diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InstallController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InstallController.php
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index 000000000..0204f16f0
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+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InstallController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+use App\User;
+
+class InstallController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index(Request $request)
+    {
+    	abort_if(file_exists(base_path('.env')), 404);
+    	return view('installer.index');
+    }
+
+    public function getRequirements()
+    {
+    	abort_if(file_exists(base_path('.env')), 404);
+    	$reqs = [];
+
+    	$phpExtensions = [
+    		'bcmath',
+    		'ctype',
+    		'curl',
+    		'intl',
+    		'json',
+    		'mbstring',
+    		'openssl',
+    		'gd',
+    		'redis',
+    		'pdo_mysql',
+    		'pdo_pgsql'
+    	];
+
+    	$dirs = [
+    		'bootstrap',
+    		'storage'
+    	];
+
+    	$reqs['php'] = [
+    		'version' => PHP_VERSION,
+    		'supported' => (bool) version_compare(PHP_VERSION, 7.4),
+    		'min_version' => '7.4',
+    		'memory_limit' => [
+    			'recommended' => '256M',
+    			'actual' => ini_get('memory_limit'),
+    		],
+    		'upload_max_filesize' => [
+    			'recommended' => '15M',
+    			'actual' => ini_get('upload_max_filesize')
+    		],
+    		'post_max_size' => [
+    			'recommended' => '15M',
+    			'actual' => ini_get('post_max_size')
+    		]
+    	];
+
+    	$reqs['php']['extensions'] = collect($phpExtensions)
+    		->map(function($ext) {
+    			return [ 'name' => $ext, 'loaded' => extension_loaded($ext) ];
+    		});
+
+    	$reqs['permissions'] = collect($dirs)
+    		->map(function($path) {
+    			return [
+    				'name' => $path,
+    				'writable' => is_writable(base_path($path)),
+    				'mode' => substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms(base_path($path))), -4),
+    				'path' => base_path($path)
+    			];
+    		});
+    	return $reqs;
+    }
+
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+    	abort_if(file_exists(base_path('.env')), 404, 'The .env configuration file already exists.');
+    	return $this->checkPermissions($request);
+    	return response()->json($request->all(), 200, [], JSON_PRETTY_PRINT|JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+    }
+
+    protected function checkPermissions($request)
+    {
+    	abort_if(file_exists(base_path('.env')), 404);
+
+    	if( file_exists(base_path('.env'))) {
+    		return response('Found existing .env file, aborting installation', 400);
+    	}
+
+    	if( !is_writable(base_path('storage/')) ) {
+    		return response('Permission Problem(s), cannot write to bootstrap or storage directories', 400);
+    	}
+    	return $this->checkDatabase($request);
+    }
+
+    protected function checkDatabase($request)
+    {
+    	abort_if(file_exists(base_path('.env')), 404);
+
+		$driver = $request->input('db_driver', 'mysql');
+		$name = $request->input('db_name', 'pixelfed');
+		$host = $request->input('db_host', 'localhost');
+		$username = $request->input('db_username');
+		$password = $request->input('db_password');
+		$dsn = "{$driver}:dbname={$name};host={$host}";
+		$dbh = new \PDO($dsn, $username, $password);
+
+		try {
+			$dbh->query('SELECT count(*) from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES');
+		} catch (\PDOException $e) {
+			return response($e, 400);
+		}
+
+		$this->createConfiguration($request);
+    }
+
+    protected function createConfiguration($request)
+    {
+    	abort_if(file_exists(base_path('.env')), 404);
+    	$source = base_path('.env.example');
+    	$target = base_path('.env');
+    	@copy($source, $target);
+
+    	$this->updateConfig('APP_URL=http://localhost', 'APP_URL=https://'.$request->input('domain'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('APP_NAME="Pixelfed Prod"', 'APP_NAME="'.$request->input('name').'"');
+    	$this->updateConfig('APP_DOMAIN="localhost"', 'APP_DOMAIN="'.$request->input('domain').'"');
+    	$this->updateConfig('ADMIN_DOMAIN="localhost"', 'ADMIN_DOMAIN="'.$request->input('domain').'"');
+    	$this->updateConfig('SESSION_DOMAIN="localhost"', 'SESSION_DOMAIN="'.$request->input('domain').'"');
+
