diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1f7bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Setting up project..."
+
+# Step 1: Check Node & Wrangler
+if ! command -v node &> /dev/null
+then
+  echo "Node.js not found. Please install Node.js."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v wrangler &> /dev/null
+then
+  echo "Wrangler not found. Install using: npm install -g wrangler"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Step 2: Create D1 Database
+echo "Checking/Creating D1 database..."
+
+OUTPUT=$(wrangler d1 create education_db 2>&1)
+
+if echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "already exists"; then
+  echo "Database already exists. Fetching existing ID..."
+
+  OUTPUT=$(wrangler d1 list --json)
+fi
+
+# Extract database_id using name-based selection
+DB_ID=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | node -e '
+  const data = JSON.parse(require("fs").readFileSync(0, "utf8"));
+  const db = data.find(d => d.name === "education_db");
+  if (db) process.stdout.write(db.uuid || "");
+')
+
+if [ -z "$DB_ID" ]; then
+  echo "Failed to extract database_id"
+  echo "$OUTPUT"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Database ID: $DB_ID"
+
+# Step 3: Update wrangler.toml
+echo "Updating wrangler.toml..."
+
+sed -i "0,/ADD_YOUR_LOCAL_DATABASE_ID_HERE/s//${DB_ID}/" wrangler.toml
+
+echo "wrangler.toml updated"
+
+# Step 4: Apply schema
+echo "Applying schema..."
+wrangler d1 execute education_db --file=schema.sql
+
+echo "Schema applied"
+
+echo "Setup complete!"
+echo "Run: wrangler dev"
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diff --git a/wrangler.toml b/wrangler.toml
index c281b20..1db31bb 100644
--- a/wrangler.toml
+++ b/wrangler.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ binding = "DB"
 database_name = "education_db"
 database_id = "a0021f2e-a8cc-4e20-8910-3c7290ba47a6"
 
+[env.dev]
+name = "learn-dev"
+[[env.dev.d1_databases]]
+binding = "DB"
+database_name = "education_db"
+database_id = "ADD_YOUR_LOCAL_DATABASE_ID_HERE"
 
 [observability]
 enabled = false