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.

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.