diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
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+name: Deploy to Staging Environment
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual trigger button
+
+jobs:
+  deploy-staging:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Setup Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: '18'
+
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: npm install
+
+    - name: Run Linting (Code Analysis)
+      # Placeholder for linting logic
+      run: echo "Linting code analysis..." 
+
+    - name: Run Unit Tests
+      # Ensures code is verified before deploying to Staging
+      run: npm test
+
+    - name: Build React App
+      run: npm run build-react
+
+    - name: Deploy Files to Staging Server
+      uses: appleboy/scp-action@master
+      with:
+        host: ${{ secrets.STAGING_EC2_IP }}
+        username: ubuntu
+        key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+        source: "./*"
+        target: "/home/ubuntu/app"
+
+    - name: Start Application on Staging Server
+      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
+      with:
+        host: ${{ secrets.STAGING_EC2_IP }}
+        username: ubuntu
+        key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+        script: |
+          cd /home/ubuntu/app
+          # Install production dependencies
+          npm install --production
+          # Restart the app using PM2 (or start if not running)
+          pm2 restart all || pm2 start index.js --name "react-node-app"
+          pm2 save
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-testing.yml
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+name: Deploy to Testing Environment
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual trigger button
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Setup Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: '18'
+
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: npm install
+
+    - name: Run Linting (Code Analysis)
+      # If you don't have a specific lint command, this placeholder ensures the step exists
+      run: echo "Linting code analysis..." 
+
+    - name: Run Unit Tests
+      # runs the test script defined in package.json
+      run: npm test
+
+    - name: Build React App
+      run: npm run build-react
+
+    - name: Deploy Files to Testing Server
+      uses: appleboy/scp-action@master
+      with:
+        host: ${{ secrets.TESTING_EC2_IP }}
+        username: ubuntu
+        key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+        source: "./*"
+        target: "/home/ubuntu/app"
+
+    - name: Start Application on Testing Server
+      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
+      with:
+        host: ${{ secrets.TESTING_EC2_IP }}
+        username: ubuntu
+        key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+        script: |
+          cd /home/ubuntu/app
+          # Install production dependencies
+          npm install --production
+          # Restart the app using PM2 (or start if not running)
+          pm2 restart all || pm2 start index.js --name "react-node-app"
+          pm2 save
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 722f18b8..ff2297f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
 # ReactNodeTesting
 Sample React and Node/Express project to demonstrate usage of React Test Library and Jest test frameworks.
-Article for this can be found here - https://medium.com/@eljamaki01/testing-a-react-node-express-app-with-react-test-library-and-jest-2ac910812c41
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+Article for this can be found here - https://medium.com/@eljamaki01/testing-a-react-node-express-app-with-react-test-library-and-jest-2ac910812c41
+
+
+### To run this thing, you need to first verify that the system has node and npm installed:
+
+node -v
+npm -v
+
+### After verifying that, run:
+
+npm install
+
+### Then run the following to build and serve the application:
+
+npm run build-react
+npm start
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diff --git a/testfile.txt b/testfile.txt
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+++ b/testfile.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this is a new file, made for testing my auth.
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