diff --git a/misc/riptideinstaller.sh b/misc/riptideinstaller.sh
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+++ b/misc/riptideinstaller.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+repo="gigirassy/riptide"
+base="https://codeberg.org/$repo"
+
+green="$(printf '\033[1;32m')"
+red="$(printf '\033[1;31m')"
+blue="$(printf '\033[1;34m')"
+reset="$(printf '\033[0m')"
+
+info() {
+    printf "%s[+]%s %s\n" "$green" "$reset" "$*"
+}
+
+step() {
+    printf "%s[*]%s %s\n" "$blue" "$reset" "$*"
+}
+
+error() {
+    printf "%s[-]%s %s\n" "$red" "$reset" "$*" >&2
+}
+
+tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
+
+if command -v run0 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    asroot="run0"
+elif command -v doas >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    asroot="doas"
+elif command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    asroot="sudo"
+else
+    error "run0, doas, or sudo is required"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+step "fetching latest release information..."
+
+release_page="$(curl -fsSL "$base/releases/latest")"
+
+version="$(
+    printf '%s' "$release_page" |
+    grep -oE '/releases/tag/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' |
+    head -n1 |
+    sed 's|.*/||'
+)"
+
+[ -n "$version" ] || {
+    error "failed to determine latest version!"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+checksum="$(
+    printf '%s' "$release_page" |
+    grep -E '^[a-f0-9]{64}[[:space:]]+riptide$' |
+    awk '{print $1}'
+)"
+
+[ -n "$checksum" ] || {
+    error "failed to locate checksum!"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+url="$base/releases/download/$version/riptide"
+
+info "latest version is $version!"
+
+step "downloading riptide..."
+
+curl -fsSL "$url" -o "$tmpdir/riptide"
+
+step "verifying checksum..."
+
+printf '%s  %s\n' "$checksum" "$tmpdir/riptide" | sha256sum -c - >/dev/null
+
+info "checksum verified!"
+
+chmod 755 "$tmpdir/riptide"
+
+step "installing to /usr/local/bin/riptide"
+step "authentication may be required ($asroot)"
+
+"$asroot" install -m 755 "$tmpdir/riptide" /usr/local/bin/riptide
+
+info "riptide $version installed successfully <3 have a nice day"