diff --git a/installer/create_installers.sh b/installer/create_installers.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+
+# make the installer zip for linux and mac
+rm -rf invokeAI
+mkdir -p invokeAI
+cp install.sh invokeAI
+cp readme.txt invokeAI
+
+zip -r invokeAI-linux.zip invokeAI
+zip -r invokeAI-mac.zip invokeAI
+
+# make the installer zip for windows
+rm -rf invokeAI
+mkdir -p invokeAI
+cp install.bat invokeAI
+cp readme.txt invokeAI
+
+zip -r invokeAI-windows.zip invokeAI
+
+echo "The installer zips are ready to be distributed.."
diff --git a/installer/install.bat b/installer/install.bat
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+@echo off
+
+@rem This script will install git and conda (if not found on the PATH variable)
+@rem  using micromamba (an 8mb static-linked single-file binary, conda replacement).
+@rem For users who already have git and conda, this step will be skipped.
+
+@rem Next, it'll checkout the project's git repo, if necessary.
+@rem Finally, it'll create the conda environment and preload the models.
+
+@rem This enables a user to install this project without manually installing conda and git.
+
+echo "Installing InvokeAI.."
+echo.
+
+@rem config
+set MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX=%cd%\installer_files\mamba
+set INSTALL_ENV_DIR=%cd%\installer_files\env
+set MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/cmdr2/stable-diffusion-ui/releases/download/v1.1/micromamba.exe
+set REPO_URL=https://github.com/cmdr2/InvokeAI.git
+set umamba_exists=F
+@rem Change the download URL to an InvokeAI repo's release URL
+
+@rem figure out whether git and conda needs to be installed
+if exist "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" set PATH=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\bin;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Scripts;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\usr\bin;%PATH%
+
+set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=
+
+call conda --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% conda
+
+call git --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% git
+
+call "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe" --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" EQU "0" set umamba_exists=T
+
+@rem (if necessary) install git and conda into a contained environment
+if "%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL%" NEQ "" (
+    @rem download micromamba
+    if "%umamba_exists%" == "F" (
+        echo "Downloading micromamba from %MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL% to %MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe"
+
+        mkdir "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%"
+        call curl -L "%MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL%" > "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe"
+
+        @rem test the mamba binary
+        echo Micromamba version:
+        call "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe" --version
+    )
+
+    @rem create the installer env
+    if not exist "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" (
+        call "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe" create -y --prefix "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%"
+    )
+
+    echo "Packages to install:%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL%"
+
+    call "%MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX%\micromamba.exe" install -y --prefix "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" -c conda-forge %PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL%
+
+    if not exist "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" (
+        echo "There was a problem while installing%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% using micromamba. Cannot continue."
+        pause
+        exit /b
+    )
+)
+
+set PATH=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\bin;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Scripts;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\usr\bin;%PATH%
+
+@rem get the repo (and load into the current directory)
+if not exist ".git" (
+    call git config --global init.defaultBranch main
+    call git init
+    call git remote add origin %REPO_URL%
+    call git fetch
+    call git checkout origin/main -ft
+)
+
+@rem activate the base env
+call conda activate
+
+@rem create the environment
+call conda env create
+call conda activate invokeai
+
+@rem preload the models
+call python scripts\preload_models.py
+
+@rem tell the user their next steps
+echo.
+echo "You can now start generating images by double-clicking the 'invoke.bat' file (inside this folder)
+
+pause
diff --git a/installer/install.sh b/installer/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script will install git and conda (if not found on the PATH variable)
+#  using micromamba (an 8mb static-linked single-file binary, conda replacement).
+# For users who already have git and conda, this step will be skipped.
+
+# Next, it'll checkout the project's git repo, if necessary.
+# Finally, it'll create the conda environment and preload the models.
+
+# This enables a user to install this project without manually installing conda and git.
+
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+
+echo "Installing InvokeAI.."
+echo ""
+
+OS_NAME=$(uname -s)
+case "${OS_NAME}" in
+    Linux*)     OS_NAME="linux";;
+    Darwin*)    OS_NAME="mac";;
+    *)          echo "Unknown OS: $OS_NAME! This script runs only on Linux or Mac" && exit
+esac
+
+OS_ARCH=$(uname -m)
+case "${OS_ARCH}" in
+    x86_64*)    OS_ARCH="64";;
+    arm64*)     OS_ARCH="arm64";;
+    *)          echo "Unknown system architecture: $OS_ARCH! This script runs only on x86_64 or arm64" && exit
+esac
+
+# https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html
+if [ "$OS_NAME" == "linux" ] && [ "$OS_ARCH" == "arm64" ]; then OS_ARCH="aarch64"; fi
+
+# config
+export MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX="$(pwd)/installer_files/mamba"
+INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$(pwd)/installer_files/env"
+MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL="https://micro.mamba.pm/api/micromamba/${OS_NAME}-${OS_ARCH}/latest"
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/cmdr2/InvokeAI.git"
+umamba_exists="F"
+
+# figure out whether git and conda needs to be installed
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
+
+PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=""
+
+if ! hash "conda" &>/dev/null; then PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL="$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL conda"; fi
+if ! hash "git" &>/dev/null; then PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL="$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL git"; fi
+
+if "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" --version &>/dev/null; then umamba_exists="T"; fi
+
+# (if necessary) install git and conda into a contained environment
+if [ "$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL" != "" ]; then
+    # download micromamba
+    if [ "$umamba_exists" == "F" ]; then
+        echo "Downloading micromamba from $MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL to $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba"
+
+        mkdir -p "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX"
+        curl -L "$MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL" | tar -xvj bin/micromamba -O > "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba"
+
+        chmod u+x "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba"
+
+        # test the mamba binary
+        echo "Micromamba version:"
+        "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" --version
+    fi
+
+    # create the installer env
+    if [ ! -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then
+        "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" create -y --prefix "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR"
+    fi
+
+    echo "Packages to install:$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL"
+
+    "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" install -y --prefix "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" -c conda-forge $PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL
+
+    if [ ! -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then
+        echo "There was a problem while initializing micromamba. Cannot continue."
