// Install the required python libraries with the pip requirements file
pip install -r req.txt

// 'sudo -u postgres' allows you to run a command as the user postgres
// 'psql' is the postgresql terminal front-end
// 'postgres' is the user postgres again
sudo -u postgres psql postgres

// Once the interactive prompt appears
// Set a password for the "postgres" database role using the command:
\password postgres

// Exit the terminal (^D works) then create a database called 'example'
sudo -u postgres createdb example

// Now create the tables as defined in app.py
// Open a python console
python
>>> from app import db
>>> db.create_all()

// Now add a sample user
>>> from app import User
>>> bob = User('Bob', 'bob@example.com', 'password')
>>> db.session.add(bob)
>>> db.session.commit()