diff --git a/cmd/lazy-update-manager/main.go b/cmd/lazy-update-manager/main.go
index 5d10cde..1f45fea 100644
--- a/cmd/lazy-update-manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lazy-update-manager/main.go
@@ -288,20 +288,64 @@ func defaultConfigPath() string {
 }
 
 func tryElectronApp() error {
-	// Try to find and launch the Electron app
-	cmd := exec.Command("npm", "start")
+	projectDir := electronProjectDir()
+	if projectDir == "" {
+		return errors.New("LazyUpdateManager project directory not found – set LAZY_UPDATE_MANAGER_DIR or run from the project folder")
+	}
+
+	electronBin := filepath.Join(projectDir, "node_modules", ".bin", "electron")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(electronBin); err != nil {
+		electronBin = "electron"
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(electronBin, projectDir)
+	cmd.Dir = projectDir
 	cmd.Stdout = nil
 	cmd.Stderr = nil
 	cmd.Stdin = nil
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		// Try electron directly
-		cmd = exec.Command("electron", ".")
-		cmd.Stdout = nil
-		cmd.Stderr = nil
-		cmd.Stdin = nil
-		return cmd.Run()
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func electronProjectDir() string {
+	if d := os.Getenv("LAZY_UPDATE_MANAGER_DIR"); d != "" {
+		if hasElectronMain(d) {
+			return d
+		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	if d, err := os.Getwd(); err == nil && hasElectronMain(d) {
+		return d
+	}
+
+	exe, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	exeDir := filepath.Dir(exe)
+
+	// binary in ~/Projekte/LazyUpdateManager/bin/
+	if p := filepath.Dir(exeDir); hasElectronMain(p) {
+		return p
+	}
+
+	// binary in ~/.local/bin/, project is at configured location
+	if p := filepath.Join(exeDir, "..", "Projekte", "LazyUpdateManager"); hasElectronMain(p) {
+		return p
+	}
+
+	// relative to $HOME
+	if home, err := os.UserHomeDir(); err == nil {
+		if p := filepath.Join(home, "Projekte", "LazyUpdateManager"); hasElectronMain(p) {
+			return p
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+func hasElectronMain(dir string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "electron", "main.cjs"))
+	return err == nil && !info.IsDir()
 }
 
 func usage() {
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ba796d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+BINARY="lazy-update-manager"
+PREFIX="${PREFIX:-$HOME/.local}"
+PROJECT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+VERSION="$(git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo dev)"
+BUILD_TIME="$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')"
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+info()  { echo -e "${CYAN}::${NC} $*"; }
+ok()    { echo -e "${GREEN}  ->${NC} $*"; }
+error() { echo -e "${RED}  ->${NC} $*" >&2; }
+
+cleanup() {
+    if [ -n "${TMP_CONFIG:-}" ]; then
+        rm -f "$TMP_CONFIG"
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+check_deps() {
+    local missing=false
+    for cmd in go node npm; do
+        if ! command -v "$cmd" &>/dev/null; then
+            error "$cmd ist nicht installiert"
+            missing=true
+        fi
+    done
+    if [ "$missing" = true ]; then
+        error "Installiere die fehlenden Abhängigkeiten und versuche es erneut."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    ok "Alle Abhängigkeiten vorhanden (go $(go version | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+' | head -1), node $(node -v), npm $(npm -v))"
+}
+
+build_backend() {
+    info "Baue Go-Backend (Version: $VERSION, Build: $BUILD_TIME)"
+    mkdir -p "$PROJECT_DIR/bin"
+    go build -buildvcs=false \
+        -ldflags "-X 'lazy-update-manager/internal/version.Version=$VERSION' -X 'lazy-update-manager/internal/version.BuildTime=$BUILD_TIME'" \
+        -o "$PROJECT_DIR/bin/$BINARY" "$PROJECT_DIR/cmd/lazy-update-manager"
+    ok "Backend gebaut: bin/$BINARY"
+}
+
+install_npm() {
+    info "Installiere npm-Abhängigkeiten (Electron)"
+    npm install --prefix "$PROJECT_DIR"
