diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbbda93..4ba9b50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 curl -fsSL https://git.vainend.com/admin/ostiary/raw/branch/master/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
-Скрипт автоматически определяет ОС и архитектуру, скачивает последний стабильный релиз и устанавливает бинарник в `/usr/local/bin/ostiary` (или `~/.local/bin/` если нет прав).
+Скрипт определяет ОС и архитектуру, скачивает последний стабильный релиз и устанавливает бинарник в `~/.local/bin/ostiary`. Если этого пути нет в `$PATH` — автоматически добавляет строку в `~/.bashrc` (или `~/.bash_profile` / `~/.profile`). Не требует `sudo`.
 
 ### Ручная установка
 
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ curl -fsSL https://git.vainend.com/admin/ostiary/raw/branch/master/install.sh |
 | `ostiary-macos-x86_64` | macOS Intel |
 
 ```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
 chmod +x ostiary-linux-x86_64
-sudo mv ostiary-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/bin/ostiary
+mv ostiary-linux-x86_64 ~/.local/bin/ostiary
+
+# Добавить в PATH если нужно
+echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
+source ~/.bashrc
 ```
 
 ### Удаление
@@ -39,16 +44,15 @@ curl -fsSL https://git.vainend.com/admin/ostiary/raw/branch/master/uninstall.sh
 Или вручную:
 
 ```bash
-sudo rm /usr/local/bin/ostiary
+rm ~/.local/bin/ostiary
 rm -rf ~/.config/ostiary
 ```
 
-### Переменные окружения для install.sh
+### Переменная окружения
 
-| Переменная | По умолчанию | Описание |
-|---|---|---|
-| `OSTIARY_API` | `https://git.vainend.com/api/v1/repos/admin/ostiary` | Базовый URL Gitea API |
-| `INSTALL_DIR` | `/usr/local/bin` | Куда установить бинарник |
+| Переменная | Описание |
+|---|---|
+| `OSTIARY_API` | Базовый URL Gitea API (если используете собственный инстанс) |
 
