First, in the project directory run:
to install all required packages. There are two additional packages that must be manually installed. These packages are: @material-ui/core @material-ui/icons react-redux
You can install these packages using the node package manager, npm. For reference, we use node v8.12.0
Since the project is not deployed on a valid domain as of now, you'll need to disable CORS in your web browser to run the program correctly.
Here's how it's done: https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/2014/08/bypass-cors-errors-testing-apis-locally/
Now to start the project, run