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+- Install cqlsh
+```
+brew install cassandra
+```
+- Create keyspaces and tables
+```
+cqlsh -f hmda-sql-doc/dev-cassandra.cql
+
+cqlsh                                  
+WARNING: cqlsh was built against 5.0.2, but this server is 3.11.3.  All features may not work!
+Connected to Test Cluster at 127.0.0.1:9042
+[cqlsh 6.2.0 | Cassandra 3.11.3 | CQL spec 3.4.4 | Native protocol v4]
+Use HELP for help.
+cqlsh> SELECT * FROM system_schema.keyspaces;                                                                                                                                             
+ keyspace_name      | durable_writes | replication
+--------------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     hmda2_snapshot |           True | {'class': 'org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': '1'}
+      hmda2_journal |           True | {'class': 'org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': '1'}
+        system_auth |           True | {'class': 'org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': '1'}
+      system_schema |           True |                             {'class': 'org.apache.cassandra.locator.LocalStrategy'}
+ system_distributed |           True | {'class': 'org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': '3'}
+             system |           True |                             {'class': 'org.apache.cassandra.locator.LocalStrategy'}
+      system_traces |           True | {'class': 'org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': '2'}
+
+(7 rows)
+``` 
+- Filing health-check
+```
+curl --location 'http://localhost:8080/' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
+```
+- Admin health-check
+```
+curl --location 'http://localhost:8081/' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
+```
+- Create test institution - bank0
+```
+curl --location --request PUT 'http://localhost:8081/institutions' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+--data '{
+    "activityYear": 2022,
+    "lei": "B90YWS6AFX2LGWOXJ1LD",
+    "agency": 9,
+    "institutionType": -1,
+    "institutionId2017": "",
+    "taxId": "01-0123456",
+    "rssd": -1,
+    "emailDomains": [
+        "bank1.com"
+    ],
+    "respondent": {
+        "name": "Bank 0",
+        "state": "",
+        "city": ""
+    },
+    "parent": {
+        "idRssd": -1,
+        "name": ""
+    },
+    "assets": -1,
+    "otherLenderCode": -1,
+    "topHolder": {
+        "idRssd": -1,
+        "name": ""
+    },
+    "hmdaFiler": false,
+    "quarterlyFiler": true,
+    "quarterlyFilerHasFiledQ1": false,
+    "quarterlyFilerHasFiledQ2": false,
+    "quarterlyFilerHasFiledQ3": false
+}'
+```
+- Get test institution - bank0
+```
+curl --location 'http://localhost:8081/institutions/B90YWS6AFX2LGWOXJ1LD/year/2022' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
+```