First create the virtual environment (you've already done this)

python -m venv venv

Then activate it using this command for Windows PowerShell

.\venv\Scripts\Activate

pip install -r requirement.txt

To Run:

Backend:

uvicorn backend.main:app --reload

Frontend:

streamlit run frontend/landing_page.py

to access database:

psql -U postgres -h localhost -p 5432

connect to course_planner db using course_planner_user user account

\c course_planner course_planner_user

update:

For backend:

cd backend python -m venv venv venv\Scripts\activate pip install -r requirements.txt

For frontend:

cd frontend npm install npm run dev

Make sure you have 2 .env files

/your-project/ ├── .env ← Backend secrets (used by FastAPI) ├── backend/ │ └── main.py ├── react-frontend/ │ ├── .env ← Frontend variables (e.g., VITE_COHERE_API_KEY) │ └── vite.config.js