diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a3145e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+echo "Raspberry Pi MQTT monitor installer"
+echo "---"
+echo "MQTT settings"
+echo "---"
+cwd=$(pwd)
+python=$(which python)
+
+cp src/config.py.example src/config.py
+printf "Enter mqtt_host: "
+read HOST
+sed -i "s/ip address or host/${HOST}/" src/config.py
+
+printf "Enter mqtt_user: "
+read USER
+sed -i "s/username/${USER}/" src/config.py
+
+printf "Enter mqtt_password: "
+read PASS
+sed -i "s/\"password/\"${PASS}/" src/config.py
+
+printf "Enter mqtt_port (default is 1883): "
+read PORT
+if [ -z "$PORT" ]; then
+	PORT=1883
+fi
+sed -i "s/1883/${PORT}/" src/config.py
+
+printf "Enter mqtt_topic_prefix (default is rpi-MQTT-monitor): "
+read TOPIC
+if [ -z "$TOPIC" ]; then
+	TOPIC=rpi-MQTT-monitor
+fi
+sed -i "s/rpi-MQTT-monitor/${TOPIC}/" src/config.py
+
+
+echo "---"
+echo "Setting Cronjob"
+echo "---"
+crontab -l > tempcron
+if grep -q rpi-cpu2mqtt.py tempcron; then
+	cronfound=$(grep rpi-cpu2mqtt.py tempcron)
+	echo " There is already a cronjob running rpi-cpu2mqtt.py - skipping cronjob creation"
+	printf " If you want the cronjob to be automatically created remove the line below from your\n cronjobs list and run the installer again.\n"
+	echo "${cronfound}"
+else
+
+	printf "How often do you want the script to run in minutes? "
+	read MIN
+	echo "Adding the line below to your crontab"
+	echo "*/${MIN} * * * * ${python} ${cwd}/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py"
+	echo "*/${MIN} * * * * ${python} ${cwd}/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py" >> tempcron
+	crontab tempcron
+fi
+
+rm tempcron
+echo "---"
+echo "Done"
diff --git a/src/config.py.example b/src/config.py.example
index 2f9d758..c666375 100644
--- a/src/config.py.example
+++ b/src/config.py.example
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from random import randrange
 
 # MQTT server configuration
 mqtt_host = "ip address or host"
-mqtt_user = "user"
+mqtt_user = "username"
 mqtt_password = "password"
 mqtt_port = "1883"
 mqtt_topic_prefix = "rpi-MQTT-monitor"