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@@ -7,28 +7,146 @@ This repository contains code for the publicly accessible Sunbird AI APIs.
 
 To get started using the API, [view the tutorial](tutorial.md).
 
-## Getting started locally
+## Getting started locally on Windows
+
+#### Ensure virtualization is enabled on your computer
+
+This is required because CPU virtualization is needed for Windows to emulate Linux. For more on enabling [virtualization](https://www.ninjaone.com/blog/enable-hyper-v-on-windows/).
+
+#### Ensure your windows is fully updated.
+
+Install [WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) (Windows Subsystem for Linux). This is required because redis is not officially supported on Windows.
+
+### Downloading, Setting Up, and Configuring WSL on Windows
+-  Open PowerShell as an Administrator and run the following command to enable WSL:
+    ```powershell
+    wsl --install
+    ```
+-  Restart your computer if prompted.
+-  Once the system restarts, set up your Linux distribution (e.g., Ubuntu) from the Microsoft Store.
+
+### After successfully installing `wsl`:
+
+- Press windows button and in the search bar type `windows features on or off`
+- Click on `Turn Windows features on or off` and a pop-up window will appear
+![features2](features2.png)
+- Ensure option `Windows Subsystem for Linux` is checked
+
+  ![features](features.png)
+
+- Restart your computer and launch Ubuntu
+
+### Cloning the API Repository Locally on Your Windows Machine
+- Open your WSL terminal (e.g., Ubuntu).
+- Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository:
+  ```bash
+  cd /mnt/c/your-directory
+  ```
+- Clone the Sunbird AI API repository:
+  ```bash
+  git clone https://github.com/SunbirdAI/sunbird-ai-api.git
+  ```
+
+- Continue with `Getting started locally on Linux/macOS`
+
+## Getting started locally on Linux/macOS
 To run the app locally:
 - Create and activate a local environment
-- Install the requirements: `pip install -r requirements.txt`.
+
+    ```bash
+    python3 -m venv .venv
+    source .venv/bin/activate
+    ```
+- Install the requirements:
+    ```bash
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+    ```
 - Set the environment variables in a `.env` file, the following variables are required:
+    ```
+    SECRET_KEY
+    DATABASE_URL
+    RUNPOD_API_KEY
+    REDIS_URL
+    RUNPOD_ENDPOINT
+    AUDIO_CONTENT_BUCKET_NAME
+    ```
+    **NB: Reach out to the engineering team to get these environment variables.**
+ 
+ 
+ ### Install [Redis](https://redis.io/), this is required for the Rate Limiting functionality.
+```bash
+sudo apt update && sudo apt install redis-server
 ```
-ENDPOINT_ID
-PROJECT_ID
-SECRET_KEY
-DATABASE_URL
-```
-- Install [Redis](https://redis.io/), this is required for the Rate Limiting functionality.
-- Start the Redis sever: `sudo service redis-server start` (see docs if you're on Windows without WSL).
-- Also make sure the postgres service is running: `sudo service postgresql start`.
-- Install [tailwind css](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/installation).
-- Run tailwind in a separate terminal tab: `npx tailwindcss -i ./app/static/input.css -o ./app/static/output.css --watch`. This step is only necessary if you're going to make changes to the frontend code.
-- Run the app: `uvicorn app.api:app --reload`.
-
-Running the migrations with alembic:
-- After making a change to the models, run the command `alembic revision --autogenerate -m 'message'` to make the migrations.
+- Start the Redis sever:
+    ```bash
+    sudo service redis-server start
+    ```
+- Verify that Redis is running:
+
+    ```bash
+    redis-cli ping
+    ```
+
+
+### Setting Up and Configuring PostgreSQL Server
+- Install PostgreSQL:
+    ```bash
+  sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
+  ```
+- Start the PostgreSQL service:
+  ```bash
+  sudo service postgresql start
+  ```
+
+-  Switch to the PostgreSQL user:
+   ```bash
+   sudo -i -u postgres
+     ```
+
+-  Open the PostgreSQL interactive terminal:
+   ```bash
+   psql
+    ```
+
+### Install [tailwind css](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/installation).
+- Run tailwind in a separate terminal tab:
+
+    ```bash
+    npx tailwindcss -i ./app/static/input.css -o ./app/static/output.css --watch
+    ```
+This step is only necessary if you're going to make changes to the frontend code.
+
+### Creating PostgreSQL Database and Running Alembic Migrations
+- Create a new database:
+    ```sql
+    CREATE DATABASE sunbird_ai;
+    ```
+-  Exit the PostgreSQL interactive terminal:
+    ```sql
+    \q
+    ```
+- Navigate to the API repository directory and run Alembic migrations:
+    ```bash
+    cd your-directory/sunbird-ai-api
+    alembic upgrade head
+    ```
+- Run the app:
+    ```bash
+    uvicorn app.api:app --reload
+    ```
+
+### Running the migrations with alembic:
+- After making a change to the models, run the command below to make the migrations:
+    ```bash
+    alembic revision --autogenerate -m 'message'
+    ```
+
 - Check the created migration file in `app/alembic/versions` to ensure it does what's expected.
-- Apply the migration with `alembic upgrade head`.
+- Apply the migration with:
+    ```bash
+    alembic upgrade head
+    ```
+
 
 ## Deployment
 The app is deployed on Google Cloud Run and is backed by PostgreSQL DB hosted in Google Cloud SQL.
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