Node and npm are required for easy installation and development of this project.
Once both are installed, run the following from the project root to install all dependencies:
$ npm install
When that process is complete, compiling and server start can be accomplished with the following command:
$ gulp dev_start
The project can then be found at localhost:3000. If a different port is desired, use the --port option:
$ gulp dev_start --port=3001 [OR] $ gulp dev_start -p 3001