diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6e4761..6e02c80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -127,3 +127,6 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # Pyre type checker
 .pyre/
+
+**/*.DS_Store
+prefect
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c6aaf0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
+
+command_exists() {
+	command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+	echo "You are running macOS."
+
+	if command_exists nix; then
+		echo "Looks like you have nix set up already. Nice!"
+
+	else
+		echo "Looks like Nix is not installed, doing so now. Pleaes follow the prompts."
+        sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)
+	fi
+
+	# Continue with the rest of the script for macOS
+	# ...
+
+elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
+	echo "You are running Linux."
+	# Add Linux-specific instructions here
+	# ...
+
+else
+	echo "Unsupported operating system."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+
+glow (ls)