Fixed incorrect .env file location in Backend Setup instructions in readme.md

[PulkitDadwal]

Closes #201

📝 Description

The README contained incorrect instructions for setting up the backend, specifically regarding the location of the .env file and the directory from which to run the backend server.

Problem: The documentation instructed users to create the .env file in the backend/app directory, but the FastAPI application actually expects it in the backend directory. This caused the setup to fail for new contributors.

Solution: Updated the Backend Setup section to correctly instruct users to create the .env file in the backend directory and updated the server start command accordingly.

🔧 Changes Made

• Removed the incorrect step instructing users to navigate to backend/app directory
• Updated step 3 to clearly state that the .env file should be created in the backend directory (not backend/app)
• Renumbered subsequent steps (old step 5 → new step 4, old step 6 → new step 5)
• Updated the backend server start command from uvicorn main:app --reload to uvicorn app.main:app --reload
• Clarified that the backend server should be started from the backend directory

📷 Screenshots or Visual Changes (if applicable)

Not applicable - text-only documentation update.

🤝 Collaboration

Collaborated with: N/A

✅ Checklist

• I have read the contributing guidelines.
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works.
• I have added necessary documentation (if applicable).
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Reorganized backend setup instructions for improved clarity and more logical flow.
  • Added new step for creating .env configuration file in backend directory using the provided example template as a reference.
  • Updated backend server startup commands to reflect the new directory structure and module paths.
  • Refined credential guidance section to align with updated setup sequence.

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Walkthrough

README backend setup instructions reorganized to correct .env file location and backend server startup directory. Steps reordered to remove navigation into app directory, with uvicorn command updated to run from backend directory using app.main:app module path.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Backend Setup Documentation README.md	Reordered backend setup steps, removed app directory navigation step, added explicit .env creation instruction in backend directory, updated uvicorn command from main:app to app.main:app, adjusted to run from backend directory instead of backend/app, and renumbered subsequent steps

Estimated Code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~5 minutes

• Single file modification (README.md)
• Straightforward step reordering and command corrections
• Changes address documented issue with clear, consistent corrections

Possibly related issues

• DOCS UPDATE: Improve InPactAI Backend Setup Instructions + Add Setup Walkthrough Video #102: Related vector-matched issue regarding README backend setup instructions updates

Possibly related PRs

• DOCS: Updated Documentation to incorporate latest changes and updates #179: Overlapping README installation and backend startup instruction modifications (reordering steps, .env guidance, uvicorn invocation)
• readme updates to setup frontend correctly [IMP] #59: Overlapping README setup changes (step reordering, .env creation, startup command paths)

Suggested reviewers

• ishaanxgupta
• Saahi30

Poem

🐰 Paths were twisted, steps astray,
Backend setup led us wrong way!
Now the .env finds its place,
And uvicorn runs with grace,
Setup shines bright, hip hooray! ✨

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title directly and specifically describes the main change: fixing the incorrect .env file location in Backend Setup instructions in readme.md.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	All coding requirements from issue #201 are addressed: .env file location corrected to backend directory, misleading cd app step removed, backend start command updated to uvicorn app.main:app --reload, and steps renumbered accordingly.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are directly related to issue #201 objectives; README.md updates focus solely on correcting backend setup documentation without introducing unrelated modifications.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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🧠 Learnings (1)

📓 Common learnings

Learnt from: muntaxir4
Repo: AOSSIE-Org/InPactAI PR: 56
File: Backend/app/services/redis_client.py:1-4
Timestamp: 2025-05-07T21:28:06.358Z
Learning: Hardcoded Redis connection parameters in Backend/app/services/redis_client.py are intentional during development, with plans to implement environment variable configuration later during production preparation.

🔇 Additional comments (1)

README.md (1)

115-173: Backend Setup instructions correctly updated to resolve the documentation issues. ✓

The changes successfully address all PR objectives:

• Line 127: Explicitly clarifies .env file location in backend directory (not backend/app)
• Line 172: Updated uvicorn command to app.main:app --reload for correct module path when running from backend directory
• Line 170: Adds helpful clarification that command runs "from the backend directory"
• Steps renumbered (3→4→5): Properly reflects the removal of the misleading cd app navigation step

The setup instructions are now logically sound and should resolve the setup failures mentioned in issue #201.

To ensure completeness, please verify that a .env-example file exists in the backend directory (referenced in line 127) so contributors have a proper reference template when creating their .env file.

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