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+installed sqlalchemy per conda install and I don't know how to atomatize the environment creaton for git clone
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+installed pymysql per conda install and I don't know how to atomatize the environment creation for git clone
+
+can't access mariadb-database mpox_testdata because `sudo` is required. gonna juggle priviledges now...
+applied:
+$ sudo mysql -u root -p -e "create user jorge@localhost identified by '';"
+$ sudo mysql -u root -p -e "create user jorge@mpox_testdata identified by '';"
+$ sudo mysql -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO jorge@localhost identified by '';"
+
+installed pyarrow per conda install and I don't know how to atomatize the environment creation for git clone
+
+redis-server is running but I am not sure it is needed