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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+GITHUB_REPO="psviderski/uncloud"
+INSTALL_DIR=${INSTALL_DIR:-/usr/local/bin}
+# Use the latest version or specify the version to install:
+#   curl ... | VERSION=v1.2.3 sh
+VERSION=${VERSION:-latest}
+
+print_manual_install() {
+    # TODO: review
+    echo "You can manually install uncloud by:"
+    echo "1. Opening $RELEASES_URL"
+    echo "2. Downloading uncloud_*_${OS}_${ARCH}.tar.gz for your platform"
+    echo "3. Verifying the checksum from checksums.txt"
+    echo "4. Extracting the archive: tar xzf uncloud_*_${OS}_${ARCH}.tar.gz"
+    echo "5. Installing the binary: sudo install -m 755 uncloud /usr/local/bin/"
+    echo "6. Creating symlink: sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/uncloud /usr/local/bin/uc"
+}
+
+latest_version() {
+    api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/latest"
+    version=$(curl -fsSL "$api_url" | grep -o '"tag_name": "[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)
+    if [ -z "$version" ]; then
+        echo "Failed to fetch the latest version from GitHub."
+        print_manual_install
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "$version"
+}
+
+# Check if not running as root and need to use sudo to write to INSTALL_DIR.
+SUDO=""
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ] && [ ! -w "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
+    if ! command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Please run this script as root or install sudo."
+        print_manual_install
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    SUDO="sudo"
+fi
+
+# Detect the user OS and architecture.
+OS=$(uname -s)
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+case "$OS" in
+    Darwin) BINARY_OS="macos" ;;
+    Linux)  BINARY_OS="linux" ;;
+    *)
+        echo "There is no uncloud CLI support for $OS/$ARCH. Please open a GitHub issue if you would like to request support."
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+case "$ARCH" in
+    aarch64 | arm64) BINARY_ARCH="arm64" ;;
+    x86_64)          BINARY_ARCH="amd64" ;;
+    *)
+        echo "There is no uncloud CLI support for $OS/$ARCH. Please open a GitHub issue if you would like to request support."
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Use the latest version if not specified explicitly.
+if [ "$VERSION" = "latest" ]; then
+    VERSION=$(latest_version)
+fi
+BINARY_NAME="uncloud_${BINARY_OS}_${BINARY_ARCH}.gz"
+BINARY_URL="https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/${BINARY_NAME}"
+CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/download/$VERSION/checksums.txt"
+
+# Create a temporary directory for downloads.
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"' EXIT
+
+# Download the binary and checksums file.
+echo "Downloading uncloud binary ${VERSION} ${BINARY_URL}"
+curl -fsSL "$BINARY_URL" -o "${TMP_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}"
+curl -fsSL "$CHECKSUM_URL" -o "${TMP_DIR}/checksums.txt"
+echo "Download complete."
+
+# TODO: fix name_template in goreleaser config.
+#echo "Verifying checksum..."
+cd "$TMP_DIR"
+#if ! sha256sum --check --ignore-missing "checksums.txt"; then
+#    echo "Checksum verification failed."
+#    print_manual_install
+#    exit 1
+#fi
+#echo "Checksum is valid."
+
+# Decompress and install the binary.
+gzip -d "${BINARY_NAME}"
+
+if [ -z "${SUDO}" ]; then
+    echo "Installing uncloud binary to ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+else
+    echo "Installing uncloud binary to ${INSTALL_DIR} using sudo. You may be prompted for your password."
+fi
+if ! $SUDO install "${BINARY_NAME%.gz}" "${INSTALL_DIR}/uncloud"; then
+    echo "Failed to install uncloud binary to ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+    print_manual_install
+    exit 1
+fi
+# Create 'uc' shortcut symlink.
+$SUDO ln -sf "${INSTALL_DIR}/uncloud" "${INSTALL_DIR}/uc"
+
+echo "Successfully installed uncloud binary ${VERSION} to ${INSTALL_DIR}/uncloud"
+echo "Created a shortcut command 'uc' for convenience ✨"