+
+    if [ ! -f "$PROJECT_DIR/node_modules/electron/path.txt" ]; then
+        info "Electron-Binary fehlt – versuche manuelle Installation"
+        ELECTRON_CACHE="$HOME/.cache/electron"
+        ELECTRON_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/node_modules/electron"
+        if [ -d "$ELECTRON_CACHE" ]; then
+            CACHE_DIR=$(ls -t "$ELECTRON_CACHE" | head -1)
+            ZIP_FILE=$(ls "$ELECTRON_CACHE/$CACHE_DIR"/*.zip 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+            if [ -n "$ZIP_FILE" ] && [ -f "$ZIP_FILE" ]; then
+                rm -rf "$ELECTRON_DIR/dist"
+                mkdir -p "$ELECTRON_DIR/dist"
+                unzip -q "$ZIP_FILE" -d "$ELECTRON_DIR/dist/"
+                printf 'electron' > "$ELECTRON_DIR/path.txt"
+                chmod +x "$ELECTRON_DIR/dist/electron"
+                ok "Electron-Binary manuell installiert (${ZIP_FILE##*/})"
+            fi
+        fi
+        if [ ! -f "$ELECTRON_DIR/path.txt" ]; then
+            error "Electron-Binary konnte nicht installiert werden"
+            error "Versuche: rm -rf node_modules && npm install"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    ok "npm-Abhängigkeiten installiert"
+}
+
+install_binary() {
+    info "Installiere Binary nach $PREFIX/bin"
+    mkdir -p "$PREFIX/bin"
+    command install -Dm755 "$PROJECT_DIR/bin/$BINARY" "$PREFIX/bin/$BINARY"
+    ok "Binary installiert: $PREFIX/bin/$BINARY"
+}
+
+install_electron_launcher() {
+    info "Installiere Electron-Launcher nach $PREFIX/bin"
+    mkdir -p "$PREFIX/bin"
+    cat > "$PREFIX/bin/lazy-update-manager-electron" <<'LAUNCHER'
+#!/bin/sh
+export LAZY_UPDATE_MANAGER_DIR="__PROJECT_DIR__"
+cd "$LAZY_UPDATE_MANAGER_DIR" || exit 1
+exec ./node_modules/.bin/electron .
+LAUNCHER
+    sed -i "s|__PROJECT_DIR__|$PROJECT_DIR|g" "$PREFIX/bin/lazy-update-manager-electron"
+    chmod +x "$PREFIX/bin/lazy-update-manager-electron"
+    ok "Electron-Launcher installiert: $PREFIX/bin/lazy-update-manager-electron"
+}
+
+install_desktop_file() {
+    info "Installiere Desktop-Eintrag"
+    mkdir -p "$PREFIX/share/applications"
+    cat > "$PREFIX/share/applications/lazy-update-manager.desktop" <<EOF
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=LazyUpdateManager
+Comment=Arch and Hyprland update helper
+Exec=$PREFIX/bin/lazy-update-manager-electron
+Icon=system-software-update
+Terminal=false
+Categories=System;Utility;
+EOF
+    ok "Desktop-Eintrag installiert: $PREFIX/share/applications/lazy-update-manager.desktop"
+}
+
+enable_electron_config() {
+    info "Setze PreferElectron=true in der Konfiguration"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/lazy-update-manager"
+    CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/.config/lazy-update-manager/config.json"
+    if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+        # Update prefer_electron in existing config
+        tmp="$(mktemp)"
+        python3 -c "
+import json
+with open('$CONFIG_FILE') as f:
+    cfg = json.load(f)
+cfg['prefer_electron'] = True
+with open('$tmp', 'w') as f:
+    json.dump(cfg, f, indent=2)
+    f.write('\n')
+" 2>/dev/null || {
+            # fallback: jq or sed
+            if command -v jq &>/dev/null; then
+                jq '.prefer_electron = true' "$CONFIG_FILE" > "$tmp" && cp "$tmp" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+            else
+                info "Konnte Config nicht automatisch aktualisieren, setze prefer_electron manuell"
+            fi
+        }
+        if [ -f "$tmp" ]; then
+            cp "$tmp" "$CONFIG_FILE" && rm -f "$tmp"
+        fi
+    else
+        cat > "$CONFIG_FILE" <<EOF
+{
+  "prefer_electron": true,
+  "check_aur": true,
+  "reminder_interval_hours": 168,
+  "terminal": "auto",
+  "language": "de",
+  "auto_refresh_minutes": 30,
+  "show_ignored": false,
+  "notifications_enabled": true,
+  "keep_terminal_open": true,
+  "confirm_selected_installs": true,
+  "ignored_packages": []
+}
+EOF
