diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+install_command=""
+
+
+# Check if OS is using apt package manager (Debian/Ubuntu)
+
+if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
+    install_command="sudo apt-get install -y"
+    dependencies=(git curl wget python3 python3-pip python3-venv)
+    echo "Detected apt package manager."
+# Check if OS is using pacman package manager (Arch Linux)
+elif command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
+    install_command="sudo pacman -S"
+    dependencies=(git curl wget python3 python-pip)
+    echo "Detected pacman package manager."
+else
+    echo "Unsupported package manager. Please install dependencies manually."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# List of dependencies to install
+# Install dependencies
+for package in "${dependencies[@]}"; do
+    # Check if the package is already installed
+    if command -v $package &> /dev/null || dpkg -s $package &> /dev/null || pacman -Qi $package &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "$package is already installed."
+        continue
+    fi
+
+
+    echo "Installing $package..."
+    $install_command $package
+    # Check if the installation was successful
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Failed to install $package. Please check your package manager settings."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+if ! command -v node &> /dev/null || ! command -v npm &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Installing Node.js and npm..."
+    # Download and install nvm:
+    curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.3/install.sh | bash
+    # in lieu of restarting the shell
+    \. "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
+    nvm install 20
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Failed to install Node.js and npm. Please install them manually."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Node.js and npm are already installed."
+fi
+
+# Clone repo
+git clone https://git.woodburn.au/nathanwoodburn/firewalletbrowser.git
+
+# Setup venv
+cd firewalletbrowser || exit 1
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+
+# Install python dependencies
+python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Write .env file
+if [ ! -f ".env" ]; then
+    echo "Creating .env file..."
+    echo "INTERNAL_HSD=true" > .env
+    echo "Created .env file with INTERNAL Node enabled."
+fi
+
+echo "Installation complete. You can start the application by running ./start.sh"
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Find if .venv exists
+if [ -d ".venv" ]; then
+    echo "Virtual environment found. Activating..."
+    source .venv/bin/activate
+fi
+
+python3 server.py
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