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+# Installation Guide for Digest Backend
+
+Follow these steps to set up the Digest Backend project on your local machine.
+
+## Cloning the Repository
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+    ```sh
+    $ git clone https://github.com/WDI-Ideas/digest_backend.git
+    $ cd digest_backend
+    ```
+
+## Setting Up the Environment
+
+2. Install `virtualenv` if you haven't already:
+    ```sh
+    $ pip install virtualenv
+    ```
+
+3. Create a virtual environment:
+    ```sh
+    $ virtualenv venv
+    ```
+
+4. Activate the virtual environment:
+
+   **Windows:**
+   ```sh
+   venv\Scripts\activate
+    ```
+
+    **Mac/Linux:**
+    ```sh
+    source venv/bin/activate
+    ```
+
+## Installing Dependencies
+
+5. Install the required dependencies using pip:
+    ```sh
+    $ pip install -r requirements.txt
+    ```
+
+## Configuring the Environment Variables
+
+6. Copy and rename the env.example file to .env and set all the required variables. Ensure there are no spaces around the =:
+    ```sh
+    $ cp env.example .env
+    ```
+
+## Migrating the Database
+
+7. Run the following command to create the database tables:
+    ```sh
+    $ python manage.py migrate
+    ```
+
+## Pre-Populating the Database
+
+8. Run the following command to pre-populate the database with custom command:
+    ```sh
+    $ python manage.py load_iam_fixture
+    ```
+
+## Running the Server
+
+9. Run the following command to start the server:
+    ```sh
+    $ python manage.py runserver
+    ```
+
+Now, your server should be up and running. Access it in your browser at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.
+
+## Note :
+- Make sure you have Python and pip installed on your system.
+- If you encounter any issues, ensure that all dependencies are properly installed and the environment variables are correctly configured.
+- Always activate the virtual environment before running any Python or Django commands.