diff --git a/NOTES.md b/NOTES.md
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+# Setting up the application
+
+## Create the database connections:
+
+bin/rails generate model Joints --no-migration
+bin/rails generate model JointsInfo --no-migration
+bin/rails generate model SpecialTest --no-migration
+
+
+# Setup the views
+
+bin/rails generate controller dashboard
+
diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
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+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
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+class DashboardController < ApplicationController
+end
diff --git a/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb b/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
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+++ b/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
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+module DashboardHelper
+end
diff --git a/app/models/joint.rb b/app/models/joint.rb
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+++ b/app/models/joint.rb
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+class Joint < ApplicationRecord
+end
diff --git a/app/models/joints_info.rb b/app/models/joints_info.rb
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+++ b/app/models/joints_info.rb
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+class JointsInfo < ApplicationRecord
+end
diff --git a/app/models/special_test.rb b/app/models/special_test.rb
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+++ b/app/models/special_test.rb
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+class SpecialTest < ApplicationRecord
+end
diff --git a/test/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.rb
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+++ b/test/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.rb
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+require "test_helper"
+
+class DashboardControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/joints.yml b/test/fixtures/joints.yml
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+++ b/test/fixtures/joints.yml
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+# Read about fixtures at https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html
+
+# This model initially had no columns defined. If you add columns to the
+# model remove the "{}" from the fixture names and add the columns immediately
+# below each fixture, per the syntax in the comments below
+#
+one: {}
+# column: value
+#
+two: {}
+# column: value
diff --git a/test/fixtures/joints_infos.yml b/test/fixtures/joints_infos.yml
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+++ b/test/fixtures/joints_infos.yml
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+# Read about fixtures at https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html
+
+# This model initially had no columns defined. If you add columns to the
+# model remove the "{}" from the fixture names and add the columns immediately
+# below each fixture, per the syntax in the comments below
+#
+one: {}
+# column: value
+#
+two: {}
+# column: value
diff --git a/test/fixtures/special_tests.yml b/test/fixtures/special_tests.yml
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+# Read about fixtures at https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html
+
+# This model initially had no columns defined. If you add columns to the
+# model remove the "{}" from the fixture names and add the columns immediately
+# below each fixture, per the syntax in the comments below
+#
+one: {}
+# column: value
+#
+two: {}
+# column: value
diff --git a/test/models/joint_test.rb b/test/models/joint_test.rb
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+require "test_helper"
+
+class JointTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end
diff --git a/test/models/joints_info_test.rb b/test/models/joints_info_test.rb
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+++ b/test/models/joints_info_test.rb
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+require "test_helper"
+
+class JointsInfoTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end
diff --git a/test/models/special_test_test.rb b/test/models/special_test_test.rb
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+++ b/test/models/special_test_test.rb
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+require "test_helper"
+
+class SpecialTestTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end