I wasn't able to get it working. Doesn't mean it's not possible though.
In the end I put it on my raspberry pi and it sits there happily running. One of the issues I had with that is that our power goes off constantly and we are behind a proxy. However, the pi will autostart when it gets power and I have a script run that logs into the proxy and then starts lending.
Our internet is also really flaky at times, but the setup is generally maintenance free.
That in itself is pretty incredible considering the circumstances it is working under.