diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index af734b8..dbfc94a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ gem "rails", "~> 7.1.3"
 # The original asset pipeline for Rails [https://github.com/rails/sprockets-rails]
 gem "sprockets-rails"
 
-# Use sqlite3 as the database for Active Record
-gem "sqlite3", "~> 1.4"
+# Use postgres for all env dbs
+gem "pg"
 
 # Use the Puma web server [https://github.com/puma/puma]
 gem "puma", ">= 5.0"
@@ -85,4 +85,3 @@ group :development do
   # Speed up commands on slow machines / big apps [https://github.com/rails/spring]
   # gem "spring"
 end
-
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 17fa45e..5eca2d9 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ GEM
     matrix (0.4.2)
     method_source (1.0.0)
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
-    mini_portile2 (2.8.5)
     minitest (5.22.2)
     msgpack (1.7.2)
     multi_test (1.1.0)
@@ -239,6 +238,8 @@ GEM
     notiffany (0.1.3)
       nenv (~> 0.1)
       shellany (~> 0.0)
+    pg (1.5.5)
+    pg (1.5.5-x86-mingw32)
     popper_js (2.11.8)
     pry (0.14.2)
       coderay (~> 1.1)
@@ -339,14 +340,6 @@ GEM
       actionpack (>= 5.2)
       activesupport (>= 5.2)
       sprockets (>= 3.0.0)
-    sqlite3 (1.7.2)
-      mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.0)
-    sqlite3 (1.7.2-aarch64-linux)
-    sqlite3 (1.7.2-arm-linux)
-    sqlite3 (1.7.2-arm64-darwin)
-    sqlite3 (1.7.2-x86-linux)
-    sqlite3 (1.7.2-x86_64-darwin)
-    sqlite3 (1.7.2-x86_64-linux)
     stimulus-rails (1.3.3)
       railties (>= 6.0.0)
     stringio (3.1.0)
@@ -398,13 +391,13 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jbuilder
   jquery-rails
   lms-api
+  pg
   puma (>= 5.0)
   rails (~> 7.1.3)
   rspec-rails
   sassc-rails (~> 2.1)
   simplecov
   sprockets-rails
-  sqlite3 (~> 1.4)
   stimulus-rails
   turbo-rails
   tzinfo-data
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3089d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# These targets were made with unix in mind.  If you are not on unix, feel free to update for support.
+-include .env
+.DEFAULT_GOAL = dev
+
+env:
+	@export DB_PORT=${DB_PORT}
+	@export DB_USER=${DB_USER}
+	@export DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
+	@export DB_NAME=${DB_NAME}
+	@echo 'db environment updated'
+
+dev: env
+	@command -v overmind > /dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "please install overmind first"; exit 1; }
+	@yarn run dev
+
+db-migrate: env
+	bin/rails db:migrate
+
+db-seed: env
+	bin/rails db:seed
+
+init: env
+	@command -v yarn > /dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "please install yarn first"; exit 1; }
+	bin/rails db:setup
+	bin/rails db:migrate
+	bin/rails db:seed
diff --git a/Procfile.dev b/Procfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6a9573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Procfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web: bundle exec rails s -p 3000
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bb9bc4..ee17fbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,42 @@
-# flextensions
+# Flextensions
+
 Back end/API for UC Berkeley EECS "Flextensions" software
 
-[![Maintainability](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/8d99ec9a1784ddba34ac/maintainability)](https://codeclimate.com/github/cs169/flextensions/maintainability) [![Test Coverage](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/8d99ec9a1784ddba34ac/test_coverage)](https://codeclimate.com/github/cs169/flextensions/test_coverage)
\ No newline at end of file
+[![Maintainability](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/8d99ec9a1784ddba34ac/maintainability)](https://codeclimate.com/github/cs169/flextensions/maintainability) [![Test Coverage](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/8d99ec9a1784ddba34ac/test_coverage)](https://codeclimate.com/github/cs169/flextensions/test_coverage)
+
+## Installation
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+For the environment variables, you will need to configure on your local system (and any deployment machines) the following environment variables (recommended through a `.env` file at root):
+
+- DB_PORT (default: 5432)
+- DB_USER (default: postgres)
+- DB_PASSWORD (default: password)
+- DB_NAME (default: postgres)
+
+Changing only the user and password then running `$make env` should be sufficient.
+
+### Postgres Installation
+
+#### MacOS
+
+- `brew install postgresql chromedriver`
+- Start postgres if necessary. `brew services start postgresql`
+
+#### Linux/WSL
+
+- `sudo apt install postgresql`
+- Create a postgres user.
+  - `sudo su - postgres` (to get into postgres shell)
+  - `createuser --interactive --pwprompt` (in postgres shell)
+  - Save `DB_USER` and `DB_PASSWORD` fields in the `.env` file.
+- Start postgres if necessary. `pg_ctlcluster 12 main start`
+  - Note: if you are using WSL2 on windows, the command to start postgres is `sudo service postgresql start`
+
+### Stand Up Server
+
+In order to stand up the server you must first install [Overmind](https://github.com/DarthSim/overmind).
+  Development has been tested with overmind 2.4.0
+
+With Overmind, you can run `$make dev` or `$make`
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 796466b..660574a 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
-# SQLite. Versions 3.8.0 and up are supported.
-#   gem install sqlite3
-#
-#   Ensure the SQLite 3 gem is defined in your Gemfile
-#   gem "sqlite3"
-#
 default: &default
-  adapter: sqlite3
-  pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
+  adapter: postgresql
+  pool: 5
   timeout: 5000
+  host: localhost
+  port: <%= ENV['DB_PORT'] || '5432' %>
+  username: <%= ENV['DB_USER'] || ENV['USER'] || 'postgres' %>
+  password: <%= ENV['DB_PASSWORD'] || 'password' %>
+  database: <%= ENV['DB_NAME'] || 'postgres' %>
 
 development:
   <<: *default
-  database: storage/development.sqlite3
+  database: flextentions_dev
 
 # Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
 # re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
 # Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
 test:
   <<: *default
-  database: storage/test.sqlite3
+  database: flextentions_test
 
+staging:
+  adapter: postgresql
+  pool: 5
+  timeout: 5000
+  database: flextentions_stage
+
+# MAKE SURE THE ENVIRONMENT CONFIG IS SET UP FOR PROD
 production:
-  <<: *default
-  database: storage/production.sqlite3
+  adapter: postgresql
+  pool: 5
+  timeout: 5000
+  database: flextentions_prod
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 1b4bd96..f913998 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_02_20_081032) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 0) do
+  # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
+  enable_extension "plpgsql"
+
 end
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f1016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "flextensions",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Back end/API for UC Berkeley EECS \"Flextensions\" software",
+  "directories": {
+    "lib": "lib"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "overmind s -f Procfile.dev"
+  },
+  "author": "CS169l flextentions development team",
+  "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb57ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
+# yarn lockfile v1
+
+