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ASDFVM_SETUP.md

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+# ASDFVM Setup
+1. Run 
+```bash
+$ git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf --branch v0.8.1
+```
+
+2. Run 
+```bash
+$ code ~/.bashrc
+```
+This assumes you have VS Code installed on your computer (if you don't then install it by searching for it online and installing it).
+
+3. Add the following lines at the end of the file and save it.
+```bash
+. $HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh
+. $HOME/.asdf/completions/asdf.bash
+```
+4. If you are on Mac make sure you have homebrew installed.
+`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"`
+5. Close your terminal and reopen it.
+
+## Installing the NodeJS plugin
+1. Install the plugin
+```bash
+$ asdf plugin add nodejs https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git
+```
+
+## Installing the Postgres plugin
+1. Install the dependencies
+
+Mac
+```bash
+$ brew install gcc readline zlib curl ossp-uuid
+```
+
+Ubuntu
+```
+$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev uuid-dev
+```
+
+2. Install the plugin
+```
+$ asdf plugin-add postgres
+```
+
+
+Restart your terminal when it is done.

README.md

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 $ git pull upstream main
 ```
 ## Prerequisites
+### VSCode
+I know there are bunch of editors but trust me, VS Code will make your life easier, mostly becuase it is what I use and if you have issues I can help you. If you use something else IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE IT IS CONFIGURED PROPERLY.
+
+Look [here](/VSCODE.md) for information about which extensions and settings we will use.
+
+### WSL
+If you are on Windows you will need to install WSL2 you must be on windows 10 or higher.
+You can find the instructions on how to set this up [here.](/WSL_SETUP.md)
+
 ### asdf-vm
-Tool versions are managed using `asdf-vm`. You will need to have `asdf-vm` installed first.
+Tool versions are managed using `asdf-vm`. You will need to have `asdf-vm` installed first. You can install it by following the instructions [here.](/ASDFVM_SETUP.md)
 
 ## Setup
+Make sure your have navigated to the project directory in your terminal.
 ### Tool versions
 Install the tool versions by running
 ```bash
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 $ git push heroku main
 ```
 and thats it!
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VSCODE.md

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+# VS Code
+## Extensions
+These are the extensions you should install into VS Code
+
+- ESLint (Microsoft)
+- Tailwind CSS Intellisense (Tailwind Labs)
+
+## Settings
+Press `Ctrl+,` or `Cmd+,` to open your settings and make sure the box for `Editor: Insert Spaces` is checked and set `Editor: Tab Size` to 2.

WSL_SETUP.md

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+# Setup WSL
+1. Open the `Turn Windows features on or off` page in the Control Panel
+2. Enable `Window Subsystem for Linux` and `Virtual Machine Platform`
+3. Restart your computer
+4. Install windows terminal from the Microsoft app store.
+5. Open Windows Terminal
+6. Run the command `wsl --set-default-version 2`
+7. Run the command `wsl --install -d Ubuntu`
+8. Fill out the information when the new window opens.
+9. In your ubuntu terminal create an ssh-key by running `ssh-keygen`. I would just leave everything as the default including the password empty for this key.
+10. Get your public key by running `cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub` in your ubuntu terminal.
+11. Add that key to github.
+12. In the Windows Terminal app setting set the default profile to be Ubuntu (you may need to close windows terminal and reopen it for Ubuntu to show up.)
+