Mesmerize Installation Dependencies: Install ImageMagick (brew install imagemagick or sudo apt-get install imagemagick) First-Time Setup: Copy and modify the database.yml file: cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml Copy and modify the .env file: cp .env.example .env Run bundle install to install all the gems Run rake db:setup to create and seed the database Run foreman start to run the server Additional instructions for Test-Driven Development: Run rake db:test:load Run guard in another terminal to re-run the tests as and when files are modified Handling updates: Run bundle install Run rake db:migrate