+    	$this->updateConfig('DB_CONNECTION=mysql', 'DB_CONNECTION='.$request->input('db_driver'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('DB_HOST=127.0.0.1', 'DB_HOST='.$request->input('db_host'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('DB_PORT=3306', 'DB_PORT='.$request->input('db_port'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('DB_DATABASE=pixelfed', 'DB_DATABASE='.$request->input('db_name'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('DB_USERNAME=pixelfed', 'DB_USERNAME='.$request->input('db_username'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('DB_PASSWORD=pixelfed', 'DB_PASSWORD='.$request->input('db_password'));
+
+    	$this->updateConfig('CACHE_DRIVER=redis', 'CACHE_DRIVER='.$request->input('cache_driver'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('QUEUE_DRIVER=redis', 'QUEUE_DRIVER='.$request->input('queue_driver'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('REDIS_SCHEME=tcp', 'REDIS_SCHEME='.$request->input('redis_scheme'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1', 'REDIS_HOST='.$request->input('redis_host'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('REDIS_PORT=6379', 'REDIS_PORT='.$request->input('redis_port'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('REDIS_PASSWORD=null', 'REDIS_PASSWORD='.$request->input('redis_password'));
+
+    	$this->updateConfig('ACTIVITY_PUB=false', 'ACTIVITY_PUB=' .($request->input('features.activitypub') ? 'true' : 'false'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('AP_INBOX=false', 'AP_INBOX=' .($request->input('features.activitypub') ? 'true' : 'false'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('AP_REMOTE_FOLLOW=false', 'AP_REMOTE_FOLLOW=' .($request->input('features.activitypub') ? 'true' : 'false'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('OPEN_REGISTRATION=true', 'OPEN_REGISTRATION=' .($request->input('features.open_registration') ? 'true' : 'false'));
+
+    	$this->updateConfig('ENFORCE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION=true', 'ENFORCE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION=' .($request->input('mail_address_verify') ? 'true' : 'false'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('PF_OPTIMIZE_IMAGES=true', 'PF_OPTIMIZE_IMAGES=' .($request->input('optimize_media') ? 'true' : 'false'));
+    	$this->updateConfig('MAX_PHOTO_SIZE=15000', 'MAX_PHOTO_SIZE=' .($request->input('max_upload_size') * 1000));
+    	$this->updateConfig('MEDIA_TYPES=image/jpeg,image/png,image/gif', 'MEDIA_TYPES=' .implode(',', $request->input('mime_types')));
+    	$this->updateConfig('OAUTH_ENABLED=true', 'OAUTH_ENABLED=true');
+
+    	if($request->input('optimize_media') == true) {
+    		$this->updateConfig('IMAGE_QUALITY=80', 'IMAGE_QUALITY=' .$request->input('image_quality'));
+    	}
+
+    	sleep(1);
+    	Artisan::call('config:cache');
+    	sleep(1);
+    	Artisan::call('key:generate --force');
+    	sleep(1);
+    	Artisan::call('migrate --force');
+  		sleep(1);
+    	Artisan::call('config:cache');
+
+    	if($request->has('features.activitypub') && $request->input('features.activitypub') == true) {
+    		Artisan::call('instance:actor');
+    	}
+
+    	if($request->filled(['admin_username', 'admin_password', 'admin_email'])) {
+			$user = new User;
+			$user->username = $request->input('admin_username', 'admin');
+			$user->name = $request->input('admin_username', 'admin');
+			$user->email = $request->input('admin_email');
+			$user->password = bcrypt($request->input('admin_password'));
+			$user->is_admin = true;
+			$user->email_verified_at = now();
+			$user->save();
+    	}
+    }
+
+    protected function updateConfig($key, $value)
+    {
+    	$f = file_get_contents(base_path('.env'));
+    	if(strpos($f, $key) !== false) {
+    		$u = str_replace($key, $value, $f);
+    	} else {
+    		$u = $f;
+    		$u .= $value . PHP_EOL;
+    	}
+    	sleep(1);
+    	file_put_contents(base_path('.env'), $u);
+    }
+
+    public function precheckDatabase(Request $request)
+    {
+    	$driver = $request->input('db_driver', 'mysql');
+		$name = $request->input('db_name', 'pixelfed');
+		$host = $request->input('db_host', 'localhost');
+		$username = $request->input('db_username');
+		$password = $request->input('db_password');
+		$dsn = "{$driver}:dbname={$name};host={$host}";
