diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71cba15840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+######################################################
+# 	    Snipe-It Install Script		                   #
+#	   Script created by Mike Tucker                   #
+#	     mtucker6784@gmail.com                         #
+# This script is just to help streamline the         #
+# install process for Debian and CentOS              #
+# based distributions. I assume you will be          #
+# installing as a subdomain on a fresh OS install.   #
+# Right now I'm n ot going to worry about SMTP setup #
+#                                                    #
+# Feel free to modify, but please give               #
+# credit where it's due. Thanks!                     #
+######################################################
+
+#First things first, let's set some variables and find our distro.
+clear
+si="Snipe-IT"
+hostname="$(hostname)"
+hosts=/etc/hosts
+
+distro="$(cat /proc/version)"
+ans=default
+case $distro in
+        *Ubuntu*|*Debian*)
+                echo "Ubuntu/Debian detected. Carry forth."
+                distro=u
+                ;;
+        *centos*)
+                echo "CentOS detected. Carry forth."
+                distro=c
+                ;;
+        *)
+                echo "Not sure of this OS. Exiting for safety."
+		exit
+                ;;
+esac
+
+until [[ $ans == "1.2.8" ]] || [[ $ans == "2.0" ]]; do
+echo -e "Select what version of $si you want to install:\n1. 1.2.8 stable (GIT) \n2. 2.0-pre (ZIP)"
+read ver
+case $ver in
+	1 )
+		dir=/var/www/snipe-it
+		ans=1.2.8
+		;;
+	2 )
+		dir=/var/www/snipe-it-2.0
+		ans=2.0
+		;;
+	* )
+		echo "Please select 1 or 2"
+		;;
+esac
+done
+
+#Get your FQDN.
+echo ""
+echo "$si install script - Installing $ans"
+echo "Q. What is the FQDN of your server? (example: www.yourserver.com)"
+read fqdn
+echo ""
+
+#Do you want to set your own passwords, or have me generate random ones?
+ans=default
+until [[ $ans == "yes" ]] || [[ $ans == "no" ]]; do
+echo "Q. Do you want me to automatically create the MySQL root & user passwords? (y/n)"
+read setpw
+
+case $setpw in
+        [yY] | [yY][Ee][Ss] )
+                                mysqlrootpw="$(echo `< /dev/urandom tr -dc _A-Za-z-0-9 | head -c6`)"
+                                mysqluserpw="$(echo `< /dev/urandom tr -dc _A-Za-z-0-9 | head -c6`)"
+                                echo "I'm putting this into /root/mysqlpasswords ... PLEASE REMOVE that file after you have recorded the passwords somewhere safe!"
+                                ans="yes"
+                ;;
+
+        [nN] | [n|N][O|o] )
+		                echo "Q. What do you want your root PW to be?"
+                                read mysqlrootpw
+                                echo "Q. What do you want your snipeit user PW to be?"
+                                read mysqluserpw
+				ans="no"
+                ;;
+        *) echo "Invalid answer. Please type y or n"
+            ;;
+esac
+done
+
+#Snipe says we need a new 32bit key, so let's create one randomly and inject it into the file
+random32="$(echo `< /dev/urandom tr -dc _A-Za-z-0-9 | head -c32`)"
+
+#createstuff.sql will be injected to the database during install. mysqlpasswords.txt is a file that will contain the root and snipeit user passwords.
+#Again, this file should be removed, which will be a prompt at the end of the script.
+createstufffile=/root/createstuff.sql
+passwordfile=/root/mysqlpasswords.txt
+
+echo >> $createstufffile "CREATE DATABASE snipeit;"
+echo >> $createstufffile "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON snipeit.* TO snipeit@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '$mysqluserpw';"
+echo >> $passwordfile "MySQL Passwords..."
+echo >> $passwordfile "Root: $mysqlrootpw"
+echo >> $passwordfile "User (snipeit): $mysqluserpw"
+echo >> $passwordfile "32 bit random string: $random32"
+echo "MySQL ROOT password: $mysqlrootpw"
+echo "MySQL USER (snipeit) password: $mysqluserpw"
+echo "32 bit random string: $random32"
+echo "These passwords have been exported to /root/mysqlpasswords.txt...I recommend You delete this file for security purposes"
+
+#Let us make it so only root can read the file. Again, this isn't best practice, so please remove these after the install.
+chown root:root $passwordfile $creatstufffile
+chmod 700 $passwordfile $createstufffile
+
+if [[ $distro == "u" ]]; then
+#Update/upgrade Debian/Ubuntu repositories, get the latest version of git.
