diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# kiwi-config
+
+The simple tool for managing container servers
+
+## Quick start
+
+- Learn to use `docker` with `docker-compose`
+- Install kiwi-config
+- Look at [the example instance](../example)
+- Look at the output of `kiwi --help`
+- Start building your own instances
+
+## Installation
+
+```shell script
+curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ldericher/kiwi-config/master/install.sh' | sh
+```
+
+That script checks for the basic dependencies of the `kiwi` command, then downloads the main script and installs it to a location of your choice. Please consider installing `kiwi` into a directory inside your $PATH.
+
+## Get started
+
+TODO  
diff --git a/example/kiwi.yml b/example/kiwi.yml
index d8dab05..9965083 100644
--- a/example/kiwi.yml
+++ b/example/kiwi.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # kiwi-config instance configuration #
 ######################################
 
-version: '0.1'
+version: '0.0.1'
 
 runtime:
   storage: /tmp/kiwi
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+++ b/install.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#############
+# CONSTANTS #
+#############
+
+# dependencies to run kiwi-config
+KIWI_DEPS="bash python3 pipenv less"
+
+##########
+# CHECKS #
+##########
+
+printf "checking dependencies ... "
+
+for dep in ${KIWI_DEPS}; do
+  printf "%s, " "${dep}"
+
+  if ! command -v "${dep}" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo
+    echo "Dependency '${dep}' not found, please install!" >/dev/stderr
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "OK"
+
+########
+# MAIN #
+########
+
+# prompt for installation directory
+install_dir_default="/usr/local/bin"
+valid="no"
+
+while [ "${valid}" = "no" ]; do
+  printf "Select installation directory [Default: '%s']: " "${install_dir_default}"
+  read install_dir
+  install_dir="${install_dir:-${install_dir_default}}"
+
+  # check
+  if [ -d "${install_dir}" ]; then
+    valid="yes"
+
+  else
+    printf "Install directory doesn't exist. Try creating? [Y|n] "
+    read yesno
+    if [ ! "${yesno}" = "N" ] || [ ! "${yesno}" = "n" ]; then
+
+      # check creation failure
+      if mkdir -p "${install_dir}"; then
+        valid="yes"
+
+      else
+        echo "Invalid install directory." >/dev/stderr
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+# start actual installation
+printf "Installing into '%s' ... " "${install_dir}"
+
+# install "kiwi" script
+uri="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ldericher/kiwi-config/master/kiwi"
+tmp_file="$(mktemp)"
+
+if ! curl -o "${tmp_file}" "${uri}" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+  rm "${tmp_file}"
+  echo "Download 'kiwi' failed!" >/dev/stderr
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! install -m 0755 "${tmp_file}" "${install_dir}/kiwi"; then
+  rm "${tmp_file}"
+  echo "Install 'kiwi' failed!" >/dev/stderr
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+rm "${tmp_file}"
+
+# finalization
+echo "OK"
+exit 0
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diff --git a/kiwi b/kiwi
index 71f2382..e4cb044 100755
--- a/kiwi
+++ b/kiwi
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ KIWI_CONF_NAME="kiwi.yml"
 KIWI_VERSION_TAG="etc/version_tag"
 
 # dependencies to run kiwi-config
-KIWI_DEPS=(python3 pipenv less docker docker-compose)
+KIWI_DEPS=(docker docker-compose)
 # base install dir
-KIWI_BASEDIR="${HOME}/.cache/kiwi-config"
+KIWI_BASEDIR="${HOME}/.local/lib/kiwi-config"
 # per-user env setup script
 KIWI_ENVFILE="${HOME}/.kiwienv"
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fi
 
 for dep in "${KIWI_DEPS[@]}"; do
   if ! command -v "${dep}" &>/dev/null; then
-    echo "Dependency '${dep}' not found, please install!"
+    echo "Dependency '${dep}' not found, please install!" >/dev/stderr
     exit 1
   fi
 done
@@ -79,48 +79,27 @@ fi
 if [ ! -x "$(kiwi_executable)" ]; then
   echo -n "Installing kiwi-config v${KIWI_VERSION} into ${KIWI_BASEDIR} ... "
 
-  ### TODO: post-release version ###
+  # switch to temp dir
+  tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+  cd "${tmpdir}" || :
 
-  # # switch to temp dir
-  # tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
-  # cd "${tmpdir}" || :
+  # download archive
+  curl -o "kiwi-config.zip" "${KIWI_REPO}/archive/${KIWI_VERSION}.zip"
+  unzip "kiwi-config.zip"
 
-  # # download archive
-  # wget "${KIWI_REPO}/archive/${KIWI_VERSION}.zip"
-  # unzip "${KIWI_VERSION}.zip"
-
-  # # read archive version tag
-  # cd "kiwi-config-${KIWI_VERSION}" || :
-  # KIWI_VERSION=$(cat "./src/${KIWI_VERSION_TAG}")
-
-  # # install archive
-  # mkdir -p "$(kiwi_installdir)"
-  # mv "src" "Pipfile" "Pipfile.lock" "$(kiwi_installdir)/"
-
-  # # discard temp dir
-  # cd "${WORKDIR}" || :
-  # rm -rf "${tmpdir}"
-
-  # echo "OK"
-
-  ### pre-release version ###
-
-  # use this directory as archive
-  cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")" || :
-
-  # read this version tag
+  # read archive version tag
+  cd "kiwi-config-${KIWI_VERSION}" || :
   KIWI_VERSION=$(cat "./src/${KIWI_VERSION_TAG}")
 
-  if [ -x "$(kiwi_executable)" ]; then
-    # after version update: no need to install
-    echo "kiwi-config v${KIWI_VERSION} found!"
-  else
-    # install this
-    mkdir -p "${KIWI_BASEDIR}"
-    ln -s "$(readlink -f .)" "$(kiwi_installdir)"
-    # cd
-    echo "OK"
-  fi
+  # install archive
+  mkdir -p "$(kiwi_installdir)"
+  mv "src" "Pipfile" "Pipfile.lock" "$(kiwi_installdir)/"
+
+  # discard temp dir
+  cd "${WORKDIR}" || :
+  rm -rf "${tmpdir}"
+
+  echo "OK"
 fi
 
 # check virtualenv
diff --git a/src/etc/version_tag b/src/etc/version_tag
index ceab6e1..8a9ecc2 100644
--- a/src/etc/version_tag
+++ b/src/etc/version_tag
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1
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+0.0.1
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