+		$dbh = new \PDO($dsn, $username, $password);
+
+		try {
+			$dbh->query('SELECT count(*) from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES');
+		} catch (\PDOException $e) {
+			return response($e, 400);
+		}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/public/js/installer.js b/public/js/installer.js
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index 000000000..2ad4f3084
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diff --git a/public/js/installer.js.LICENSE.txt b/public/js/installer.js.LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba8e2aeda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/installer.js.LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*! @source http://purl.eligrey.com/github/canvas-toBlob.js/blob/master/canvas-toBlob.js */
diff --git a/public/mix-manifest.json b/public/mix-manifest.json
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diff --git a/resources/views/installer/index.blade.php b/resources/views/installer/index.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2855077c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/installer/index.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+	<meta charset="utf-8">
+	<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+	<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
+	<title>Pixelfed Installer</title>
+	<link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.json">
+	<link href="/css/app.css" rel="stylesheet" data-stylesheet="light">
+	<style type="text/css">
+		body {
+			background: linear-gradient(rgba(29, 38, 113, 0.8), rgba(195, 55, 100, 0.8));
+		}
+		.btn {
+			min-width: 100px;
+		}
+
+		.btn-primary {
+			min-width: 200px;
+			font-weight: bold;
+		}
+
+		.form-group {
+			margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+		}
+
+		.form-group label {
+			font-weight: bold;
+		}
+
+		.form-control::placeholder {
+			color: #cbd5e1;
+		}
+
+		.form-control {
+			background:#f5f8fa;
+			border-color:#f5f8fa;
+		}
+
+		.form-control:focus {
+			color: #000;
+			background:#f5f8fa;
+			border-color:#f5f8fa;
+			box-shadow: none
+		}
+	</style>
+</head>
+	<body class="loggedIn">
+		<main id="content">
+			<noscript>
+				<div class="container">
+					<p class="pt-5 text-center lead">Please enable javascript to view this content.</p>
+				</div>
+			</noscript>
+			<div class="container w-100 h-100">
+				<div class="row w-100 h-100 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center">
+					<div class="col-12">
+						<p class="text-center py-3">
+							<a href="/installer">
+								<img src="/img/pixelfed-icon-color.svg" width="60" height="60">
+							</a>
+						</p>
+
+						<router-view></router-view>
+
+						<p class="d-flex justify-content-between text-white pt-2 px-2">
+							<a class="font-weight-bold text-white" href="https://docs.pixelfed.org/running-pixelfed/installation.html" target="_blank">Help</a>
+							<span class="font-weight-bold">v{{config('pixelfed.version')}}</span>
+						</p>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</main>
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/manifest.js"></script>
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/vendor.js"></script>
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/installer.js"></script>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index d9436a21e..7445b747c 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -529,6 +529,14 @@ Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.app'))->middleware(['validemail', 'twofact
 		Route::get('{username}', 'ProfileController@permalinkRedirect');
 	});
 
+	Route::group(['prefix' => 'installer'], function() {
+		Route::get('api/requirements', 'InstallController@getRequirements')->withoutMiddleware(['web']);
+		Route::post('precheck/database', 'InstallController@precheckDatabase')->withoutMiddleware(['web']);
+		Route::post('store', 'InstallController@store')->withoutMiddleware(['web']);
+		Route::get('/', 'InstallController@index')->withoutMiddleware(['web']);
+		Route::get('/{q}', 'InstallController@index')->withoutMiddleware(['web'])->where('q', '.*');
+	});
+
 	Route::get('stories/{username}', 'ProfileController@stories');
 	Route::get('p/{id}', 'StatusController@shortcodeRedirect');
 	Route::get('c/{collection}', 'CollectionController@show');