Prerequisites

• MySQL Workbench is installed and running locally.
• .NET 8 SDK and ASP.NET Core runtime are set up.

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Setup Instructions

1. Initialize the Database

Open MySQL Workbench and execute the provided init.sql file to create the necessary schema and seed the initial data.

2. Configure Database Connection

Open the appsettings.json file and update the following section with your MySQL username, password, and database name:

{
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "DefaultConnection": "server=localhost;user=your_username;password=your_password;database=game_db"
  }
}