diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 53d7d06..2729278 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 # config.py
 
 import os
-
 import yaml
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-
 class Config:
     def __init__(self, config_file: str = 'config.yaml', env_file: str = '.env'):
-        # Load environment variables
+        # Load environment variables from .env file
         load_dotenv(env_file)
-        self.qdrant_host = os.getenv('QDRANT_HOST', '127.0.0.1')
-        self.qdrant_port = int(os.getenv('QDRANT_PORT', 6333))
-        self.qdrant_api_key = os.getenv('QDRANT_API_KEY', None)
-        self.embedding_model = os.getenv('EMBEDDING_MODEL',
-                                         'sentence-transformers/paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2')
 
-        # Load YAML configurations
+        # Load configurations from config.yaml
         with open(config_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             config = yaml.safe_load(f)
             self.predefined_topics = config.get('predefined_topics', [])
             self.input_folder = config.get('input_folder', 'input_docs')
             self.output_folder = config.get('output_folder', 'output_docs')
             self.log_folder = config.get('log_folder', 'logs')
+            self.qdrant_host = config.get('qdrant_host', '127.0.0.1')
+            self.qdrant_port = int(config.get('qdrant_port', 6333))
+
+        # Optional: Load Qdrant API key from environment variables
+        self.qdrant_api_key = os.getenv('QDRANT_API_KEY', None)
+        self.embedding_model = os.getenv('EMBEDDING_MODEL',
+                                         'sentence-transformers/paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2')
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return (f"Config(qdrant_host={self.qdrant_host}, qdrant_port={self.qdrant_port}, "
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index ec3c7d3..3d9c457 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# config.yaml
+
 input_folder: "./my/dsds"    # Replace with your actual input folder path
-output_folder: "output_docs"  # Replace with your desired output folder path
-log_folder: "logs"           # Folder to store log files
\ No newline at end of file
+output_folder: "output_docs" # Replace with your desired output folder path
+log_folder: "logs"           # Folder to store log files
+
+# Qdrant settings
+qdrant_host: "0.0.0.0"        # IP address for Qdrant to listen on; "0.0.0.0" allows access from any IP
+qdrant_port: 6333             # Port for Qdrant
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34a432f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# install.sh - Automated setup script for AI-Data-Security project
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -e
+
+# Function to print messages in color
+print_message() {
+    local type="$1"
+    local message="$2"
+    case "$type" in
+        "info")
+            echo -e "\e[34m[INFO]\e[0m $message"
+            ;;
+        "success")
+            echo -e "\e[32m[SUCCESS]\e[0m $message"
+            ;;
+        "warning")
+            echo -e "\e[33m[WARNING]\e[0m $message"
+            ;;
+        "error")
+            echo -e "\e[31m[ERROR]\e[0m $message"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "$message"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# Function to check if the script is run from the project root
+check_project_root() {
+    if [ ! -f "app.py" ] || [ ! -f "config.yaml" ] || [ ! -f "requirements.txt" ]; then
+        print_message "error" "This script must be run from the root of the AI-Data-Security project."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to execute Docker commands with or without sudo based on group membership
+execute_docker() {
+    if groups "$USER" | grep &>/dev/null '\bdocker\b'; then
+        docker "$@"
+    else
+        sudo docker "$@"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Step 0: Verify Script is Run from Project Root
+check_project_root
+
+# Step 1: System Update
+print_message "info" "Updating system packages..."
+sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
+print_message "success" "System packages updated successfully."
+
+# Step 2: Install Docker using Official Installation Script
+if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+    print_message "info" "Docker not found. Installing Docker using the official script..."
+
+    # Install prerequisites
+    sudo apt-get install -y \
+        apt-transport-https \
+        ca-certificates \
+        curl \
+        gnupg \
+        lsb-release
+
+    # Add Docker's official GPG key
+    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
+
+    # Set up the stable repository
+    echo \
+      "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
+      $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
+
+    # Update package index
+    sudo apt update
+
+    # Install Docker Engine, CLI, and Containerd
+    sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
+
+    # Start and enable Docker
+    sudo systemctl start docker
+    sudo systemctl enable docker
+
+    # Create the docker group if it doesn't exist
+    sudo groupadd docker || echo "Docker group already exists."
