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 # EPQAPI
-## This is the Spring Boot Persistence API for my EPQ backend.
-This project is intended for use and presentation in (stvnliu)[https://github.com/stvnliu]'s A Level Edexcel Level 3 Extended Project Qualification as an Artifact.  
-It should not be considered a commercial-grade application.
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+> This is the Spring Boot Persistence API for my EPQ backend.
+> This project is intended for use and presentation in (stvnliu)[https://github.com/stvnliu]'s A Level Edexcel Level 3 Extended Project Qualification as an Artifact.  
+> It should not be considered a commercial-grade application.
+## Deploying this IRC application
+1. Ensure that `mariadb` is deployed and running. In Linux environments this can be done with `systemd` through the following command: 
+```systemctl start mariadb```
+or if you wish to have `mariadb` start each time on startup, use:
+```systemctl enable mariadb```
+2. Run the packaged application in JAR archive format with the following command:
+```java -jar <PATH_TO_JAR> <JVM_PARAMETERS>```
+3. Test the web frontend by logging onto `localhost:8080` and test the functionality of the application.
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