1. Use the pip tool to install `virtualenv` [Guide](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/) 2. Create a virtual environment in an empty directory: `virtualenv -p ` 3. cd into the directory you just created a virtual environment in, and clone our GitHub repo 4. Activate the virtual environment from the command line `source bin/activate` 5. cd into the repository root directory, install all dependencies using pip `pip install -r requirements.txt` 6. Run Django migrations `python manage.py migrate` 7. Start the server `python manage.py runserver`