+
+    # Add current user to the docker group to run Docker without sudo
+    sudo usermod -aG docker "$USER"
+
+    print_message "success" "Docker installed successfully."
+    print_message "info" "Added '$USER' to the 'docker' group."
+    print_message "info" "To apply Docker group changes, please log out and log back in."
+
+    # Inform the user that Docker group changes won't apply immediately
+    print_message "warning" "Docker group changes will not apply to the current session. Docker commands will use 'sudo' until you log out and back in."
+fi
+
+# Step 3: Install Python 3.10, venv, and dev packages
+print_message "info" "Installing Python 3.10 and related packages..."
+
+# Add Deadsnakes PPA for Python 3.10 (if not already added)
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y
+sudo apt update
+
+# Install Python 3.10, venv, and dev packages
+sudo apt install -y python3.10 python3.10-venv python3.10-dev
+print_message "success" "Python 3.10 and related packages installed successfully."
+
+# Step 4: Install SQLite
+if ! command -v sqlite3 &> /dev/null; then
+    print_message "info" "SQLite3 not found. Installing SQLite3..."
+    sudo apt install -y sqlite3
+    print_message "success" "SQLite3 installed successfully."
+else
+    print_message "info" "SQLite3 is already installed. Skipping SQLite installation."
+fi
+
+# Step 5: Set Up Virtual Environment with Python 3.10
+print_message "info" "Setting up Python virtual environment with Python 3.10..."
+
+# Check if virtual environment already exists
+if [ -d "py_venv" ]; then
+    print_message "info" "Virtual environment already exists. Activating..."
+    source py_venv/bin/activate
+    print_message "success" "Virtual environment activated."
+else
+    print_message "info" "Creating virtual environment with Python 3.10..."
+    python3.10 -m venv py_venv
+    source py_venv/bin/activate
+    print_message "success" "Virtual environment created and activated successfully."
+fi
+
+# Step 6: Upgrade pip, setuptools, and install wheel within the virtual environment
+print_message "info" "Upgrading pip, setuptools, and installing wheel..."
+pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+print_message "success" "pip, setuptools, and wheel upgraded successfully."
+
+# Step 7: Install pyyaml for YAML processing
+print_message "info" "Installing pyyaml for YAML processing..."
+pip install pyyaml
+print_message "success" "pyyaml installed successfully."
+
+# Step 8: Downgrade pip Temporarily to Install textract==1.6.5
+print_message "warning" "Downgrading pip to version <24.0 to install textract==1.6.5..."
+pip install --upgrade "pip<24.0"
+print_message "success" "pip downgraded to $(pip --version)"
+
+# Step 9: Install textract==1.6.5
+print_message "info" "Installing textract==1.6.5..."
+pip install textract==1.6.5
+print_message "success" "textract==1.6.5 installed successfully."
+
+# Step 10: Create Input, Output, and Log Directories as per config.yaml
+print_message "info" "Creating input, output, and log directories as per config.yaml..."
+
+# Extract folder paths and Qdrant settings from config.yaml using Python
+read input_folder output_folder log_folder qdrant_host qdrant_port < <(python3.10 -c "
+import yaml
+with open('config.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    print(
+        config.get('input_folder', 'input_docs'),
+        config.get('output_folder', 'output_docs'),
+        config.get('log_folder', 'logs'),
+        config.get('qdrant_host', '127.0.0.1'),
+        config.get('qdrant_port', 6333)
+    )
+")
+
+# Export Qdrant settings as environment variables
+export QDRANT_HOST="$qdrant_host"
+export QDRANT_PORT="$qdrant_port"
+
+# Create directories if they don't exist
+mkdir -p "$input_folder" "$output_folder" "$log_folder"
+print_message "success" "Directories created successfully."
+
+# Step 11: Install Remaining Python Dependencies
+if [ -f "requirements.txt" ]; then
+    print_message "info" "Installing remaining Python dependencies from requirements.txt..."