 Пример с кастомным каталогом:
 ```bash
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 35e05fd..2961b1c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 # ── Configuration ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 BINARY="ostiary"
 REPO_API="${OSTIARY_API:-https://git.vainend.com/api/v1/repos/admin/ostiary}"
-INSTALL_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR:-/usr/local/bin}"
+INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
 
 # ── Colors ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ── Fetch latest release tag ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Uses /releases/latest which returns the newest non-prerelease, non-draft release.
 info "Fetching latest release info..."
 
 LATEST_JSON=$(fetch "${REPO_API}/releases/latest") \
@@ -63,52 +62,55 @@ VERSION=$(printf '%s' "$LATEST_JSON" \
 ok "Latest version: ${VERSION}"
 
 # ── Build download URL ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Strip /api/v1/repos from the API base to get the Gitea web URL:
-#   https://git.vainend.com/api/v1/repos/admin/ostiary
-#   → https://git.vainend.com/admin/ostiary
 BASE_URL=$(printf '%s' "$REPO_API" | sed 's|/api/v1/repos||')
 DOWNLOAD_URL="${BASE_URL}/releases/download/${VERSION}/${ASSET}"
 
 info "Downloading ${DOWNLOAD_URL}..."
 
-# Quick existence check before downloading the full binary
 CODE=$(http_code "$DOWNLOAD_URL")
-[ "$CODE" = "200" ] || die "Asset not found (HTTP ${CODE}): ${ASSET}\nCheck that the release contains a file named '${ASSET}'"
+[ "$CODE" = "200" ] || die "Asset not found (HTTP ${CODE}): ${ASSET}"
 
-# ── Download to temp file ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── Download ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 TMP=$(mktemp)
 trap 'rm -f "$TMP"' EXIT
 
 fetch_file "$DOWNLOAD_URL" "$TMP" || die "Download failed"
 chmod +x "$TMP"
 
-# ── Install ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-do_install() {
-    local dest="$1/$BINARY"
-    if [ -w "$1" ]; then
-        mv "$TMP" "$dest"
-        ok "Installed → $dest"
-        return 0
-    elif command -v sudo &>/dev/null; then
-        warn "Writing to $1 requires sudo..."
-        sudo mv "$TMP" "$dest"
-        ok "Installed → $dest"
-        return 0
-    fi
-    return 1
-}
+# ── Install to ~/.local/bin ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+mv "$TMP" "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY"
+ok "Installed → $INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY"
 
-if ! do_install "$INSTALL_DIR"; then
-    FALLBACK="$HOME/.local/bin"
-    warn "${INSTALL_DIR} is not writable and sudo is unavailable"
-    warn "Installing to ${FALLBACK} instead"
-    mkdir -p "$FALLBACK"
-    mv "$TMP" "$FALLBACK/$BINARY"
-    ok "Installed → $FALLBACK/$BINARY"
-    if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$FALLBACK:"* ]]; then
-        warn "Add to your shell profile:"
-        warn "  export PATH=\"\$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH\""
+# ── Add ~/.local/bin to PATH if missing ──────────────────────────────────────
+if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$INSTALL_DIR:"* ]]; then
+    warn "$INSTALL_DIR is not in PATH — adding it now..."
+
+    EXPORT_LINE="export PATH=\"\$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH\""
+
+    # Determine which profile file to update
+    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+        PROFILE="$HOME/.bashrc"
+    elif [ -f "$HOME/.bash_profile" ]; then
+        PROFILE="$HOME/.bash_profile"
+    elif [ -f "$HOME/.profile" ]; then
+        PROFILE="$HOME/.profile"
+    else
+        # Create .bashrc if nothing exists
+        PROFILE="$HOME/.bashrc"
     fi
+
+    # Avoid duplicate entries
+    if ! grep -qF "$INSTALL_DIR" "$PROFILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+        printf '\n# Added by ostiary installer\n%s\n' "$EXPORT_LINE" >> "$PROFILE"
+        ok "Added PATH entry to $PROFILE"
+    fi
+
+    warn "Run the following to use ostiary in this session:"
+    warn "  export PATH=\"\$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH\""
+    warn "New shells will pick it up automatically."
+else
+    ok "$INSTALL_DIR is already in PATH"
 fi
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/uninstall.sh b/uninstall.sh
index fc80c5a..907ca2c 100755
--- a/uninstall.sh
+++ b/uninstall.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 set -e
 
 BINARY="ostiary"
+INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
 CONFIG_DIR="$HOME/.config/$BINARY"
 
 RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
@@ -11,53 +12,21 @@ info() { echo -e "${CYAN}[ostiary]${NC} $*"; }
 ok()   { echo -e "${GREEN}[ostiary]${NC} $*"; }
 warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[ostiary]${NC} $*"; }
 
-# ── Find binary ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-BINARY_PATH=$(command -v "$BINARY" 2>/dev/null || true)
+# ── Remove binary ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+BINARY_PATH="$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY"
 
-removed_binary=false
-
-if [ -n "$BINARY_PATH" ]; then
+if [ -f "$BINARY_PATH" ]; then
     info "Found binary: $BINARY_PATH"
-    read -rp "  Remove $BINARY_PATH? [y/N] " answer
+    read -rp "  Remove it? [y/N] " answer
     if [[ "$answer" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-        BIN_DIR=$(dirname "$BINARY_PATH")
-        if [ -w "$BIN_DIR" ]; then
-            rm "$BINARY_PATH"
-        elif command -v sudo &>/dev/null; then
-            sudo rm "$BINARY_PATH"
-        else
-            warn "Cannot remove $BINARY_PATH (no write permission and no sudo)"
-        fi
+        rm "$BINARY_PATH"
         ok "Binary removed"
-        removed_binary=true
     fi
 else
-    # Check common locations manually
-    for loc in /usr/local/bin /usr/bin "$HOME/.local/bin"; do
-        if [ -f "$loc/$BINARY" ]; then
-            info "Found binary: $loc/$BINARY"
-            read -rp "  Remove $loc/$BINARY? [y/N] " answer
-            if [[ "$answer" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-                if [ -w "$loc" ]; then
-                    rm "$loc/$BINARY"
-                elif command -v sudo &>/dev/null; then
-                    sudo rm "$loc/$BINARY"
-                else
-                    warn "Cannot remove $loc/$BINARY"
-                fi
-                ok "Binary removed"
-                removed_binary=true
-            fi
-            break
-        fi
-    done
+    warn "Binary not found at $BINARY_PATH"
 fi
 
-if ! $removed_binary; then
-    warn "Binary not found in PATH"
-fi
-
-# ── Config directory ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── Remove config ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 if [ -d "$CONFIG_DIR" ]; then
     echo ""
     info "Config directory: $CONFIG_DIR"
@@ -70,5 +39,22 @@ if [ -d "$CONFIG_DIR" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# ── Remove PATH entry from shell profile ─────────────────────────────────────
+for PROFILE in "$HOME/.bashrc" "$HOME/.bash_profile" "$HOME/.profile"; do
+    if [ -f "$PROFILE" ] && grep -qF ".local/bin" "$PROFILE"; then
+        echo ""
+        info "Found PATH entry in $PROFILE"
+        read -rp "  Remove the PATH line added by ostiary installer? [y/N] " answer
+        if [[ "$answer" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+            # Remove the comment and the export line added by install.sh
+            sed -i.bak '/# Added by ostiary installer/d' "$PROFILE"
+            sed -i.bak '/\.local\/bin.*PATH/d' "$PROFILE"
+            rm -f "${PROFILE}.bak"
+            ok "PATH entry removed from $PROFILE"
+        fi
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
 echo ""
 ok "Done"