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+# Berufsschule_HAM
+This Project serves the purpose of managing Hardware-Assets
+
+# How to setup and build the project
+1. If you want to use a local LDAP instance: [Install LDAP](#How-To-Install-and-configure-LDAP) - otherwise use the default ld50.dev configuration
+2. Setup the environment using VSCode by installing the extensions: ".NET Install Tool", "C#" (from Microsoft), "C# Dev Kit" (from Microsoft) in the Extensions tab
+3. Navigate to the "Source Control" tab (left side; looks like a node graph)
+4. Click "Clone Repository"
+5. Enter this repository's URL
+6. Follow the instructions to authenticate using GitHub
+7. Run the project using `F5` or `dotnet build && dotnet run` in the console
+
+# How to Install and configure LDAP
+1. [Install LDAP on Ubuntu and do basic configuration](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/server/how-to/openldap/install-openldap/)
+2. Create the three "ou" elements: "assets", "locations" with objectClass "organizationalUnit", and "ou" element "users" with objectClasses "organizationalUnit", and "top".
+
+
+# How to connect to ldap server using apache directory studio
+1. Click "add new connection"
+2. Choose any connection name, hostname: "ld50.dev", port: 8389
+3. Authentication method: "Simple Authentication", Bind DN: "cn=admin,dc=localhost", bind password: "TestLDAP"
+4. Continue and finish setup
+
+# How to contribute
+1. Create a new branch
+    1. In "Source Control" tab click on "main" (i.e. the current branch)
+    2. Select "+ Create a new branch..."
+    3. Give it a name (e.g. your name or "YourName-#KanbanTaskID")
+2. Implement your changes
+3. Prepare your changes to commit
+    1. In "Source Control" under "Changes" you'll find the changed files. For each file:
+    2. Click on each file, examine all the shown changes and check whether it's what you want committed. Remove temporary elements you added for debugging (e.g. "Console.Log")
+    3. After cleaning up the file, click on the "+" on the right (Mouseover text: "Stage Changes")
+    4. After staging all file changes in step 3, do a final test of the changes before you commit
+4. Press the big blue "Commit" button
+5. Do `git push` (in the "GRAPH" section there are a few buttons, one of which has an upward facing arrow and the mouseover text "Push"; use this one.)
+6. After committing and pushing your changes, merge the branch. Ask @LD-Reborn to merge, or if you don't fear merge conflicts:
+    1. Switch to the main branch `git checkout main` (or select main branch at the top)
+    2. Merge branch `git merge Your-branch-name`
+    3. If it was successful you will see a commit you can push. Push it.
+    4. If there was no error: congrats. If there was, contact @LD-Reborn