use conda! my env is called

buildingalphaconda

use

conda activate buildingalphaconda

to start this server do

python server.py

to download packages

pip install -r requirements.txt

download misc packages i had problems with

brew install postgresql  
scipy  conda install scipy   
pip install psycopg2-binary 

i dont think the /client folder is a an actual working react app. the frotnend i think is in the folder /buildingalpha

generate requirements.txt

pip freeze > requirements.txt