1.  Install Ruby (latest version)
2.  Install Ruby on Rails (latest version)
3.  Install NodeJS
4.  pull the project
5.  navigate to site/
6.  in terminal: $ bundle install
7.  $ rake db:create db:migrate db:seed
    [if this gives you an error saying it's already created, that's fine]
8.  $ rails s
9.  open your browser and go to 0.0.0.0:3000

at this point you should see a list of the current items.