diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
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+++ b/bootstrap.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+BASE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+cd "$BASE_DIR"
+python3 -m venv "$BASE_DIR/venv"
+source "$BASE_DIR/venv/bin/activate"
+"$BASE_DIR/venv/bin/pip" install -r "$BASE_DIR/requirements.txt"
+cp -r "$BASE_DIR/etc/data/." "$BASE_DIR/data/"
+cp "$BASE_DIR/etc/config.template" "$BASE_DIR/config.ini"
+replace="s|type = serial|type = tcp|g"
+sed -i '' "$replace" "$BASE_DIR/config.ini"
+replace="s|# hostname = meshtastic.local|hostname = localhost|g"
+sed -i '' "$replace" "$BASE_DIR/config.ini"
+deactivate