for cloning: `git config --global http.sslverify false` 

for installing the environment, install uv -> `pip install uv`

after that, create an environment `uv venv`

install the packages by running `uv sync`

create an .env file by running `touch .env`

add the following line: `TOGETHER_API_KEY=<together API key>`. 
if you don't have it, please ask me :)