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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Colors for output
+NORMAL='\033[0;39m'
+GREEN='\033[1;32m'
+RED='\033[1;31m'
+YELLOW='\033[33m'
+BLUE='\033[34m'
+
+# Repo info
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/SubleXBle/Fail2Ban-Report.git"
+BRANCH_NAME="latest"
+
+# Default install path
+TARGET_DIR="/opt/Fail2Ban-Report"
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}--- Fail2Ban-Report Installer ---${NORMAL}"
+
+# Ask for custom install path
+read -rp "Do you want to use a custom installation path? (Y/N): " USE_CUSTOM_PATH
+USE_CUSTOM_PATH=${USE_CUSTOM_PATH,,}  # to lowercase
+
+if [[ "$USE_CUSTOM_PATH" == "y" ]]; then
+    read -rp "Enter the full desired installation path (or leave empty for default: $TARGET_DIR): " USER_PATH
+    if [[ -z "$USER_PATH" ]]; then
+        echo "No path entered. Using default: $TARGET_DIR"
+    else
+        if mkdir -p "$USER_PATH" 2>/dev/null; then
+            TARGET_DIR="$USER_PATH"
+            echo "Using custom path: $TARGET_DIR"
+        else
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}Invalid path or no permission to create directory. Using default path: $TARGET_DIR${NORMAL}"
+        fi
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Using default installation path: $TARGET_DIR"
+fi
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}Checking if Git is installed...${NORMAL}"
+if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Git is not installed. Please install Git and rerun this script.${NORMAL}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Clone or update repo
+if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Target directory does not exist. Cloning repository...${NORMAL}"
+    git clone -b "$BRANCH_NAME" "$REPO_URL" "$TARGET_DIR"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Failed to clone repository.${NORMAL}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Repository already exists. Pulling latest changes...${NORMAL}"
+    cd "$TARGET_DIR" || { echo -e "${RED}Failed to cd into $TARGET_DIR${NORMAL}"; exit 1; }
+    git pull origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Failed to pull latest changes.${NORMAL}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Set permissions for writable folders (archive & includes)
+echo -e "${BLUE}Setting permissions for archive and includes folders...${NORMAL}"
+mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIR/archive"
+chmod 755 "$TARGET_DIR/archive"
+chmod 755 "$TARGET_DIR/includes"
+
+# Prompt for archive folder path in .sh script
+FAIL2BAN_SH="$TARGET_DIR/fail2ban_log2json.sh"
+echo -e "${BLUE}Configuring path to archive folder in fail2ban_log2json.sh...${NORMAL}"
+
+# Escape slashes for sed usage
+ESCAPED_ARCHIVE_PATH=$(echo "$TARGET_DIR/archive" | sed 's_/_\\/_g')
+
+# Replace the archive path line (assumes a specific placeholder or variable line)
+# Let's assume the line starts with ARCHIVE_PATH= or similar in the .sh
+if grep -q "^ARCHIVE_PATH=" "$FAIL2BAN_SH"; then
+    sed -i "s/^ARCHIVE_PATH=.*/ARCHIVE_PATH=\"$ESCAPED_ARCHIVE_PATH\"/" "$FAIL2BAN_SH"
+else
+    # fallback: append at start if not found
+    sed -i "1iARCHIVE_PATH=\"$ESCAPED_ARCHIVE_PATH\"" "$FAIL2BAN_SH"
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Archive path set to: $TARGET_DIR/archive${NORMAL}"
+
+# Inform about .htaccess setup
+echo -e "${BLUE}\nIMPORTANT:${NORMAL} Please configure your .htaccess file in the webroot to secure your app as described in the README."
+echo "You may want to activate protections by uncommenting the relevant lines."
+echo "Example .htaccess is included."
+
+# Ask about setting up a daily cronjob for the JSON update script
+read -rp "Do you want to install a daily cronjob to run fail2ban_log2json.sh at 3 AM? (Y/N): " INSTALL_CRON
+INSTALL_CRON=${INSTALL_CRON,,}
+
+if [[ "$INSTALL_CRON" == "y" ]]; then
+    CRON_CMD="0 3 * * * $FAIL2BAN_SH > /dev/null 2>&1"
+    (crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -v -F "$FAIL2BAN_SH"; echo "$CRON_CMD") | crontab -
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Cronjob installed:${NORMAL} $CRON_CMD"
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Skipping cronjob setup. Remember to setup cron manually to generate JSON files daily.${NORMAL}"
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}\nInstallation complete!${NORMAL}"
+echo "You can now configure your webserver to serve files from:"
+echo "  $TARGET_DIR"
+echo
+echo "Remember to secure your web app with proper .htaccess or other access control."
+echo "Also, check and customize fail2ban_log2json.sh if needed."
+echo
+echo "Happy selfhosting! 🚀"