chore: create a detailed readme

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README.md

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+# Learn SQL by Building a Student Database: Part 1
+
+This is the starter project for the [Learn SQL by Building a Student Database: Part 1](https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/learn-sql-by-building-a-student-database-part-1) project 
+on FreeCodeCamp. 
+
+In order to get credit for completing the project, it must be completed on Gitpod. However, 
+it can be completed locally. 
+
+## Working on the project using Gitpod
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- [A GitHub account](https://github.com) 
+
+#### Obtaining the prerequisites
+
+1) Open up a web browser and [navigate to GitHub's join page](https://github.com/join) 
+2) Enter your email address in the provided line and hit the "continue" button. 
+3) Enter your password on the new input line. The password must be at least 8 characters long with a number 
+and lowercase letter. 
+4) Hit the "continue" button and type in a username. Then hit the continue button. 
+5) Read the text to the right of the checkbox. If it sounds appealing, hit the checkbox and hit continue.
+6) Wait a few minutes while GitHub verifies your account. 
+7) A new GitHub account has now been created. 
+
+### Getting Started 
+
+On the [FreeCodeCamp project page](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/relational-database/learn-sql-by-building-a-student-database-part-1/build-a-student-database-part-1), click on the "Start the project"
+button. 
+
+It will open up the Gitpod website and require you to sign in. Hit the `Continue with GitHub` 
+button and proceed. The website will open up a new Gitpod workspace with the project loaded up. 
+
+Hit the `F1` key on the keyboard to open up the command dropdown. Either type in the search box
+or find "CodeRoad:Start" in the dropdown. Hit enter. 
+
+A new tab will appear on the page with the instructions. Follow the directions and hit run when you
+complete the tasks. 
+
+## Working on the project locally 
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- The [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install)
+- [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)
+- The [Dev Containers](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers) for
+VS Code. 
+- [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
+
+#### Obtaining the prerequisites
+
+The very step is to open up the download page for [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/). Click on 
+the option appropriate option for the computer; whether it is running Linux, macOS, or Windows. 
+
+If virtualization is not enabled on the operating system, please check the links on the Docker page. 
+
+Once everything is ready. Click on the applicable "Download" button and run it. Let Docker install and 
+setup what it needs to run. 
+
+Next [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download) needs to be installed. This will
+be used to write code and display the instructions for the project. Hit the download button for the correct operating 
+system, and install it. 
+
+Once Visual Studio Code is installed, an extension is needed to use a Docker container as a development 
+environment. Hit the "install" button on the [Visual Studio Code Marketplace page](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers). 
+
+Once the extension is enabled, it is time to proceed to the final step: installing git. Git will provide 
+command-line access to remote source control repositories like GitHub. Navigate to the Git [download page](https://git-scm.com/downloads) 
+and hit the link for the computer's operating system. Install instructions will vary depending on what operating
+system is used. 
+
+## Running the project
+
+
+
+1) Clone the RDB Alpha repo to your computer with `git clone https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/rdb-alpha`
+
+2) Open a terminal, navigate to the `rdb-alpha` directory, and open VS Code with `code.`
+
+3) In VS Code, open the command palette with `Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + P`. Then, enter and run `Dev Containers: Rebuild and Reopen in Container`
+
+4) A new VS Code window will open and begin building the Docker image. It will take several minutes to build the first time
+
+5) Once the image is finished building, open the command palette again with `Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + P`, enter and run `CodeRoad: Start`. The command won't be available until the extension has finished installing in your container
+
+6) In the CodeRoad window, click `Start New Tutorial`
+
+7) Click the `URL` tab and enter the URL of the `tutorial.json` file for the project you want to start (ex: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freeCodeCamp/learn-bash-by-building-a-boilerplate/main/tutorial.json) Full list of available tutorials below.
+
+8) Click the "Start" button to start the lessons 
+