Navigate to the backend file folder for the app. Within this folder there will be a run.bat file - double click the file. This will enable to automation to set-up the necessary environments (Python, PIP, MySQL, etc..)

As the automation is running it will download and install Python, then PIP, and then MQL. Here you will need to select a few options. You will want to use the server only install - then it will ask you for a password. Remember this password as you will need it again

Once MySQL has been installed, the automation will continue to run through the process of downloading and setting up the environment. As the automation continues it will come to a stop where you need to input the variables for the MySQL server you just created: DB Name: (anything you wish, I choose one related to the project) Username: root Password: (the one you chose when you initialized the server)

Once all the automation is complete, you will need to navigate back to the app folder. There is a second main folder titled: Sales Forecasting App. Within this folder is a file: SalesForecastingApp.exe double click on that file and it will initialize the application.