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+# rap-names-express
+
+## Install all the dependencies
+
+- Clone your forked repository
+    ```
+    git clone https://github.com/USERNAME/rap-names-express.git
+    cd rap-names-express
+    ```
+- Install all the dependencies
+    ```
+    npm install
+    ```
+
+## Set up MongoDB
+
+1. Go to your MongoDB account
+
+2. Create a new project and build a new cluster inside this project
+
+3. Choose the free cluster and make sure that M0 sandbox is selected in the next page
+
+4. After the cluster is created, click CONNECT
+
+5. Add your current IP address (Don't forget to select Add IP Address button)
+
+6. Create your Username and Password for you API to access the database
+
+7. Click Choose a connection and select Connect to your application
+
+8. Copy your connection string
+
+9. Go to your .env file inside the rap-names-express folder and replace the connection string with your string
+
+10. Don't forget to replace `<password>` with your password
+
+![Gif in a nutshell](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/51871665/115613175-f099a400-a2a0-11eb-8f75-b80db13d85df.gif)
+
+## Run locally
+
+- Start the server with 
+    ```
+    node server
+    ```
+- Visit your app at http://localhost:2121
+
+
+## Demo
+
+- What you'll see
+
+https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/51871665/115613285-1161f980-a2a1-11eb-9e82-1ab6807240c3.mov
+
+