diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9edbfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+INSTALL_DIR=$HOME/.local/lib/simple-tts
+
+echo "Installing to: $INSTALL_DIR"
+
+git clone https://git.ayo.run/ayo/simple-tts $INSTALL_DIR
+python3 -m venv $INSTALL_DIR/.venv
+
+# activate environment
+. $INSTALL_DIR/.venv/bin/activate
+
+python -m pip install -r $INSTALL_DIR/requirements.txt
+
+# deactivate environment
+deactivate
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 64ff595..0000000
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-
-echo "Installing..."
diff --git a/tts.py b/tts.py
index 039bf6d..00f0a0c 100755
--- a/tts.py
+++ b/tts.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /home/ayo/Projects/simple-tts/.venv/bin/python
+#! $HOME/.local/bin/simple-tts/.venv/bin/python
 
 ## TODO
 # - [ ] lower resolution output by default so bluetooth headsets do not struggle