Add the Windows 11 23H2 installation guide. Rewritten a small part of the ubuntu guide.

documentation/installation_ubuntu.md

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Run the migrations to create the necessary tables:
 ```sh
 sqlx migrate run
 ```
-- If this fails, reinstall SQLx or verify your database permissions.
+- If this fails, reinstall SQLx, check the `DATABASE_URL` or verify your database permissions.
 
 ---
 

documentation/installation_windows.md

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+# Windows 11 23H2 Setup Instructions for Axium
+
+This guide walks you through setting up the **Axium** project on a Windows 11 system. It includes installation of necessary tools like Git, Rust, SQLx, PostgreSQL, and AWS-LC-RS.
+
+---
+
+### **1. Install Git for Windows**
+1. Download & install the latest version of Git from: [https://git-scm.com/downloads/win](https://git-scm.com/downloads/win) (preferably the standalone 64-bit installer).
+2. When prompted with installation options, configure them as follows:
+   - Deselect the options you don't need.
+   - Use the default installation configuration (everything except desktop shortcuts).
+   - For "Choosing the default editor used by Git," select your favorite IDE (e.g., Visual Studio Code).
+   - For "Adjusting the name of the initial branch in new repositories," choose the default ("Let Git decide").
+   - For "Adjusting your PATH environment," select: *Git from the command line and also from third-party software*.
+   - For "Choosing the SSH executable," select: *Use bundled OpenSSH*.
+   - For "Choosing the HTTPS transport backend," select: *Use the OpenSSL library*.
+   - For "Configuring line-ending conversions," choose: *Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings*.
+   - For "Configuring the terminal emulator to use with Git Bash," select: *Use Windows' default console window*.
+   - For "Choosing the default behavior of 'git pull,'" select: *Fast-forward or merge*.
+   - For "Choose a credential helper," select: *Git Credential Manager*.
+   - For "Configuring extra options," select: *Enable file system caching*.
+
+---
+
+### **2. Install Rust**
+1. Download & install the latest installer from: [https://rustup.rs/](https://rustup.rs/) (preferably x64).
+   - Current installation options: 1) Proceed with the standard installation.
+
+---
+
+### **3. Install NASM (required for AWS-LC-RS)**
+1. Download & install the latest version of NASM from: [https://nasm.us/](https://nasm.us/).
+   - Download the installer for `/win64` and run it as Administrator.
+   - Use the default installation settings.
+
+---
+
+### **4. Install PostgreSQL**
+1. Download & install the latest version of PostgreSQL from: [https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads](https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads).
+   - Use the default installation options.
+   - Make sure to write down the password for the `postgres` user during installation.
+
+4.1. Open PGAdmin and create a new database.
+
+---
+
+### **5. Install the Visual Studio Build Tools**
+1. Download & install the Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools from: [https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?q=build+tools](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?q=build+tools).
+   - Install the Visual Studio Installer.
+   - Open the "Individual components" tab and select:
+     - C++ CMake tools for Windows
+     - Windows 11 SDK
+     - MSVC V143 (Build tools)
+
+---
+
+### **6. Install CMake**
+1. Download & install the latest version of CMake from: [https://cmake.org/download/](https://cmake.org/download/).
+   - Ensure that CMake is added to the PATH environment variable.
+   - The Visual Studio 2022 installer may add CMake to the PATH automatically.
+
+---
+
+### **7. Close all terminal sessions**
+Before continuing, make sure to close all terminal sessions like CMD.exe, PowerShell.exe, and VS Code to ensure new environment variables take effect.
+
+---
+
+### **8. Clone the Axium repository**
+Clone the Axium repository from GitHub:
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/Riktastic/Axium.git
+```
+
+---
+
+### **9. Install SQLx CLI**
+Install the SQLx CLI tool with PostgreSQL support:
+```sh
+cargo install sqlx-cli --no-default-features --features postgres
+```
+
+---
+
+### **10. Set up the project**
+Navigate to the project directory and copy the example environment file:
+```sh
+cd Axium && cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+Edit the `.env` file with a text editor to set the correct database URL. For example:
+```sh
+DATABASE_URL="postgres://postgres:1234@localhost/mydatabase"
+```
+
+---
+
+### **11. Run database migrations**
+Run the migrations to create the necessary tables:
+```sh
+sqlx migrate run
+```
+- If this fails, reinstall SQLx, check the `DATABASE_URL` or verify your database permissions.
+
+---
+
+### **12. Build and run the Axium application**
+Build and run the Axium application:
+```sh
+cargo run
+```
+- This will fail if the required tables have not been added to the database.
+
+---