diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb7c27e0..8aedb3c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,19 @@ A simple API converting a user's proposed tweet into a veritable banger.
 gh repo clone effectiveaccelerationism/text-to-banger
 ```
 
-### Install and run the app
+### Install and run script
+```
+sudo chmod+x install.sh && chmod+x start.sh
+sudo ./install.sh
+```
+Insert your API key in window and press CTRL+O to save and CTRL+x to close and continue installation
+```
+./start.sh
+```
+
+
+
+### Install and run the app manually
 ```
 cd webapp
 npm install
@@ -19,7 +31,7 @@ npm start
 The app will be running on http://localhost:3000
 
 ### Run the OpenAI api server
-Currently the app runs with an OpenAI API server, soon to be dismissed in favor of a custom finetuned model. To run the OpenAI API server, you need to have an OpenAI API key. You can get one [here](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys). Once you have your API key, create a file named `.env` in the `apiserver` directory and add the following line to it:
+Currently the app runs with an OpenAI API server, soon to be dismissed in favor of a custom finetuned model. To run the OpenAI API server, you need to have an OpenAI API key. You can get one [here](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys). Once you have your API key, create a file named `.env` in the `api` directory and add the following line to it:
 ```
 OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-key
 OPENAI_MODEL_NAME=text-davinci-003
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1525f873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Starting Install..."
+
+# Check if the sudo command is available
+if ! command -v sudo &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: 'sudo' command is not available. Please install it or run this script as a superuser."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Install dependencies
+echo "Installing dependencies python3, pip, venv, npm"
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y python3 npm python3-pip python3-venv
+cd api
+python3 -m venv env && source .venv/bin/activate
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+echo "Dependencies installed successfully."
+
+# Configure app
+echo "Performing install and configuration."
+
+cp .env.example .env
+
+# Use nano to edit the .env file
+nano .env
+
+cd ..
+cd webapp
+npm install  # Uncomment this line if you want to install npm dependencies
+
+echo "Installation and configuration completed. Run start.sh to begin."
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a09f0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Starting..."
+
+# Check if the gnome-terminal command is available
+if command -v gnome-terminal &>/dev/null; then
+  # Open Terminal Windows
+  gnome-terminal -- bash -c "cd webapp && npm start" &
+  gnome-terminal -- bash -c "cd api && python3 -m venv env && source .venv/bin/activate && python3 server.py" &
+  
+  # Sleep to keep the script running and the terminal windows open
+  sleep 99999
+else
+  echo "Error: gnome-terminal is not installed or not in your PATH. Edit start.sh"
+fi
+