diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0b54924..670f5933 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ SciDash is a geppetto / django-based client-server web application.
 
 ## Installation
 
+We recommend you to use a virtual environment for the installation, so you can keep all the dependencies within that environment.
+
 **Dependencies**
 ```
 pip install pygeppetto-django
@@ -26,67 +28,27 @@ For OS X:
 brew install redis
 ```
 
+*Install PostgreSQL server*
+- [instructions](https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/) for Ubuntu
+- [application](https://postgresapp.com/) for MacOS
+
 **Install SciDash**
 
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/MetaCell/scidash
 cd scidash
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-mkdir static
-cd static
-git clone https://github.com/openworm/org.geppetto.frontend
-cd org.geppetto.frontend/src/main/webapp
-npm install
-npm run build-dev-noTest
+python install.py
 ```
 Optional for development to enable dynamic refresh of client code when editing html/js/css:
 ```
+cd statis/org.geppetto.frontend/src/main/webapp
 npm run build-dev-noTest:watch
 ```
 
 Also you should create an .env file in the project root, an example can be found in the folder: deploy/dotenv.
 
-**Install SciDash Geppetto Extension**
-
-Clone the Geppetto SciDash extension into the extensions folder
-```
-cd org.geppetto.frontend/src/main/webapp/extensions
-git clone https://github.com/MetaCell/geppetto-scidash.git
-```
-
-Then edit [GeppettoConfiguration.json](https://github.com/openworm/org.geppetto.frontend/blob/master/src/main/webapp/GeppettoConfiguration.json) to look like this:
-```
-{
-	"_README": "http://docs.geppetto.org/en/latest/build.html",
-	"contextPath": "org.geppetto.frontend",
-	"useSsl": false,
-	"embedded": false,
-	"embedderURL": ["/"],
-	"rootRedirect": "",
-	"noTest": false,
-	"extensions": {
-		"geppetto-default/ComponentsInitialization": false,
-		"geppetto-scidash/ComponentsInitialization": true
-	},
-	"themes": {
-		"geppetto-default/colors": false,
-		"geppetto-scidash/styles/colors": true
-	},
-	"properties": {
-		"title": "SciDash",
-		"description": "SciDash is a project that enables the reproducible execution and visualization of data-driven unit test for assessing model quality.",
-		"type": "website",
-		"url": "http://scidash.github.io/",
-		"icon": "http://scidash.github.io/assets/icons/favicon-32x32.png",
-		"image": "http://scidash.github.io/assets/scidash-text.png"
-	}
-}
-```
-
-**Install Database**
-
-1. Install PostgreSQL server: [instructions](https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/) for Ubuntu, [application](https://postgresapp.com/) for MacOS
-2. Run:
+**Configure Database**
+Run:
 ```
 # navigate to scidash root folder
 cd deploy/scripts
diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dc14bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import setuptools
+from setuptools.command.install import install
+import subprocess
+import json
+import os, sys
+from shutil import copyfile
+
+branch = "development"
+
+#by default clones branch (which can be passed as a parameter python install.py branch test_branch)
+#if branch doesnt exist clones the default_branch
+def clone(repository, folder, default_branch, cwdp='', recursive = False):
+    global branch
+    print("Cloning "+repository)
+    if recursive:
+        subprocess.call(['git', 'clone', '--recursive', repository], cwd='./'+cwdp)
+    else:
+        subprocess.call(['git', 'clone', repository], cwd='./'+cwdp)
+
+def main(argv):
+    global branch
+    if(len(argv) > 0):
+        if(argv[0] == 'branch'):
+           branch = argv[1]
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1:])
+
+# install requirements
+subprocess.call(['pip', 'install', '-r', 'requirements.txt'], cwd='./')
+
+# Clone Repos
+clone('https://github.com/openworm/org.geppetto.frontend','org.geppetto.frontend','developmente', 'static')
+clone('https://github.com/MetaCell/geppetto-scidash.git','geppetto-scidash','developmente', 'static/org.geppetto.frontend/src/main/webapp/extensions/')
+
+# change extension
+print("Enabling Geppetto SciDash Extension ...")
+geppetto_configuration = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), './deploy/geppetto/GeppettoConfiguration.json')
+copyfile(geppetto_configuration, './static/org.geppetto.frontend/src/main/webapp/GeppettoConfiguration.json')
+
+# Install and building
+print("NPM Install and build for Geppetto Frontend  ...")
+subprocess.call(['npm', 'install'], cwd='./static/org.geppetto.frontend/src/main/webapp/')
+subprocess.call(['npm', 'run', 'build-dev-noTest'], cwd='./static/org.geppetto.frontend/src/main/webapp/')
+