diff --git a/setup/install.ab b/setup/install.ab
index 83c05ff0..983f601c 100644
--- a/setup/install.ab
+++ b/setup/install.ab
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ let name = "AmberNative"
 let target = "amber"
 let tag = "0.3.1-alpha"
 let place = "/opt/amber"
+let bins_folder = "/usr/local/bin"
 let agent = has_failed("uname -a")
     then "unknown"
     else unsafe $uname -a$
 
 echo ""
 
-main {
+main(args) {
     // Determine OS type
     let os_type = $uname -s$ failed {
         echo "Failed to determine OS type."
@@ -31,8 +32,19 @@ main {
         then "aarch64"
         else "x86_64"
 
-    // Set the download link
-    let url = "https://github.com/Ph0enixKM/{name}/releases/download/{tag}/amber_{os}_{arch}"
+    let user_only_install = includes(args, "--user")
+    if user_only_install {
+        let home = $echo \$HOME$ failed {
+            echo "User installation requested, but unable to retrieve home directory from $HOME environment."
+            exit(1)
+        }
+        if home == "" {
+            echo "User installation requested, but unable to find home directory."
+            exit(1)
+        }
+        place = "{home}/.local/lib/{arch}/amber"
+        bins_folder = "{home}/.local/bin"
+    }
 
     // Check if such directory exists
     unsafe $test -d "{place}"$
@@ -54,6 +66,29 @@ main {
 
     echo "Installing Amber... 🚀"
 
+    // Make the directories we need first to ensure we have permissions before downloading any files
+    // this decreases the chance that our script results in partial installation leaving assets behind
+    let sudo = user_only_install then "" else "sudo"
+    // Create directory for amber
+    silent ${sudo} mkdir -p "{place}"$ failed {
+        echo "Failed to create directory for amber."
+        if user_only_install {
+            echo "Please make sure that root user can access {place} directory."
+        } else {
+            echo "Please make sure that your user can access {place} directory."
+        }
+        exit(1)
+    }
+    if user_only_install {
+        silent $mkdir -p "{bins_folder}"$ failed {
+            echo "Failed to create directory for amber bin at {bins_folder}."
+            exit(1)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Set the download link
+    let url = "https://github.com/Ph0enixKM/{name}/releases/download/{tag}/amber_{os}_{arch}"
+
     // Download amber
     silent $curl -L -o "{target}" "{url}"$ failed {
         echo "Curl failed to download amber."
@@ -61,26 +96,21 @@ main {
         exit(1)
     }
 
