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-# LPC-Bot
-Lines Police CAD Discord Bot
+### Lines Police CAD Discord Bot
+![lines police cad logo](https://github.com/LinesMerrill/police-cad/lines-police-cad.png)
 
-Official Lines Police Cad Discord bot.
+This is the official Lines Police CAD bot for discord integration. It allows you to use Lines Police CAD website features right in your discord channel!
+
+### Requirements : 
+1.  [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/)
+1.  [MongoDB](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community/)
+
+### Getting Started with Code  : 
+1. [Set Up MongoDB](#setting-up-mongodb) and start mongodb
+2. Clone repo from https://github.com/SowinskiBraeden/LPC-Bot.git
+3. Run `npm install` to install dependencies.
+4. Edit the `index.js` file to have the your correct parameters to run the bot.
+The parameters are as follows:
+    1. Version
+    2. Bot Token
+    3. path to config
+    4. mongoURI
+    5. mongoDBO
+1. Run `npm start` to run the `index.js` file and start the bot.
+1. The bot is now ready to use.
+
+### Setting up MongoDB
+1. Install mongodb via brew [Step by step instructions](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/)
+1. Start mongodb via brew [Step by step instructions](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/#run-mongodb-community-edition)
+
+### Accessing the Database
+1. Locally this will use the knoldus db (or whatever you specify manually)
+1. launch mongo via your command-line: `mongo`
+1. Use `show dbs` to see all that are available. You should see `knoldus` in the list.
+1. Lets use that db: `use knoldus`.