1. Make sure python3 and pip are installed
2. Create a virtual environment with venv: python3 -m venv venv
3. Populate requirements.txt with required python libraries
4. Activate the virtual environment: source venv/bin/activate
5. Upgrade pip: pip install --upgrade pip
6. Install required python libraries with pip: pip install -r requirements.txt
7. Create .env file to hold environmental variables: touch .env
8. Populate .env file with said variables