diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11e0a43..a9e9189 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ PYTHON = python3
 FLASK = flask
 SQLITE = sqlite3
 
-default: test
+default: install
 
 test::
 	test/all.sh
 
+install:: venv
+	. ./venv/bin/activate && pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
 venv:
 	$(PYTHON) -m venv $@
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c446530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Agreper - minimal, no-JS forum software
+
+Agreper is a forum board with a focus on being easy to set up and manage.
+
+## Features
+
+## Install & running
+
+### Linux
+
+First clone or [download the latest release](todo).
+
+Then setup with:
+
+```
+make
+./init_sqlite.sh forum.db
+```
+
+Lastly, run with:
+
+```
+./run_sqlite.sh forum.db forum.pid
+```
+
+You will need a proxy such as nginx to access the forum on the public internet.
diff --git a/init_sqlite.sh b/init_sqlite.sh
index 040659d..65a8733 100755
--- a/init_sqlite.sh
+++ b/init_sqlite.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ PYTHON=python3
 
 set -e
 
-if [ $# != 1 ]
+if [ $# -le 1 ]
 then
-	echo "Usage: $0 <file>" >&2
+	echo "Usage: $0 <file> [--no-admin]" >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-read -p 'Admin username: ' username
-read -sp 'Admin password: ' password
+if [ "$2" != --no-admin ]
+then
+	read -p 'Admin username: ' username
+	read -sp 'Admin password: ' password
+fi
 
 password=$($PYTHON tool.py password "$password")
 time=$($PYTHON -c 'import time; print(time.time_ns())')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec6b9e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+argon2-cffi==21.3.0
+argon2-cffi-bindings==21.2.0
+cffi==1.15.1
+click==8.1.3
+Flask==2.2.2
+gunicorn==20.1.0
+importlib-metadata==5.0.0
+itsdangerous==2.1.2
+Jinja2==3.1.2
+MarkupSafe==2.1.1
+passlib==1.7.4
+pycparser==2.21
+Werkzeug==2.2.2
+zipp==3.8.1
diff --git a/restart.sh b/restart.sh
index b6023e3..fb84270 100755
--- a/restart.sh
+++ b/restart.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,27 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This script is intended for dev environments only.
-touch main.py
+set -e
+
+if [ -z "$SERVER" ]
+then
+	echo "SERVER is not set" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+case "$SERVER" in
+	dev)
+		touch main.py
+		;;
+	gunicorn)
+		if [ -z "$PID" ]
+		then
+			echo "PID is not set" >&2
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		kill -hup $(cat "$PID")
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Unsupported $SERVER" >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
diff --git a/run_sqlite.sh b/run_sqlite.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..34cce80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_sqlite.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [ ! -e venv ]
+then
+	echo "venv not found, did you run make?" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ $# != 2 ]
+then
+	echo "Usage: $0 <file.db> <pid file>" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+export DB="$1"
+export SERVER=gunicorn
+export PID="$2"
+exec gunicorn -w 4 'main:app' --pid="$PID" -b 0.0.0.0:8000
diff --git a/test/all.sh b/test/all.sh
index 2f38407..691bcb7 100755
--- a/test/all.sh
+++ b/test/all.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ db=$tmp/forum.db
 . $base/../venv/bin/activate
 
 # initialize db
-$base/../init_sqlite.sh $db
+$base/../init_sqlite.sh $db --no-admin
 $SQLITE $db < $base/init_db.txt
 cd $base/..
 
-DB=$db $FLASK --app main --debug run
+export DB=$db
+export SERVER=dev
+$FLASK --app main --debug run