1. Use the pip tool to install virtualenv [Link](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 -r requirements.txt` 6. All set!