-    // Create directory for amber
-    silent $sudo mkdir "{place}"$ failed {
-        echo "Failed to create directory for amber."
-        echo "Please make sure that root user can access /opt directory."
-        exit(1)
-    }
     // Move zipped version of amber
-    $sudo mv "{target}" "{place}/{target}"$ failed {
+    ${sudo} mv "{target}" "{place}/{target}"$ failed {
         echo "Failed to move amber to the installation directory."
         echo "Please make sure that root user can access /opt directory."
         exit(1)
     }
     // Give permissions to execute amber
-    $sudo chmod +x "{place}/{target}"$ failed {
+    ${sudo} chmod +x "{place}/{target}"$ failed {
         echo "Failed to give permissions to execute amber."
         echo "Please make sure that root user can access /opt directory."
         exit(1)
     }
+
     // Create amber symbol link
-    $sudo ln -s "{place}/{target}" "/usr/local/bin/{target}"$ failed {
+    ${sudo} ln -s "{place}/{target}" "{bins_folder}/{target}"$ failed {
         echo "Failed to create amber symbol link."
         echo "Please make sure that root user can access /usr/local/bin directory."
         exit(1)
@@ -92,4 +122,7 @@ main {
     // Send success message
     echo "Amber has been installed successfully. 🎉"
     echo "> Now you can use amber by typing `amber` in your terminal."
+    if user_only_install {
+        echo "> Since you requested a user only install with `--user` ensure that ~/.local/bin is in your \\$PATH."
+    }
 }
diff --git a/setup/install.sh b/setup/install.sh
index e91d92b4..934c19fb 100755
--- a/setup/install.sh
+++ b/setup/install.sh
@@ -27,28 +27,40 @@ fi;
     __AMBER_FUN_includes21_v0=$(echo $__AMBER_STATUS '==' 0 | bc -l | sed '/\./ s/\.\{0,1\}0\{1,\}$//');
     return 0
 }
+function includes__21_v1 {
+    local arr=$1
+    local value=$2
+            [[ "${arr[@]}" =~ "${value}" ]]
+__AMBER_STATUS=$?;
+if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
+:
+fi;
+    __AMBER_FUN_includes21_v1=$(echo $__AMBER_STATUS '==' 0 | bc -l | sed '/\./ s/\.\{0,1\}0\{1,\}$//');
+    return 0
+}
 __0_name="AmberNative";
 __1_target="amber";
 __2_tag="0.3.1-alpha";
 __3_place="/opt/amber";
+__4_bins_folder="/usr/local/bin";
 has_failed__19_v0 "uname -a";
-__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0__7=${__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0};
+__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0__8=${__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0};
 __AMBER_VAL_0=$(uname -a);
 __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
 :
 fi;
-__4_agent=$(if [ ${__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0__7} != 0 ]; then echo "unknown"; else echo "${__AMBER_VAL_0}"; fi);
+__5_agent=$(if [ ${__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0__8} != 0 ]; then echo "unknown"; else echo "${__AMBER_VAL_0}"; fi);
 echo "";
-
+args=$1
     __AMBER_VAL_1=$(uname -s);
     __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
         echo "Failed to determine OS type.";
         echo "Please try again or use another download method.";
         exit__20_v0 1;
-        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__18=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__18} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__19=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__19} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
     os_type="${__AMBER_VAL_1}";
     os=$(if [ $([ "_${os_type}" != "_Darwin" ]; echo $?) != 0 ]; then echo "macos"; else echo "linux"; fi);
@@ -58,15 +70,36 @@ if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
         echo "Failed to determine architecture.";
         echo "Please try again or use another download method.";
         exit__20_v0 1;
-        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__28=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__28} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__29=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__29} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
     arch_type="${__AMBER_VAL_2}";
     __AMBER_ARRAY_0=("arm64" "aarch64");
     includes__21_v0 __AMBER_ARRAY_0[@] "${arch_type}";
-    __AMBER_FUN_includes21_v0__30=${__AMBER_FUN_includes21_v0};
-    arch=$(if [ ${__AMBER_FUN_includes21_v0__30} != 0 ]; then echo "aarch64"; else echo "x86_64"; fi);
-    url="https://github.com/Ph0enixKM/${__0_name}/releases/download/${__2_tag}/amber_${os}_${arch}";
+    __AMBER_FUN_includes21_v0__31=${__AMBER_FUN_includes21_v0};
+    arch=$(if [ ${__AMBER_FUN_includes21_v0__31} != 0 ]; then echo "aarch64"; else echo "x86_64"; fi);
+    includes__21_v1 "${args}" "--user";
+    __AMBER_FUN_includes21_v1__35=${__AMBER_FUN_includes21_v1};
+    user_only_install=${__AMBER_FUN_includes21_v1__35};
+    if [ ${user_only_install} != 0 ]; then
+        __AMBER_VAL_3=$(echo $HOME);
+        __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
+if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
+            echo "User installation requested, but unable to retrieve home directory from $HOME environment.";
+            exit__20_v0 1;
+            __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__39=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+            echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__39} > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi;
+        home="${__AMBER_VAL_3}";
+        if [ $([ "_${home}" != "_" ]; echo $?) != 0 ]; then
+            echo "User installation requested, but unable to find home directory.";
+            exit__20_v0 1;
+            __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__43=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+            echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__43} > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi;
+        __3_place="${home}/.local/lib/${arch}/amber";
+        __4_bins_folder="${home}/.local/bin"
+fi;
             test -d "${__3_place}"
 __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
@@ -78,68 +111,87 @@ fi;
         echo "If you want to reinstall Amber, uninstall it first.";
         echo "(Find out more at https://docs.amber-lang.com/getting_started/installation#uninstallation)";
         exit__20_v0 2;
-        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__45=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__45} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__57=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__57} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
     has_failed__19_v0 "curl -V";
