diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <install path>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+INSTALL_DIR=$1
+
+echo "Installing application in: $INSTALL_DIR"
+
+if [ -f "config.json" ];then
+    CONFIG_FILE=./config.json
+else :
+    CONFIG_FILE=config.example.json
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"/{bin,logs}
+install -m 750 -t "${INSTALL_DIR}/bin" build/eosio-ship-trace-reader
+
+install -T -m 600 ${CONFIG_FILE} "${INSTALL_DIR}/config.json"
+install -m 750 -t "${INSTALL_DIR}" scripts/start.sh scripts/stop.sh
+
+echo "Done"