diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cb1cdda..0c624b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config.yaml
 # dev files
 .idea
 venv
+.*/
 
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/config-example.yaml b/config-example.yaml
index 212f15a..99859bd 100644
--- a/config-example.yaml
+++ b/config-example.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ log_level: INFO
 
 # Only one consumer can be enabled at a time, you can
 # delete the section for the consumer which you aren't using
+# For Windows file path needs to be absolute.
 chia_logs:
   file_log_consumer:
     enable: true
diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28db1d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+$command = "py"
+if (Get-Command python -errorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+    $command = "python"
+}
+elseif (Get-Command python3 -errorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+    $command = "python3"
+}
+
+# Create virtual environment
+Invoke-expression "$($command) -m venv .venv"
+
+# Activate the virtual environment
+./.venv/Scripts/activate.ps1
+
+# Update pip to latest version
+Invoke-expression "$($command) -m pip install --upgrade pip"
+
+# Install dependencies
+pip install wheel
+
+pip install -r requirements.txt 
+
+# Deactivate virtual env
+deactivate
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1db090b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Create virtual environment
+python3 -m venv .venv
+
+# Activate virtual environment
+. ./.venv/bin/activate
+
+# Update pip3 to latest version
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+# Install dependencies
+pip3 install wheel && pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Deactivate virtual environment
+deactivate
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c28c67a..9c23974 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 import signal
+import time
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # project
 from src.chia_log.handlers.daily_stats.stats_manager import StatsManager
 from src.chia_log.log_consumer import create_log_consumer_from_config
 from src.chia_log.log_handler import LogHandler
-from src.config import Config
+from src.config import Config, is_win_platform
 from src.notifier.keep_alive_monitor import KeepAliveMonitor
 from src.notifier.notify_manager import NotifyManager
 
@@ -77,4 +78,12 @@ def interrupt(signal_number, frame):
             exit(0)
 
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, interrupt)
-    signal.pause()
+
+    if is_win_platform:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                time.sleep(5)
+            except IOError:
+                pass
+    else:
+        signal.pause()
diff --git a/src/chia_log/log_consumer.py b/src/chia_log/log_consumer.py
index 8ce8a9e..b252afc 100644
--- a/src/chia_log/log_consumer.py
+++ b/src/chia_log/log_consumer.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 # project
-from src.config import check_keys
+from src.config import check_keys, is_win_platform
 
 # lib
 import paramiko
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ def stop(self):
     def _consume_loop(self):
         expanded_user_log_path = self._log_path.expanduser()
         logging.info(f"Consuming log file from {expanded_user_log_path}")
-        f = subprocess.Popen(["tail", "-F", expanded_user_log_path], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+        if is_win_platform:
+            consume_command_args = ["powershell.exe", "get-content", expanded_user_log_path, "-tail", "1", "-wait"]
+        else:
+            consume_command_args = ["tail", "-F", expanded_user_log_path]
+
+        f = subprocess.Popen(consume_command_args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         while self._is_running:
             log_line = f.stdout.readline().decode(encoding="utf-8")
             self._notify_subscribers(log_line)
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index e40445e..f3ef0af 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # std
 import logging
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -49,3 +50,6 @@ def check_keys(required_keys, config) -> bool:
             logging.error(f"Incompatible configuration. Missing {key} in {config}.")
             return False
     return True
+
+def is_win_platform() -> bool:
+    return sys.platform.startswith("win")
diff --git a/start.ps1 b/start.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b93a9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+$command = "py"
+if (Get-Command python -errorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+    $command = "python"
+}
+elseif (Get-Command python3 -errorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+    $command = "python3"
+}
+
+# Activate the virtual environment
+./.venv/Scripts/activate.ps1
+
+# Start the ChiaDog
+Invoke-expression "$($command) main.py --config config.yaml"
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..988a262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Activate the virtual environment
+. ./.venv/bin/activate
+
+# Start the ChiaDog
+python3 main.py --config config.yaml
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