Steps to get this running (roughly): 1. Install required dependencies (most available via rubygems): - AMQP - Carrot - Log4r - JSON - Sinatra - static_assets plugin for Sinatra - Sass - Haml - Sequel - Sqlite3 - VLC 2. Customize the VLC path in hacktouch-audiod.rb to match your installation. 3. Start the backend: "./backend/hacktouch-audiod.rb && ./backend/hacktouch-newsd.rb". 4. Start the frontend: "./frontend/hacktouch-frontend.rb". 5. Visit http://localhost:4567/ in a browser.