diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb90c45..26682cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ A set of opinionated scripts used to manage 7 days to die.
         - Used to show progress for backup operations
 
 # Automatic Installation
-Run as the user you wish to install the scripts for, e.g. `sdtd`.
+Must be ran as `root` or a user with access to `sudo su`
 
 ```bash
 bash -c "$(curl https://gitlab.orion-technologies.io/game-servers/7-days-to-die/-/raw/Development/install.bash)"
diff --git a/install.bash b/install.bash
index 3de8495..83ba38f 100755
--- a/install.bash
+++ b/install.bash
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ set -e
 
 GIT_DIR="${HOME}/7-Days-To-Die-Temp"
 GENERAL_MODULE_PATH="${GIT_DIR}/Scripts/general"
-SDTD_USER_HOME="${HOME}"
-SDTD_BIN_DIR="${HOME}/.bin"
+SDTD_USER_NAME="sdtd"
+SDTD_USER_HOME="/home/${SDTD_USER_NAME}/"
+SDTD_BIN_DIR="${SDTD_USER_HOME}/.bin"
+
+# Change to the root user
+sudo su
 
 # Get the repo as this script SHOULD be a copy paste into a terminal, so we have to pull this down
 git clone --recurse-submodules https://gitlab.orion-technologies.io/game-servers/7-days-to-die.git "${GIT_DIR}"
@@ -14,6 +18,17 @@ git clone --recurse-submodules https://gitlab.orion-technologies.io/game-servers
 # Run general installation from the general submodule
 /bin/bash "${GENERAL_MODULE_PATH}/install.bash"
 
+# Create the user
+if [[ ! -d "${SDTD_USER_HOME}" ]]; then
+    if id -u "${SDTD_USER_NAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Creating home directory for ${SDTD_USER_NAME}"
+        mkdir -p "${SDTD_USER_HOME}"
+    else
+        echo "Creating user ${SDTD_USER_NAME}"
+        sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash "${SDTD_USER_NAME}" 2>/dev/null
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Create the user .bin directory, I prefer .bin in scenarios in which I need
 # significant user segmentation, e.g. I have some users running a different game
 # and only this user managing 7 Days to Die; considering that these scripts are
@@ -43,8 +58,6 @@ echo "export PATH=\${PATH}:/usr/local/bin" >> "${SDTD_USER_HOME}/.bash_profile"
 # Ensure the completions are being sourced
 echo "source ~/.bin/7D2D-Manage-Completions" >> "${SDTD_USER_HOME}/.bash_profile"
 
-rm -rf "${GIT_DIR}"
-
 echo "Finished with installation."
 echo "To try it out as the user paste the following:"
 echo "su ${SDTD_USER_NAME} && cd ${HOME} && source .bash_profile && 7D2D-Manage -h"