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+# SQL
+
+schema.sql will serve as reference source for both api and client. Make changes here first to eliminate confusion on how request/response should be structured.
+
+TODO:
+
+- finalize base table names and structure
+- finalize field names and corresponding postgres types
+- define relations
+- define relation tables
+
+# Scripts
+
+## Production
+
+Heroku scripts used automatically for deployment:
+
+- yarn start
+- yarn build
+- yarn build:client
+- yarn build:api
+
+## Development
+
+```
+yarn run dev
+```
+
+```
+npm run dev
+```
+
+Runs client @ http://localhost:3000 and sever @ http://localhost:5000 concurrently from root directory.
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