diff --git a/installer/create_installers.sh b/installer/create_installers.sh
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index 0000000..70290ea
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+++ b/installer/create_installers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# For developers only! Not for users!
+# This creates the installer zip files that will be distributed to users
+# It packs install.{sh,bat} along with a readme, and ensures that the user
+# has the install script inside a new empty folder (after unzipping),
+# otherwise the git repo will extract into whatever folder the script is in.
+
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+
+# make the installer zip for linux and mac
+rm -rf sygil
+mkdir -p sygil
+cp install.sh sygil
+cp readme.txt sygil
+
+zip -r sygil-linux.zip sygil
+zip -r sygil-mac.zip sygil
+
+# make the installer zip for windows
+rm -rf sygil
+mkdir -p sygil
+cp install.bat sygil
+cp readme.txt sygil
+
+zip -r sygil-windows.zip sygil
+
+echo "The installer zips are ready to be distributed.."
diff --git a/installer/install.bat b/installer/install.bat
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+++ b/installer/install.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+@echo off
+
+@rem This script will install git and conda (if not found on the PATH variable)
+@rem  using micromamba (an 8mb static-linked single-file binary, conda replacement).
+@rem For users who already have git and conda, this step will be skipped.
+
+@rem Then, it'll run the webui.cmd file to continue with the installation as usual.
+
+@rem This enables a user to install this project without manually installing conda and git.
+
+echo "Installing Sygil WebUI.."
+echo.
+
+@rem config
+set MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX=%cd%\installer_files\mamba
+set INSTALL_ENV_DIR=%cd%\installer_files\env
+set MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/cmdr2/stable-diffusion-ui/releases/download/v1.1/micromamba.exe
+set REPO_URL=https://github.com/Sygil-Dev/sygil-webui.git
+@rem Change the download URL to Sygil repo's release URL
+@rem We need to mirror micromamba.exe, because the official download URL uses tar.bz2 compression
+@rem  which Windows can't unzip natively.
+@rem https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#windows
+set umamba_exists=F
+
+@rem figure out whether git and conda needs to be installed
+if exist "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" set PATH=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\bin;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Scripts;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\usr\bin;%PATH%
+
+set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=
+
+call conda --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% conda
+
+call git --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% git
+
+call "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe" --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" EQU "0" set umamba_exists=T
+
+@rem (if necessary) install git and conda into a contained environment
+if "%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL%" NEQ "" (
+    @rem download micromamba
+    if "%umamba_exists%" == "F" (
+        echo "Downloading micromamba from %MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL% to %MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe"
+
+        mkdir "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%"
+        call curl -L "%MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL%" > "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe"
+
+        @rem test the mamba binary
+        echo Micromamba version:
+        call "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe" --version
+    )
+
+    @rem create the installer env
+    if not exist "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" (
+        call "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe" create -y --prefix "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%"
+    )
+
+    echo "Packages to install:%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL%"
+
+    call "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe" install -y --prefix "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" -c conda-forge %PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL%
+
+    if not exist "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" (
+        echo "There was a problem while installing%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% using micromamba. Cannot continue."
+        pause
+        exit /b
+    )
+)
+
+set PATH=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\bin;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Scripts;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\usr\bin;%PATH%
+
+@rem get the repo (and load into the current directory)
+if not exist ".git" (
+    call git config --global init.defaultBranch master
+    call git init
+    call git remote add origin %REPO_URL%
+    call git fetch
+    call git checkout origin/master -ft
+)
+
+@rem activate the base env
+call conda activate
+
+@rem make the models dir
+mkdir models\ldm\stable-diffusion-v1
+
+@rem install the project
+call webui.cmd
+
+@rem finally, tell the user that they need to download the ckpt
+echo.
+echo "Now you need to install the weights for the stable diffusion model."
+echo "Please follow the steps related to models weights at https://sd-webui.github.io/stable-diffusion-webui/docs/1.windows-installation.html#cloning-the-repo to complete the installation"
+
+@rem it would be nice if the weights downloaded automatically, and didn't need the user to do this manually.
+
+pause
diff --git a/installer/install.sh b/installer/install.sh
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index 0000000..432cd0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script will install git and conda (if not found on the PATH variable)
+#  using micromamba (an 8mb static-linked single-file binary, conda replacement).
+# For users who already have git and conda, this step will be skipped.
+
+# Then, it'll run the webui.cmd file to continue with the installation as usual.
+
+# This enables a user to install this project without manually installing conda and git.
+
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+
+echo "Installing Sygil WebUI.."
+echo ""
+
+OS_ARCH=$(uname -m)
+case "${OS_ARCH}" in
+    x86_64*)    OS_ARCH="64";;
+    arm64*)     OS_ARCH="aarch64";;
+    *)          echo "Unknown system architecture: $OS_ARCH! This script runs only on x86_64 or arm64" && exit
+esac
+
+# config
+export MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX="$(pwd)/installer_files/mamba"
+INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$(pwd)/installer_files/env"
+MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL="https://micro.mamba.pm/api/micromamba/linux-${OS_ARCH}/latest"
+umamba_exists="F"
+
+# figure out whether git and conda needs to be installed
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
+
+PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=""
+
+if ! hash "conda" &>/dev/null; then PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL="$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL conda"; fi
+if ! hash "git" &>/dev/null; then PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL="$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL git"; fi
+
+if "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" --version &>/dev/null; then umamba_exists="T"; fi
+
+# (if necessary) install git and conda into a contained environment
+if [ "$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL" != "" ]; then
+    # download micromamba
+    if [ "$umamba_exists" == "F" ]; then
+        echo "Downloading micromamba from $MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL to $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba"
+
+        mkdir -p "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX"
+        curl -L "$MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL" | tar -xvj bin/micromamba -O > "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba"
+
+        chmod u+x "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba"
+
+        # test the mamba binary
+        echo "Micromamba version:"
+        "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" --version
+    fi
+
+    # create the installer env
+    if [ ! -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then
+        "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" create -y --prefix "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR"
+    fi
+
+    echo "Packages to install:$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL"
+
+    "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" install -y --prefix "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" -c conda-forge $PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL
+
+    if [ ! -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then
+        echo "There was a problem while initializing micromamba. Cannot continue."
+        exit
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
+
+CONDA_BASEPATH=$(conda info --base)
+source "$CONDA_BASEPATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" # otherwise conda complains about 'shell not initialized' (needed when running in a script)
+
+conda activate
+
+# run the installer script for linux
+curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JoshuaKimsey/Linux-StableDiffusion-Script/main/linux-sd.sh" > linux-sd.sh
+chmod u+x linux-sd.sh
+
+./linux-sd.sh
+
+# tell the user that they need to download the ckpt
+WEIGHTS_DOC_URL="https://sd-webui.github.io/stable-diffusion-webui/docs/2.linux-installation.html#initial-start-guide"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Now you need to install the weights for the stable diffusion model."
+echo "Please follow the steps at $WEIGHTS_DOC_URL to complete the installation"
+
+# it would be nice if the weights downloaded automatically, and didn't need the user to do this manually.
diff --git a/installer/readme.txt b/installer/readme.txt
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index 0000000..d73a027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Sygil WebUI
+
+Project homepage: https://github.com/Sygil-Dev/sygil-webui
+
+Installation on Windows:
+ Please double-click the 'install.bat' file (while keeping it inside the sygil folder).
+
+Installation on Linux:
+ Please open the terminal, and run './install.sh' (while keeping it inside the sygil folder).
+
+After installation, please run the 'webui.cmd' file (on Windows) or 'webui.sh' file (on Linux/Mac) to start Sygil.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webui.cmd b/webui.cmd
index 8765daa..3c31081 100644
--- a/webui.cmd
+++ b/webui.cmd
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ IF EXIST custom-conda-path.txt (
   FOR /F %%i IN (custom-conda-path.txt) DO set v_custom_path=%%i
 )
 
