Yeah, this is really old code. Not only old, but it's the first app I built with Rails when Rails was something like 0.11.0. Be kind. GETTING IT RUNNING * Make sure you have Rails 1.2.6 - there might be some gems needed too * Create the database * Run rake db:migrate * Run script/server * Go to localhost:3000 * Click the huge JOIN button * Signup * Run script/console * u = User.find :first * u.role = "admin" * u.save * Go to localhost:3000/instances/new * Fiddle with the settings and create an instance * Make sure you enter settings for all numeric fields (nil default causes issues) * Go to localhost:3000/instances/choose * Join the instance you created. * Done.