diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b44d504..b61db63 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,33 @@ git checkout 0.8.0--dev-zipapp
 
 # if on arch linux, install python3-uv
 if [ -f /etc/arch-release ]; then
-	sudo pacman -S --needed python-uv python python-pip python-pipx nodejs npm\
-		libxml2 libxslt zlib libjpeg-turbo gcc base-devel python-loguru\
-		python-rapidfuzz
-	pipx install . --include-deps
-	pipx ensurepath
+	sudo pacman -Syy python-uv
+	sudo mkdir /etc/pyShelf
+	sudo cp -avR . /etc/pyShelf
+	cd /etc/pyShelf
+	# I need to create a system user for pyshelf, if it doesn't exist
+	if ! id -u pyshelf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		sudo useradd -r -s /usr/bin/nologin pyshelf
+	fi
+	# Change ownership to the pyshelf user
+	sudo chown -R pyshelf:pyshelf /etc/pyShelf
+	# Change permissions to allow the pyshelf user to read and write
+	sudo chmod -R 755 /etc/pyShelf
+	# Create a virtual environment for pyshelf
+	sudo -u pyshelf uv sync
+	sudo -u pyshelf mkdir release
+	# Install dependencies
+	
+	# switch to the pyshelf user
+	# sudo pacman -S --needed python-uv python python-pip python-pipx nodejs npm\
+	# 	libxml2 libxslt zlib libjpeg-turbo gcc base-devel python-loguru\
+	# 	python-rapidfuzz python-sqlalchemy python-pypdf python-beautifulsoup4\
+	# 	python-lxml python-poetry python-standard-imghdr
+	# git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python-mobi.git
+	# cd python-mobi
+	# makepkg -si --noconfirm
+	# cd ..
+	# install python-mobi from AUR
 else
 	sudo apt-get update
 	sudo apt-get install -y python3-uv python3 python3-pip nodejs npm libxml2 libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev libjpeg-turbo8-dev build-essential
@@ -23,7 +45,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Build the release
-./build.sh
+sudo -u pyshelf ./build.sh
 
 # Install assets
 sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/pyshelf/assets
@@ -32,4 +54,5 @@ sudo cp -r ./src/frontend/templates /var/lib/pyshelf/assets
 
 # Install executable
 sudo cp ./release/pyshelf /usr/local/bin/pyshelf
+sudo chown pyshelf:pyshelf /usr/local/bin/pyshelf
 
diff --git a/pyshelf.sh b/pyshelf.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1ff4042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyshelf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/sh
+# This script is used to run the pyshelf application.
+# It sets up the environment and runs the main script.
+# first we need to activate the virtual environment
+if [ -d ".venv" ]; then
+	source venv/bin/activate
+else
+	echo "Virtual environment not found. Please create it first."
+	exit 1
+fi
+# then we need to run the main script
+if [ -f "release/pyshelf" ]; then
+	./release/pyshelf	
+else
+	echo "Main script not found. Please check the directory."
+	exit 1
+fi