install the following packages or their equivalents:

$ sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev python-dev redis-server

install the package:

$ cd wikimetrics
$ sudo pip install -e .

run the tests (inside top-level wikimetrics directory)

$ sudo pip install nose
$ nosetests

run celery and the flask webserver in seperate terminals

$ wikimetrics --mode web

$ wikimetrics --mode celery

go to localhost:5000