-    __AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0__49=${__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0};
-    if [ ${__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0__49} != 0 ]; then
+    __AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0__61=${__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0};
+    if [ ${__AMBER_FUN_has_failed19_v0__61} != 0 ]; then
         echo "Curl is not installed on your system.";
         echo "Please install \`curl\` and try again.";
         exit__20_v0 1;
-        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__52=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__52} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__64=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__64} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
     echo "Installing Amber... 🚀";
-            curl -L -o "${__1_target}" "${url}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    sudo=$(if [ ${user_only_install} != 0 ]; then echo ""; else echo "sudo"; fi);
+            ${sudo} mkdir -p "${__3_place}" > /dev/null 2>&1
 __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
-            echo "Curl failed to download amber.";
-            echo "Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
+            echo "Failed to create directory for amber.";
+            if [ ${user_only_install} != 0 ]; then
+                echo "Please make sure that root user can access ${__3_place} directory."
+else
+                echo "Please make sure that your user can access ${__3_place} directory."
+fi;
             exit__20_v0 1 > /dev/null 2>&1;
-            __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__61=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-            echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__61} > /dev/null 2>&1
+            __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__80=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+            echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__80} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
-            sudo mkdir "${__3_place}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    if [ ${user_only_install} != 0 ]; then
+                    mkdir -p "${__4_bins_folder}" > /dev/null 2>&1
 __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
-            echo "Failed to create directory for amber.";
-            echo "Please make sure that root user can access /opt directory.";
+                echo "Failed to create directory for amber bin at ${__4_bins_folder}.";
+                exit__20_v0 1 > /dev/null 2>&1;
+                __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__85=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+                echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__85} > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+fi;
+    url="https://github.com/Ph0enixKM/${__0_name}/releases/download/${__2_tag}/amber_${os}_${arch}";
+            curl -L -o "${__1_target}" "${url}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+__AMBER_STATUS=$?;
+if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
+            echo "Curl failed to download amber.";
+            echo "Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
             exit__20_v0 1 > /dev/null 2>&1;
-            __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__68=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-            echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__68} > /dev/null 2>&1
+            __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__96=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+            echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__96} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
-    sudo mv "${__1_target}" "${__3_place}/${__1_target}"
+    ${sudo} mv "${__1_target}" "${__3_place}/${__1_target}"
 __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
         echo "Failed to move amber to the installation directory.";
         echo "Please make sure that root user can access /opt directory.";
         exit__20_v0 1;
-        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__74=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__74} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__103=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__103} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
-    sudo chmod +x "${__3_place}/${__1_target}"
+    ${sudo} chmod +x "${__3_place}/${__1_target}"
 __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
         echo "Failed to give permissions to execute amber.";
         echo "Please make sure that root user can access /opt directory.";
         exit__20_v0 1;
-        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__80=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__80} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__109=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__109} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
-    sudo ln -s "${__3_place}/${__1_target}" "/usr/local/bin/${__1_target}"
+    ${sudo} ln -s "${__3_place}/${__1_target}" "${__4_bins_folder}/${__1_target}"
 __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
         echo "Failed to create amber symbol link.";
         echo "Please make sure that root user can access /usr/local/bin directory.";
         exit__20_v0 1;
-        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__86=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
-        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__86} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        __AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__116=${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0};
+        echo ${__AMBER_FUN_exit20_v0__116} > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi;
-            curl -G --data-urlencode "agent=${__4_agent}" --data-urlencode "name=download" "https://amber-lang.com/api/visit" > /dev/null 2>&1
+            curl -G --data-urlencode "agent=${__5_agent}" --data-urlencode "name=download" "https://amber-lang.com/api/visit" > /dev/null 2>&1
 __AMBER_STATUS=$?;
 if [ $__AMBER_STATUS != 0 ]; then
 :
 fi;
     echo "Amber has been installed successfully. 🎉";
-    echo "> Now you can use amber by typing \`amber\` in your terminal."
\ No newline at end of file
+    echo "> Now you can use amber by typing \`amber\` in your terminal.";
+    if [ ${user_only_install} != 0 ]; then
+        echo "> Since you requested a user only install with \`--user\` ensure that ~/.local/bin is in your \$PATH."
+fi
\ No newline at end of file