+        exit
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
+
+# get the repo (and load into the current directory)
+if [ ! -e ".git" ]; then
+    git config --global init.defaultBranch main
+    git init
+    git remote add origin "$REPO_URL"
+    git fetch
+    git checkout origin/main -ft
+fi
+
+# create the environment
+CONDA_BASEPATH=$(conda info --base)
+source "$CONDA_BASEPATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" # otherwise conda complains about 'shell not initialized' (needed when running in a script)
+
+conda activate
+
+if [ "$OS_NAME" == "mac" ]; then
+    PIP_EXISTS_ACTION=w CONDA_SUBDIR=osx-${OS_ARCH} conda env create -f environment-mac.yml
+else
+    conda env create -f environment.yml
+fi
+
+conda activate invokeai
+
+# preload the models
+python scripts/preload_models.py
+
+# tell the user their next steps
+echo "You can now start generating images by running invoke.sh (inside this folder), using ./invoke.sh"
diff --git a/installer/readme.txt b/installer/readme.txt
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+InvokeAI
+
+Project homepage: https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI
+
+Installation on Windows:
+ Please double-click the 'install.bat' file (while keeping it inside the invokeAI folder).
+
+Installation on Linux and Mac:
+ Please open the terminal, and run './install.sh' (while keeping it inside the invokeAI folder).
+
+After installation, please run the 'invoke.bat' file (on Windows) or 'invoke.sh' file (on Linux/Mac) to start InvokeAI.
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diff --git a/invoke.bat b/invoke.bat
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+@echo off
+
+set INSTALL_ENV_DIR=%cd%\installer_files\env
+set PATH=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\bin;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Scripts;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\usr\bin;%PATH%
+
+call conda activate invokeai
+
+echo Do you want to generate images using the
+echo 1. command-line
+echo 2. browser-based UI
+echo 3. open the developer console
+set /P restore="Please enter 1, 2 or 3: "
+IF /I "%restore%" == "1" (
+    echo Starting the InvokeAI command-line..
+    python scripts\invoke.py
+) ELSE IF /I "%restore%" == "2" (
+    echo Starting the InvokeAI browser-based UI..
+    python scripts\invoke.py --web
+) ELSE IF /I "%restore%" == "3" (
+    echo Developer Console
+    call where python
+    call python --version
+
+    cmd /k
+) ELSE (
+    echo Invalid selection
+    pause
+    exit /b
+)
diff --git a/invoke.sh b/invoke.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+
+INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$(pwd)/installer_files/env"
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
+
+CONDA_BASEPATH=$(conda info --base)
+source "$CONDA_BASEPATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" # otherwise conda complains about 'shell not initialized' (needed when running in a script)
+
+conda activate invokeai
+
+if [ "$0" != "bash" ]; then
+    echo "Do you want to generate images using the"
+    echo "1. command-line"
+    echo "2. browser-based UI"
+    echo "3. open the developer console"
+    read -p "Please enter 1, 2, or 3: " yn
+    case $yn in
+        1 ) printf "\nStarting the InvokeAI command-line..\n"; python scripts/invoke.py;;
+        2 ) printf "\nStarting the InvokeAI browser-based UI..\n"; python scripts/invoke.py --web;;
+        3 ) printf "\nDeveloper Console:\n"; file_name=$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"); bash --init-file "$file_name";;
+        * ) echo "Invalid selection"; exit;;
+    esac
+else # in developer console
+    which python
+    python --version
+fi
diff --git a/update.bat b/update.bat
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+@echo off
+
+set INSTALL_ENV_DIR=%cd%\installer_files\env
+set PATH=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\bin;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Scripts;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\usr\bin;%PATH%
+
+@rem update the repo
+if exist ".git" (
+    call git pull
+)
+
+conda env update
+
+pause
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$(pwd)/installer_files/env"
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
+
+# update the repo
+if [ -e ".git" ]; then
+    git pull
+fi
+
+CONDA_BASEPATH=$(conda info --base)
+source "$CONDA_BASEPATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" # otherwise conda complains about 'shell not initialized' (needed when running in a script)
+
+conda activate invokeai
+
+OS_NAME=$(uname -s)
+case "${OS_NAME}" in
+    Linux*)     conda env update;;
+    Darwin*)    conda env update -f environment-mac.yml;;
+    *)          echo "Unknown OS: $OS_NAME! This script runs only on Linux or Mac" && exit
+esac