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 ## Recommended Editor
 [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
 ### Recommended Extensions
-- will be automatically recommended via ./vscode/extensions.json
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+## File Structure
+- src/models/* - database models
+- src/routes/* - api routes for express
+- src/controllers/* - business logic
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