diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [[ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo -e "\e[31m[FATAL]\e[39m Currently this script requires being ran as root user - please try again as root."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "\n\nINSTALL LOG: $(date --rfc-3339=seconds)\n" >> /tmp/multiplane-install.log
+
+info() {
+    echo -e "\e[34m[INFO]\e[39m $1"
+    echo "[INFO] $1" >> /tmp/multiplane-install.log
+}
+
+debug() {
+    if [[ ! -z "$DEBUG" ]]; then
+        echo -e "\e[96m[DEBUG]\e[39m $1"
+    fi
+    echo "[DEBUG] $1" >> /tmp/multiplane-install.log
+}
+
+warn() {
+    echo -e "\e[33m[WARNING]\e[39m $1"
+    echo "[WARNING] $1" >> /tmp/multiplane-install.log
+}
+
+fatal() {
+    echo -e "\e[31m[FATAL]\e[39m $1"
+    echo "[FATAL] $1" >> /tmp/multiplane-install.log
+    exit 1
+}
+
+install_dependencies () {
+
+info "Checking dependencies..."
+
+# Install curl if not present (required for downloading Nix tarball)
+if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
+    info "Installing curl..."
+    if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y curl
+    elif command -v dnf &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo dnf install -y curl
+    elif command -v yum &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo yum install -y curl
+    elif command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo pacman -S --noconfirm curl
+    else
+        fatal "Please install curl manually for your distribution"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Install xz-utils if not present (required for decompressing Nix tarball)
+if ! command -v xz &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Installing xz-utils..."
+    if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xz-utils
+    elif command -v dnf &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo dnf install -y xz
+    elif command -v yum &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo yum install -y xz
+    elif command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo pacman -S --noconfirm xz
+    else
+        fatal "Please install xz-utils manually for your distribution"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Download and run the Nix installer (multi-user mode with daemon)
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --daemon
+
+}
+
+main() {
+    info "Script loaded, starting the install process..."
+
+    install_dependencies()
+
+    info "Install script finished. You can now run .\multiplane.sh"
+}
+
+main