To setup a local instance of pandora: bzr branch http://code.0x2620.org/pandora pandora cd pandora virtualenv . pip -E . install -r requirements.txt you need python, bazaar, pip and virtualenv: apt-get install python-setuptools bzr easy_install pip pip install virtualenv apt-get install python-dev python-imaging python-numpy also it uses system python moduels, so make sure you have ipython, dbmodule(psycopg2, python-mysqldb,..) installed via apt-get/pip/easy_install in your system path. Install rabbitmq and carrot: sudo apt-get install rabbitmq-server sudo rabbitmqctl add_user pandora box sudo rabbitmqctl add_vhost /pandora sudo rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p /pandora pandora ".*" ".*" ".*" update BROKER_* settings in local_settings.py: get current oxjs cd static bzr branch http://code.0x2620.org/oxjs Database: with postresql install python-psycopg2 Development: we are using django, http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ Nginx setup: sudo apt-get install nginx or if you use apache: sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-xsendfile add pandora repository: sudo apt-get install python-software-properties sudo add-apt-repository ppa:j/pandora sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gstreamer-developers/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install oxtools mkvtoolnix H264: install ffmpeg with x264 enabled, install qt-faststart from (ffmpeg/tools) set VIDEO_H264 = True in local_settings.py