diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d344e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+SHELL=/bin/bash
+
+ifndef VERBOSE
+.SILENT:
+endif
+
+.PHONY: install
+install: ## Install Pixipin on the local host.
+	./install_from_git_checkout.sh
+
+.PHONY: test
+test: ## Run the test suite.
+	./test.sh
+
+.PHONY: check
+check:  ## Run linters, checkers, etc..
+	pre-commit run -a
+
+.PHONY: help
+help: ##xx Print this help message.
+	echo ""
+	echo "Usage: make <command>"
+	echo ""
+	echo "main commands:"
+	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "  \033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+	echo ""
+	echo "other commands:"
+	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?##xx .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?##xx "}; {printf "  \033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0825cc..30dfd12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,14 +12,7 @@ pixipin automatically downloads and caches the pixi executibles.
 
 ## Installation
 ```
-    # Installation
-    sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/pixi https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ali-Piccioni/pixipin/main/pixipin
-    sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/pixi
-
-    # Make sure pixi points to /usr/local/bin/pixi
-    # If not, then you need to either remove the
-    # standard pixi or promote pixipin in your PATH.
-    which pixi
+    curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ali-Piccioni/pixipin/main/install.sh | sudo bash
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1462910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Please run as root (use sudo)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+curl -o /usr/local/bin/pixi https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ali-Piccioni/pixipin/main/pixipin
+chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/pixi
diff --git a/install_from_git_checkout.sh b/install_from_git_checkout.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2620136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_from_git_checkout.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Please run as root (use sudo)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+cd $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+cp pixipin /usr/local/bin/pixi
+chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/pixi
+which pixi
diff --git a/pixi.lock b/pixi.lock
index 05f3c7b..a1c5fc7 100644
--- a/pixi.lock
+++ b/pixi.lock
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/libuuid-2.38.1-h0b41bf4_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/libxcrypt-4.4.36-hd590300_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/libzlib-1.3.1-hb9d3cd8_2.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/make-4.4.1-hb9d3cd8_2.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/ncurses-6.5-he02047a_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/nodeenv-1.9.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/openssl-3.3.2-hb9d3cd8_0.conda
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/libsqlite-3.46.1-hc14010f_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/libssh2-1.11.0-h7a5bd25_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/libzlib-1.3.1-h8359307_2.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/make-4.4.1-hc9fafa5_2.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/ncurses-6.5-h7bae524_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/nodeenv-1.9.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/openssl-3.3.2-h8359307_0.conda
@@ -927,6 +929,37 @@ packages:
   license_family: Other
   size: 60963
   timestamp: 1727963148474
+- kind: conda
+  name: make
+  version: 4.4.1
+  build: hb9d3cd8_2
+  build_number: 2
+  subdir: linux-64
+  url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/make-4.4.1-hb9d3cd8_2.conda
+  sha256: d652c7bd4d3b6f82b0f6d063b0d8df6f54cc47531092d7ff008e780f3261bdda
+  md5: 33405d2a66b1411db9f7242c8b97c9e7
+  depends:
+  - __glibc >=2.17,<3.0.a0
+  - libgcc >=13
+  license: GPL-3.0-or-later
+  license_family: GPL
+  size: 513088
+  timestamp: 1727801714848
+- kind: conda
+  name: make
+  version: 4.4.1
+  build: hc9fafa5_2
+  build_number: 2
+  subdir: osx-arm64
+  url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/make-4.4.1-hc9fafa5_2.conda
+  sha256: 90ca65e788406d9029ae23ad4bd944a8b5353ad5f59bd6ce326f980cde46f37e
+  md5: 9f44ef1fea0a25d6a3491c58f3af8460
+  depends:
+  - __osx >=11.0
+  license: GPL-3.0-or-later
+  license_family: GPL
+  size: 274048
+  timestamp: 1727801725384
 - kind: conda
   name: ncurses
   version: '6.5'
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 635d689..98fb8e7 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 shellcheck = ">=0.10.0,<0.11"
 git = ">=2.47.0,<3"
 pre-commit = ">=4.0.1,<5"
+make = ">=4.4.1,<5"
diff --git a/pixipin b/pixipin
index c6ef550..a8b0553 100755
--- a/pixipin
+++ b/pixipin
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-PIXIPIN_CACHE_DIR=${PIXIPIN_CACHE_DIR:-/tmp/pixipin}
+PIXIPIN_CACHE_DIR=${PIXIPIN_CACHE_DIR:-$HOME/.pixipin/cache/bin}
 
 log() {
   echo pixipin: "$@" >&2