diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82fe694..731a16c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ A time blocking service that can be run locally or remotely as a server
 
 # Installation
 Requires Go >= 1.20
-Run `git clone https://github.com/dethancosta/timeruler`. From the cloned directory, run `go install ./cmd/tr-server`.
+Run `git clone https://github.com/dethancosta/timeruler`. From the cloned directory, run `go install -o timeruler ./cmd/tr-server`.
 
 # Usage
 API documentation coming soon. If using [trctl](https://github.com/dethancosta/trctl), run `trctl` for available commands
diff --git a/cmd/tr-server/main.go b/cmd/tr-server/main.go
index 4a5df61..4710e06 100644
--- a/cmd/tr-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tr-server/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
-	//"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
diff --git a/cmd/tr-server/standalone.go b/cmd/tr-server/standalone.go
index c6d6a51..837837d 100644
--- a/cmd/tr-server/standalone.go
+++ b/cmd/tr-server/standalone.go
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ func SetPid(address, port string) error {
 	config := make(map[string]string)
 	configFile, err := os.OpenFile(configPath, os.O_RDWR, 0644)
 	if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		configDir, err := scope.ConfigPath("")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = os.MkdirAll(configDir, os.ModePerm)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		configFile, err = os.Create(configPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/tr-server b/tr-server
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4b120b1
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