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+Firebase DataConnect Quickstart
+=======================================
+
+Introduction
+------------
+
+This is a sample app for the preview version of the Firebase DataConnect.
+This service is currently in Private Preview at no cost for a limited time. Sign up for the program at [Firebase Data Connect](https://firebase.google.com/products/data-connect).
+This quickstart will not work if you don't have access to the preview.
+
+<!-- Introduction
+------------
+
+[Read more about Firebase DataConnect ](https://firebase.google.com/docs/dataconnect/) -->
+
+#  Getting Started with Firebase Data Connect
+---------------
+Follow these steps to get up and running with Firebase Data Connect. For more detailed instructions, check out the [official documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/data-connect/quickstart).
+
+### 1. Create a New Data Connect Service and Cloud SQL Instance
+
+1. Open [Firebase Data Connect](https://console.firebase.google.com/u/0/project/_/dataconnect) in your project in Firebase Console and select Get Started.
+2. Create a new Data Connect service and a Cloud SQL instance. Ensure the Blaze plan is active. Pricing details can be found at [Firebase Pricing](https://firebase.google.com/pricing).
+3. Select your server region, if you wish to use vector search, make sure to select `us-central1` region.
+4. Allow some time for the Cloud SQL instance to be provisioned. After it's provisioned, the instance can be managed in the [Cloud Console](https://pantheon.corp.google.com/sql).
+
+### 2. Set Up Firebase CLI
+
+Ensure the Firebase CLI is installed and up to date:
+
+```bash
+npm install -g firebase-tools
+```
+
+### 3. Cloning the repository
+This repository contains the quickstart to get started with the functionalities of Data Connect.
+
+1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
+2. cd to the `dataconnect` folder, and initialize your Firebase project with `firebase init dataconnect`. Overwrite only dataconnect.yaml when prompted, do not overwrite any other dataconnect files.
+(Optional): If you intend on using other Firebase features, run `firebase init` instead, and select both DataConnect options as well as any feature you intend to use.
+3. Replace variables in `.env` with your project-specific values.
+4. Allow domains for Firebase Auth in your [project console](https://console.firebase.google.com/project/_/authentication/settings) (e.g. http://127.0.0.1).
+
+### 4. Running queries and mutations in VS Code
+The VSCode Firebase Extension allows you to generate Firebase Data Connect SDK code, run queries/mutations, and deploy Firebase Data Connect with a click. Alternatively, see below for CLI commands.
+
+1. Install [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
+2. Download the [Firebase extension](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/firemat-preview-drop/o/vsix%2Ffirebase-vscode-latest.vsix?alt=media) and [install](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/extension-marketplace#_install-an-extension) it.
+3. Open this quickstart in VS code, and in the left pane of the Firebase extension, and log in with your Firebase account.
+(Optional): If your Firebase project was not initialized in the last section, you can click `Run firebase init` and select `Data Connect` to initialize.
+4. Click on deploy to deploy your schema to your cloud SQL instance. Or run `firebase deploy --only dataconnect` (this will also activate vectors search if it's enabled in the schema).
+5. Running the VSCode extension should automatically start the DataConnect emulators. If you see an emulators error, try running `firebase emulators:start dataconnect` manually.
+
+Now you should be able to deploy your schema, run mutations/queries, generate SDK code, and view your application locally.
+
+### 5. Populating the database
+1. Run `1_movie_insert.gql`, `2_actor_insert.gql`, `3_movie_actor_insert.gql`, and `4_user_favorites_review_insert.gql` files in the `./dataconnect` directory in order using the VS code extension, 
+
+### 6. Running the app
+
+1. `cd` into the src folder, and run `npm run dev` to start the localhost web app.
+(Optional): To use the Firebase Auth emulator, run `firebase emulators:start` and uncomment the `connectAuthEmulator` function in `app/src/lib/firebase.ts`.
+
+License
+-------
+
+© Google, 2024. Licensed under an [Apache-2](../../LICENSE) license.
+