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@@ -9,14 +9,22 @@ This project is based on a swagger-enabled Flask server using an *API First* app
 ## Requirements
 
 Python 3.7+
+MariaDB (or similar Database)
 
-## Getting started
+# Setup
 
 Install the required dependencies:
 
+```bash
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+# Additional requirements for the chosen database
+pip3 install -r contrib/mariadb-requirements.txt
+# Create database and user (change password in script)
+sudo mysql -u root -p < contrib/mariadb-database.sql
+
+
 ```
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-```
+## Getting started
 
 To run the server, please execute the following from the root directory:
 
diff --git a/contrib/mariadb-database.sql b/contrib/mariadb-database.sql
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+CREATE DATABASE aura_engine_api CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+CREATE USER 'aura_engine_api'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '1234';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON aura_engine_api.* TO 'aura_engine_api'@'localhost';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
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+mysqlclient==1.3.12
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