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+*.dump
+
+/postgres/data
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 # Horras Backend: Backend of Horras, the Haikou Online Ride-hailing Records Analysis System
 
 This is the backend of Horras, the Haikou Online Ride-hailing Records Analysis System. It is a Fastapi project with a PostgreSQL database.
-See the frontend project [here](https://github.com/yanglinshu/horras).
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+See the frontend project [here](https://github.com/yanglinshu/horras).
+
+## Dependencies
+Horras Backend is built on top of the following dependencies:
+- [Fastapi](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/)
+- [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/)
+- [Prisma](https://www.prisma.io/)
+- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)
+
+## Installation
+Horras Backend runs its database in a Docker container. To install the database, run the following command:
+```bash
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+To install the backend, run the following commands:
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+prisma db push
+
+uvicorn horras_backend.main:app --host 0.0.0.0
+```
+
+For compatibility reasons, running the backend in a Docker container is not recommended.
+
+## Usage
+The backend is a Fastapi project. To access the API documentation, go to `http://localhost:8000/docs`.
+
+## License
+This repository is licensed under the [MIT License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/).
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+version: '2'
+services:
+  postgres:
+    build:
+      context: ./postgres
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - ./postgres/data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=dummy123