+
+### Running the Notangles DB
+
+1. Open Docker Desktop
+2. Navigate into `/server`
+3. Run `docker-compose up`
+4. Terminate from the composed backend with `ctrl + c`
+5. Now you will have container that can be restarted to have the database running
 
 ### Running the auto-timetabler
 
diff --git a/client/README.md b/client/README.md
index 830c28433..7ea565724 100644
--- a/client/README.md
+++ b/client/README.md
@@ -2,20 +2,14 @@
 
 The Notangles client allows users to interactively plan out their timetables with the latest course information using a simple drag-and-drop system.
 
-## Installation
+## Installation & Running
 
 The client has been verified to work with:
 
 - npm v8.3.1
 - node v16.14.0
 
-In the root client directory `client`, run `npm install` to install all the dependencies.
-
-## Running
-
-Use `npm start` to host the Notangles client locally. The client will be hosted on http://localhost:3000.
-
-Recommended: To connect to the real timetabling server, use `npm run start:mock` instead.
+Follow the installation & running steps as outlined in [Notangles README.md](https://github.com/devsoc-unsw/notangles?tab=readme-ov-file#running-the-front-end)
 
 ## Tech stack