diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-Set up the environment with:
-
-    virtualenv venv
-	source venv/bin/activate
-	pip install -r requirements.txt
-	git submodule init
-	git submodule update
-	pip install -e django
-	
+Set up the environment by running setup.sh
 gevent installation may take a long time and display warnings; these may be ignored.
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diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
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@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash -x
+set -euo pipefail
+virtualenv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+pip install -e django
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