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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/DiamondLightSource/ispyb-database.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/DiamondLightSource/ispyb-database)
+
+# ispyb-database
+
+This package provides all the scripts necessary to create an up-to-date ISPyB
+database.
+
+## Requirements
+
+* MariaDB 10.0+ or MySQL 5.6+, but we recommend MariaDB 10.2 or later.
+* If binary logging is enabled in the DB system, then execute this before importing the test schema: set global log_bin_trust_function_creators=ON;
+
+## Installation
+
+Run this on the command-line to create a database and import the schema stored in the SQL files:
+
+```bash
+mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE ispyb"
+mysql ispyb < schema/tables.sql
+mysql ispyb < schema/lookups.sql
+mysql ispyb < schema/data.sql
+mysql ispyb < schema/routines.sql
+```
+
+Note that the `data.sql` file contains test data, so is only useful in a development environment.
+
+Alternatively, in a test environment you can also run the build.sh file. This creates the database, runs the above .sql files and more.
+
+## Documentation
+
+* Please refer to the [```Wiki```](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/ispyb-database/wiki) for database diagrams, stored procedure how-to, MariaDB installation and more  
+* A complete [```list of tables and columns```](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/ispyb-database/blob/master/docs/list_of_tables_and_columns.rst) for more details about the tables and columns
+* A complete [```list of stored procedures```](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/ispyb-database/blob/master/docs/list_of_procs.rst) for more details about the stored procedures