diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
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+# windows gives me the trauma of my life.
+
+Write-Host "=== Setting up OGL-Renders (Windows) ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+$vcpkgPath = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "vcpkg"
+if (!(Test-Path $vcpkgPath)) {
+    Write-Host "Cloning vcpkg..."
+    git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git $vcpkgPath
+    Set-Location $vcpkgPath
+    .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
+} else {
+    Write-Host "vcpkg already exists. Updating..."
+    Set-Location $vcpkgPath
+    git pull
+}
+
+Write-Host "Installing OpenGL dependencies with vcpkg..."
+.\vcpkg.exe install glew glfw3 glm --triplet x64-windows
+
+Set-Location $PSScriptRoot
+Write-Host "Running build..."
+bash build.sh
+
+Write-Host "Setup complete! You can now run your executable from the build directory."
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+echo "=== Setting up OGL-Renders (Linux/macOS) ==="
+
+if ! command -v cmake &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Installing CMake..."
+  sudo apt-get update
+  sudo apt-get install -y cmake
+fi
+
+echo "Installing OpenGL dependencies..."
+sudo apt-get install -y g++ gcc libglfw3-dev libglew-dev libglm-dev \
+  libx11-dev libxi-dev libxxf86vm-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev
+
+echo "=== Building Project ==="
+chmod +x build.sh
+./build.sh
+
+echo "Setup complete! You can now run your program from the build directory."