+    fi
+    ok "PreferElectron aktiviert – 'lazy-update-manager gui' startet jetzt die Desktop-App"
+}
+
+install_systemd() {
+    info "Installiere systemd-User-Service und Timer"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
+    command install -Dm644 "$PROJECT_DIR/systemd/lazy-update-manager.service" "$HOME/.config/systemd/user/lazy-update-manager.service"
+    command install -Dm644 "$PROJECT_DIR/systemd/lazy-update-manager.timer" "$HOME/.config/systemd/user/lazy-update-manager.timer"
+    ok "systemd-Dateien installiert"
+
+    if command -v systemctl &>/dev/null; then
+        info "Aktiviere Timer"
+        systemctl --user daemon-reload 2>/dev/null || true
+        systemctl --user enable --now lazy-update-manager.timer 2>/dev/null || true
+        ok "Timer aktiviert: systemctl --user status lazy-update-manager.timer"
+    else
+        info "systemctl nicht verfügbar. Manuell aktivieren:"
+        info "  systemctl --user daemon-reload"
+        info "  systemctl --user enable --now lazy-update-manager.timer"
+    fi
+}
+
+build_electron_dist() {
+    info "Baue Electron-Desktop-Pakete"
+    npm run --prefix "$PROJECT_DIR" dist
+    ok "Electron-Pakete gebaut: dist/"
+}
+
+run_install() {
+    echo -e "${CYAN}========================================${NC}"
+    echo -e "${CYAN}  LazyUpdateManager Installer${NC}"
+    echo -e "${CYAN}========================================${NC}"
+    echo ""
+
+    check_deps
+    echo ""
+    install_npm
+    echo ""
+    build_backend
+    echo ""
+    install_binary
+    echo ""
+    install_electron_launcher
+    echo ""
+    install_desktop_file
+    echo ""
+    enable_electron_config
+    echo ""
+    install_systemd
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}========================================${NC}"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}  Installation abgeschlossen!${NC}"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}========================================${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Desktop-App starten:     $PREFIX/bin/lazy-update-manager-electron"
+    echo "Web-Oberfläche starten:  $PREFIX/bin/$BINARY gui web"
+    echo "Updates prüfen:          $PREFIX/bin/$BINARY check"
+    echo "Status anzeigen:         $PREFIX/bin/$BINARY status"
+    echo ""
+}
+
+build_electron() {
+    check_deps
+    install_npm
+    build_backend
+    build_electron_dist
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Electron-Pakete erstellt in: $PROJECT_DIR/dist/${NC}"
+}
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<EOF
+Verwendung: $0 [option]
+
+Optionen:
+  install         (Standard) Installiere alles (Backend, npm, Binary, Desktop-Eintrag, systemd-Timer)
+  electron-dist   Baue Electron-Desktop-Pakete (AppImage, Pacman)
+  help            Diese Hilfe anzeigen
+EOF
+}
+
+case "${1:-install}" in
+    install) run_install ;;
+    electron-dist) build_electron ;;
+    help|--help|-h) usage ;;
+    *) error "Unbekannte Option: $1"; usage; exit 1 ;;
+esac
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a6f34a0..0fc4eb8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "electron": "^41.5.0",
+        "electron": "^41.7.1",
         "electron-builder": "^26.0.0"
       }
     },
@@ -1747,9 +1747,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/electron": {
-      "version": "41.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-41.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-x9j9//PubUA4EjDtQbZhtk3prolandqCKgit0uCIqc1jb8FTskPbnJtxcDFB1aejczJcuERgjPixBUaMwoWyJg==",
+      "version": "41.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-41.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pdRvNNP99Qfvs1lyIxo/sfIGAwJP0CrJFNCE3goFKc7/fV+kjK3EPxx5Nt6sLTkzqTyeRYylpwPUfpeGojiyyw==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f5d652..85dc5ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "electron": "^41.5.0",
+    "electron": "^41.7.1",
     "electron-builder": "^26.0.0"
   },
   "build": {