+	apachefile=/etc/apache2/sites-available/$fqdn.conf
+	sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get -y upgrade ;	sudo apt-get install -y git unzip
+
+	if [[ $ver == "1" ]]; then
+		sudo git clone https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it.git $dir
+	else
+		wget https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it/archive/2.0.zip
+		sudo unzip 2.0.zip -d /var/www/
+	fi
+
+	#We already established MySQL root & user PWs, so we dont need to be prompted. Let's go ahead and install Apache, PHP and MySQL.
+	sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y lamp-server^
+	sudo apt-get install -y php5 php5-mcrypt php5-curl php5-mysql
+
+	#Create MySQL accounts
+	echo "Create MySQL accounts"
+	sudo mysqladmin -u root password $mysqlrootpw
+	sudo mysql -u root -p$mysqlrootpw < /root/createstuff.sql
+
+	#Enable mcrypt and rewrite
+	sudo php5enmod mcrypt
+	sudo a2enmod rewrite
+	sudo ls -al /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/rewrite.load
+
+	#Create a new virtual host for Apache.
+	echo >> $apachefile ""
+	echo >> $apachefile ""
+	echo >> $apachefile "<VirtualHost *:80>"
+	echo >> $apachefile "ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost"
+	echo >> $apachefile "    <Directory $dir/public>"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        Require all granted"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        AllowOverride All"
+	echo >> $apachefile "   </Directory>"
+	echo >> $apachefile "    DocumentRoot $dir/public"
+	echo >> $apachefile "    ServerName $fqdn"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        ErrorLog "\${APACHE_LOG_DIR}"/error.log"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        CustomLog "\${APACHE_LOG_DIR}"/access.log combined"
+	echo >> $apachefile "</VirtualHost>"
+	echo >> $hosts "127.0.0.1 $hostname $fqdn"
+	a2ensite $fqdn.conf
+
+	#Change permissions on directories
+	sudo chmod -R 755 $dir/app/storage
+	sudo chmod -R 755 $dir/app/private_uploads
+	sudo chmod -R 755 $dir/public/uploads
+	sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/
+	echo "Finished permission changes."
+
+	#Modify the Snipe-It files necessary for a production environment.
+	replace "'www.yourserver.com'" "'$hostname'" -- $dir/bootstrap/start.php
+	cp $dir/app/config/production/database.example.php $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	replace "'snipeit_laravel'," "'snipeit'," -- $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	replace "'travis'," "'snipeit'," -- $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	replace "            'password'  => ''," "            'password'  => '$mysqluserpw'," -- $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	replace "'http://production.yourserver.com'," "'http://$fqdn'," -- $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	cp $dir/app/config/production/app.example.php $dir/app/config/production/app.php
+	replace "'http://production.yourserver.com'," "'http://$fqdn'," -- $dir/app/config/production/app.php
+	replace "'Change_this_key_or_snipe_will_get_ya'," "'$random32'," -- $dir/app/config/production/app.php
+	cp $dir/app/config/production/mail.example.php $dir/app/config/production/mail.php
+
+	#Install / configure composer
+	sudo curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
+	mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
+	cd $dir/
+  composer install --no-dev --prefer-source
+	php artisan app:install --env=production
+
+	service apache2 restart
+else
+	#Make directories so we can create a new apache vhost
+	sudo mkdir /etc/httpd/
+	sudo mkdir /etc/httpd/sites-available/
+	sudo mkdir /etc/httpd/sites-enabled/
+	apachefile=/etc/httpd/sites-available/$fqdn.conf
+	apachefileen=/etc/httpd/sites-enabled/$fqdn.conf
+	apachecfg=/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
+
+	#Allow us to get the mysql engine
+	sudo rpm -Uvh http://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-community-release-el7-5.noarch.rpm
+	sudo yum -y install httpd mysql-server wget git unzip
+
+	if [[ $ver == "1" ]]; then
+		sudo git clone https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it.git $dir
+	else
+		wget https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it/archive/2.0.zip
+		sudo unzip 2.0.zip -d /var/www/
+	fi
+
+	sudo /sbin/service mysqld start
+
+	#Create MySQL accounts
+	echo "Create MySQL accounts"
+	sudo mysqladmin -u root password $mysqlrootpw
+	echo ""
+	echo "***Your Current ROOT password is---> $mysqlrootpw"
+	echo "***Use $mysqlrootpw at the following prompt for root login***"
+	sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation
+
+	#Install PHP stuff.
+	sudo yum -y install php php-mysql php-bcmath.x86_64 php-cli.x86_64 php-common.x86_64 php-embedded.x86_64 php-gd.x86_64 php-mbstring
+	wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm
+	rpm -ivh epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm
+	yum install -y --enablerepo="epel" php-mcrypt
+
+	#Create the new virtual host in Apache.
