Development Setup Guide

Requirements

Clone the repository and navigate to it:
```
git clone <URL>
cd group_18_project
```
Make the start script executable:
```
chmod +x scripts/start.sh
```
Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the backend/ directory:
```
cp backend/.env.example backend/.env
```
For local development, the default DATABASE_URL in .env.example should work with Docker Compose.

For production (Supabase), update DATABASE_URL in .env with your Supabase session pooler connection string:
```
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@host:port/dbname
```
Important: You must use the session pooler URL (not the direct connection URL) for Supabase. You can find your Supabase connection parameters in the Supabase dashboard under Project Settings > Database. Look for the "Connection string" section and select "Session mode" (not "Transaction mode" or "Direct connection").

Start the application:

./scripts/start.sh

Or manually:

docker compose up -d --build

Access the backend:
- Backend API: http://localhost:8000
- API Documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs
- Frontend: http://localhost:3000
Stop the application:
```
docker compose down
```