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