when you clone this you will need to add a file called .env in the /server directory
the contents should contain your global constant:
JWT_SECRET=this_is_a_secret
then go to the server directory and run npm install
run the server using node app.js
from the server directory
in the /client directory run npm install
and bower install
run the http_server using npm start
note: on mac change the "start" command in package.json so that the slashes are / instead of \