Install Play
wget https://downloads.typesafe.com/typesafe-activator/1.3.12/typesafe-activator-1.3.12-minimal.zip -P Downloads/
unzip Downloads/typesafe-activator-1.3.12-minimal.zip -d ~/opt/typesafe
# add to PATH
vim .bashrc
export ACTIVATOR='~/opt/typesafe/activator-1.3.12-minimal/'
export PATH=$PATH:$ACTIVATOR/bin
source .bashrc
Scaffold template project
activator new PROJECT_NAME play-scala
# alternatively
activator ui
sbt run