-set v_paths=%ProgramData%\miniconda3
+set INSTALL_ENV_DIR=%cd%\installer_files\env
+set PATH=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\bin;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Scripts;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\usr\bin;%PATH%
+
+set v_paths=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%
+set v_paths=%v_paths%;%ProgramData%\miniconda3
 set v_paths=%v_paths%;%USERPROFILE%\miniconda3
 set v_paths=%v_paths%;%ProgramData%\anaconda3
 set v_paths=%v_paths%;%USERPROFILE%\anaconda3
diff --git a/webui.sh b/webui.sh
index a6d4205..66c6fd5 100755
--- a/webui.sh
+++ b/webui.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ ENV_MODIFIED=$(date -r $ENV_FILE "+%s")
 ENV_MODIFED_FILE=".env_updated"
 ENV_UPDATED=0
 
+INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$(pwd)/../installer_files/env" # since linux-sd.sh clones the repo into a subfolder
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
+
 # Models used for upscaling
 GFPGAN_MODEL="https://github.com/TencentARC/GFPGAN/releases/download/v1.3.0/GFPGANv1.3.pth"
 LATENT_DIFFUSION_REPO="https://github.com/devilismyfriend/latent-diffusion.git"
@@ -50,6 +53,11 @@ conda_env_setup () {
         CUSTOM_CONDA_PATH=$(cat custom-conda-path.txt)
     fi
 
+    # If a custom conda isn't specified, and the installer downloaded conda for the user, then use that
+    if [ -f "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ] && [ "$CUSTOM_CONDA_PATH" == "" ]; then
+        . "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+    fi
+
     # If custom path is set above, try to setup conda environment
     if [ -f "${CUSTOM_CONDA_PATH}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
         . "${CUSTOM_CONDA_PATH}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"