added codespace setup script and misc changes

Signed-off-by: Daniel Miretsky <miretskyd@wit.edu>

Author: miretskydatwit

README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Getting Started
 
-This guide will walk you through setting up the application for development.
+This guide will walk you through setting up the application for development using GitHub Codespaces.
 
-## Use GitHub Codespaces
+## Setup
 
 1.  Create a new branch OR fork this repository
 
@@ -21,20 +21,12 @@ This guide will walk you through setting up the application for development.
     bundle install
     ```
 
-6.  **Set up environment variables:**
-
-    This project uses a `.env.example` file to define required environment variables. Copy it to `.env` and fill in the values for your local setup.
-
-    ```bash
-    cp .env.example .env
-    ```
-
-7.  **Set up Postgres server:**
+6.  **Set up Codespace:**
 
     Run the following command in the terminal:
 
 	```bash
- 	docker run -d --name calendar-postgres -p 5432:5432 postgres:16
+ 	./bin/codespace-setup
  	```
 
 7.  **Set up Rails credentials:**
@@ -45,11 +37,7 @@ This guide will walk you through setting up the application for development.
     *   Email @jasper [mayonej@wit.edu] for the development key to decrypt the credentials.
     	*   Paste the key into `config/credentials/development.key`
 
-    The credentials file should include:
-    - Google OAuth client ID and secret (for admin authentication)
-    - Active Record encryption keys (for encrypting OAuth tokens)
-    - Rate My Professor API credentials
-    - Any other third-party service credentials
+         	**Note: You'll need to create the `development.key` file. Ensure it is created in the correct directory (`config/credentials`).**
 
 8.  **Create and seed the database:**
 
@@ -65,9 +53,9 @@ This guide will walk you through setting up the application for development.
     bin/dev
     ```
 
-    This will start the web server, the background job worker, and the CSS watcher. You can access the application at `http://127.0.0.1:3000`.
+    This will start the web server, the background job worker, and the CSS watcher. You can access the application at `http://127.0.0.1:3000/users/sign_in`.
 
-    **Note:** Make sure you have the credentials master key file at `config/credentials/development.key` to access encrypted credentials for Google OAuth and other services.
+    **Note:** Make sure you have the credentials master key file at `config/credentials/development.key` to access encrypted credentials for Google OAuth and other services (see step 7).
 
 10. **Set up Google OAuth:**
 
@@ -82,3 +70,7 @@ This guide will walk you through setting up the application for development.
 	c. Right click the "Forwarded Address" for port 3000 and click "Copy Local Address" as shown below:
 	<img width="1451" height="815" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ad953767-609e-4e74-a8d8-583648f7b060" />
 
+## Troubleshooting
+
+If you run into any errors in the terminal you don't recogize, feel free to run them by @jasper [mayonej@wit.edu].
+