First, just in case you dont have python, download the latest version here and set it up.
Then navigate to the cloned project and install the required packages via pip install -r requirements.txt.
Create a .env file in the project root and paste the template in the .env.template file, fill the fields with what you need.
Then, run the main script via python main.py.
The N64 automated encoding module ($encode) requires additional setup.
First, download and install the x264vfw codec.
Ensure that the ENC_MUPEN_DIR environment variable has been set to a directory containing mupen64.exe,
ENC_AVI_DIR to a directory for movie output, and ENC_SM64_SCRIPTS contains your desired lua scripts.
Note
Mupen64 1.1.8 or higher is required for automated encoding.
Perform the initial setup of the Mupen64 1.1.8 installation by selecting plugins and adding a rom directory.
To prepare the avi preset, open a ROM and then start a video capture.
When prompted for a codec, select x264vfw and enable "Fast Decode" and "Zero Latency" in the configuration dialog.
Once the capture has started, let it run for a few frames and then stop it.
Close Mupen64 and open the config.ini file located in its directory.
Find the silent_mode key and change its value from 0 to 1.
Find the fps_modifier key and change its value from 100 to 10000.
For increased performance at the cost of stability loss on some games, set the value of skip_rendering_lag to 1.