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@@ -4,29 +4,72 @@ Task management system for streamlining workflows with projects, tasks, and subt
 
 ## How to Install:
 
-1. Clone this repo.
+- Clone this repository to your local machine: `git clone REPO-URL NEW-PROJECTS-NAME`
 
-2. Copy "config~template.js" to a file named "config.js".
+- `cd` into the cloned repository
 
-3. Customize the settings in "config.js" to match the settings in your database (and choose unique encryption secrets).
+- Make a fresh start of the git history for this project: `rm -rf .git && git init`
 
-4. Log in to your database and run the SQL queries in "EC3_DDL.sql".
+- Install dependencies: `npm install`
 
-5. Run "npm install".
+- Setup a MySql database for this project
 
-6. Run "node index.js 12345" (replacing "12345" with the port you wish to use).
+- Prepare environment file: `cp example.env .env`
 
-7. Open a web browser and point it to the correct URL (e.g. "http://flip1.engr.oregonstate.edu:12345/").
+- Replace values in `.env` with your custom values
 
-8. To see sample data, log in as "shell38@gmail.com" using the password "password".
+## SQL Database Setup
 
-## High-Level Software Architecture
+- Log in to your MySql database and run the SQL queries in `EC3_DDL.sql` file
 
-![Three-Tiered Software Architecture](https://github.com/sarahforest/cs361/blob/master/architecture.png)
+- Or, if you have installed MySql on your local machine, execute with command:
+  ```
+  $ mysql --host=HOST_NAME --user=USER_NAME --password=PASSWORD --reconnect DATABASE_NAME < MIGRATION_FILE
+  ```
 
-## SQL Database Setup
+- Sample data included in the SQL queries
+
+## Scripts
+
+- Start application: `npm start`
+
+- Start application for development: `npm run dev`
+
+## Deploying on Heroku
+
+- Prerequisites: Install Git and the Heroku CLI
+
+- Creating a Heroku remote: `heroku create`
+
+- Renaming remotes: `git remote rename heroku heroku-staging`
+
+- Deploying code: `git push heroku master`
+
+- [References](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/git)
 
-See "EC3_DDL.sql".
+## Configuring MySQL on Heroku
+
+- Prerequisite: Deploy application to Heroku
+
+- Add ClearDB to the application:
+  ```
+  $ heroku addons:create cleardb:ignite
+  ```
+
+- Use `heroku config` to get the `CLEARDB_DATABASE_URL` value
+
+- Copy the `CLEARDB_DATABASE_URL` value and assign it to the db connection variables in `.env`
+
+- Setup database with migration:
+  ```
+  $ mysql --host=HOST_NAME --user=USER_NAME --password=PASSWORD --reconnect DATABASE_NAME < MIGRATION_FILE
+  ```
+
+- [References](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/cleardb)
+
+## High-Level Software Architecture
+
+![Three-Tiered Software Architecture](https://github.com/sarahforest/cs361/blob/master/architecture.png)
 
 ## Authentication
 
@@ -57,15 +100,16 @@ See "EC3_DDL.sql".
     email: 'test1@test.com'
   }
   ```
+
 ## Documentation
 
-Make sure you run ```npm install``` to install jsdoc (it is listed in package.json)
+- Navigate to the jsdoc folder. `mkdir jsdoc && cd $_` if it does not exist
 
-Navigate to the jsdoc folder. ```mkdir jsdoc && cd $_``` if it does not exist
+- Running the documentation generator on the command line
+`../node_modules/jsdoc/jsdoc.js ../index.js` (path to jsdoc.js) (path to yourFile.js)
 
-Running the documentation generator on the command line
-```../node_modules/jsdoc/jsdoc.js ../index.js``` (path to jsdoc.js) (path to yourFile.js)
+- This command will create a directory named out/ in the current working directory
 
-This command will create a directory named out/ in the current working directory. Within that directory, you will find the generated HTML pages (e.g. yourFile.html).
+- Within that directory, you will find the generated HTML pages (e.g. yourFile.html)
 
-[JSDOC Documentation](https://jsdoc.app/)
+- [JSDOC Documentation](https://jsdoc.app/)