README.md

# OPIM 3221 Full Stack Overview
Overview of how to setup APIs and a database for your Capstone project!

## What does "full stack" mean?
1. Client applications
2. APIs
3. Databases

## Setting up a cloud based Database
1. [Creating a MySQL database](https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/tutorials/create-mysql-db/)

### Try it out

## Connecting to your database locally
1. [Connecting to the database](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_ConnectToInstance.html#USER_ConnectToInstance.MySQLWorkbench)
2. Setup database and insert some data

### Try it out

## Other options
1. Creating Lambdas that will interact with your database
2. Creating APIs


### Resources
1. [What is full stack?](https://www.w3schools.com/whatis/whatis_fullstack.asp)