Step 1 Install =lein= from the url below check that the =lein= command works from the command line. https://leiningen.org/ Step 2 Install clojure and make sure =clj= and =clojure= command work from the command line. https://clojure.org/guides/getting_started Step 3 Make sure you have java installed, even if not using java and are targeting javascript some of the tools use this eco system. Step 4 Download an IDE visual studio with calva plugin is recommended and very capable CIDER is also very popular but has a much steeper learning curve if your not familiar with emacs I don't recommend learning both at the same time. https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva Step 5 Check you can jack in to a simple project. #+BEGIN_SRC sh git clone https://github.com/bhauman/flappy-bird-demo-new.git #+END_SRC Try running it at the command line first if that works then try connecting. #+BEGIN_SRC sh clj -A:build #+END_SRC Then try connecting from your IDE As an example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2vRDYXDAug