diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index e69de29..e5abf83 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+HOMEDIR=$HOME
+USERNAME=$(whoami)
+
+USE_SUDO=''
+if [ $USERNAME != "root" ];
+then
+  USE_SUDO="sudo "
+fi
+
+# install the motd
+cp motd /usr/local/bin/
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/motd
+
+#install the maintenance file
+cp motd-maint /etc/motd-maint