+	echo >> $apachefile ""
+	echo >> $apachefile ""
+	echo >> $apachefile "<VirtualHost *:80>"
+	echo >> $apachefile "ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost"
+	echo >> $apachefile "    <Directory $dir/public>"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        Require all granted"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        AllowOverride All"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        Options +Indexes"
+	echo >> $apachefile "   </Directory>"
+	echo >> $apachefile "    DocumentRoot $dir/public"
+	echo >> $apachefile "    ServerName $fqdn"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/snipe.error.log"
+	echo >> $apachefile "        CustomLog /var/log/access.log combined"
+	echo >> $apachefile "</VirtualHost>"
+	echo >> $hosts "127.0.0.1 $hostname $fqdn"
+	sudo ln -s $apachefile $apachefileen
+
+	#Enable rewrite and vhost
+	echo >> $apachecfg "LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so"
+	echo >> $apachecfg "IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*.conf"
+
+	#Change permissions on directories
+	sudo chmod -R 755 $dir/app/storage
+	sudo chmod -R 755 $dir/app/private_uploads
+	sudo chmod -R 755 $dir/public/uploads
+	sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/
+
+	service httpd restart
+
+	#Modify the Snipe-It files necessary for a production environment.
+	replace "'www.yourserver.com'" "'$hostname'" -- $dir/bootstrap/start.php
+	cp $dir/app/config/production/database.example.php $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	replace "'snipeit_laravel'," "'snipeit'," -- $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	replace "'travis'," "'snipeit'," -- $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	replace "            'password'  => ''," "            'password'  => '$mysqluserpw'," -- $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	replace "'http://production.yourserver.com'," "'http://$fqdn'," -- $dir/app/config/production/database.php
+	cp $dir/app/config/production/app.example.php $dir/app/config/production/app.php
+	replace "'http://production.yourserver.com'," "'http://$fqdn'," -- $dir/app/config/production/app.php
+	replace "'Change_this_key_or_snipe_will_get_ya'," "'$random32'," -- $dir/app/config/production/app.php
+	cp $dir/app/config/production/mail.example.php $dir/app/config/production/mail.php
+
+	#Install / configure composer
+	cd $dir
+	sudo mysql -u root -p$mysqlrootpw < /root/createstuff.sql
+	sudo curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
+	php composer.phar install --no-dev --prefer-source
+	php artisan app:install --env=production
+
+	#Add SELinux and firewall exception/rules. You'll have to allow 443 if you want ssl connectivity.
+	chcon -R -h -t httpd_sys_script_rw_t $dir/
+	firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=80/tcp --permanent
+	firewall-cmd --reload
+
+	service httpd restart
+fi
+
+#Todo(?) To Mail or Not To Mail environment here.
+#echo "Q. Do you want me to install sendmail and help you configure your mail environment?"
+#echo "Please note that while I'll install sendmail, I'll still send you to a nano environment to edit the mail.php file at the end of this install."
+#read setpw
+#case $setpw in
+#
+#        [yY] | [yY][Ee][Ss] )
+#                                apt-get install -y sendmail
+#                                installmail=yes
+#                ;;
+#
+#        [nN] | [n|N][O|o] )
+#                                echo "Ok, no problem."
+#                ;;
+#        *) echo "Invalid answer"
+#            ;;
+#esac
+
+echo ""; echo ""; echo ""
+echo "***I have no idea about your mail environment, so if you want email capability, open up the following***"
+echo "nano -w $dir/app/config/production/mail.php"
+echo "And edit the attributes appropriately."
+sleep 1
+
+echo "";echo "";echo ""
+ans=default
+until [[ $ans == "yes" ]] || [[ $ans == "no" ]]; do
+echo "Q. Shall I delete the password files I created? (Remember to record the passwords before deleting) (y/n)"
+read setpw
+case $setpw in
+
+        [yY] | [yY][Ee][Ss] )
+                                rm $createstufffile
+				rm $passwordfile
+                                echo "$createstufffile and $passwordfile files have been removed."
+				ans=yes
+		                ;;
+        [nN] | [n|N][O|o] )
+                                echo "Ok, I won't remove the file. Please for the love of security, record the passwords and delete this file regardless."
+				                        echo "$si cannot be held responsible if this file is compromised!"
+			                        	echo "From Snipe: I cannot encourage or even facilitate poor security practices, and still sleep the few, frantic hours I sleep at night."
+				ans=no
+		                ;;
+        *)
+				echo "Please select a valid option"
+		               ;;
+esac
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo ""
+echo "***$si should now be installed. open up http://$fqdn in a web browser to verify.***"
+#echo "***If you want mail capabilities, open $dir/app/config/production/mail.php and fill out the attributes***"
+sleep 1