+    # Remove textract from requirements.txt to prevent reinstallation
+    grep -v "^textract==" requirements.txt > temp_requirements.txt
+    mv temp_requirements.txt requirements.txt
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+    print_message "success" "Remaining Python dependencies installed successfully."
+else
+    print_message "error" "requirements.txt not found. Please ensure it exists in the project root."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Step 12: Re-Upgrade pip to Latest Version
+print_message "info" "Re-upgrading pip to the latest version..."
+pip install --upgrade pip
+print_message "success" "pip upgraded to $(pip --version)"
+
+# Step 13: Set Up Qdrant Using Docker Run (Instead of Docker Compose)
+print_message "info" "Setting up Qdrant using Docker..."
+
+# Check if Docker is running
+if ! systemctl is-active --quiet docker; then
+    print_message "info" "Docker is not running. Starting Docker..."
+    sudo systemctl start docker
+fi
+
+# Check if Qdrant container already exists
+if [ "$(execute_docker ps -aq -f name=qdrant)" ]; then
+    print_message "info" "Qdrant container already exists. Starting it..."
+    execute_docker start qdrant
+    print_message "success" "Qdrant container started successfully."
+else
+    # Run Qdrant container with user-specified host and port
+    print_message "info" "Starting Qdrant Docker container..."
+    execute_docker run -d --name qdrant \
+        -p "$qdrant_port":6333 \
+        -v "$(pwd)/$output_folder:/qdrant/storage" \
+        qdrant/qdrant
+    print_message "success" "Qdrant Docker container started successfully on port $qdrant_port."
+fi
+
+# Step 14: Initialize Logging
+print_message "info" "Setting up logging..."
+LOG_DIR="$log_folder"
+LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/document_loader.log"
+touch "$LOG_FILE"
+print_message "success" "Logging setup complete. Logs will be stored in $LOG_FILE."
+
+# Step 15: Configure Streamlit for External Access
+print_message "info" "Configuring Streamlit for external access..."
+
+# Create Streamlit config directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p ~/.streamlit
+
+# Create Streamlit config file
+cat << EOF > ~/.streamlit/config.toml
+[server]
+headless = true
+enableCORS = false
+port = 8501
+address = "0.0.0.0"
+EOF
+
+print_message "success" "Streamlit configured for external access."
+
+# Step 16: Create systemd Service for Streamlit Application
+print_message "info" "Creating systemd service for Streamlit application..."
+
+SERVICE_FILE="/etc/systemd/system/streamlit_app.service"
+
+sudo bash -c "cat << EOF > $SERVICE_FILE
+[Unit]
+Description=Streamlit Application
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=$(whoami)
+Group=$(whoami)
+WorkingDirectory=$(pwd)
+Environment=\"PATH=$(pwd)/py_venv/bin:\$PATH\"
+ExecStart=$(pwd)/py_venv/bin/streamlit run app.py
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF"
+
+print_message "success" "systemd service file created at $SERVICE_FILE."
+
+# Step 17: Reload systemd, Enable and Start Streamlit Service
+print_message "info" "Reloading systemd daemon..."
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+print_message "info" "Enabling Streamlit service to start on boot..."
+sudo systemctl enable streamlit_app.service
+
+print_message "info" "Starting Streamlit service..."
+sudo systemctl start streamlit_app.service
+
+print_message "success" "Streamlit service started successfully."
+
+# Step 18: Configure Firewall (UFW) to Allow Qdrant and Streamlit Ports
+print_message "info" "Configuring firewall to allow Qdrant and Streamlit ports..."
+
+# Check if UFW is installed
+if ! command -v ufw &> /dev/null; then
+    print_message "info" "UFW not found. Installing UFW..."
+    sudo apt install -y ufw
+    print_message "success" "UFW installed successfully."
+fi
+
+# Allow Qdrant port
+print_message "info" "Allowing Qdrant port $qdrant_port through the firewall..."
+execute_docker ps &> /dev/null || sudo ufw allow "$qdrant_port"/tcp
+print_message "success" "Allowed port $qdrant_port for Qdrant."
+
+# Allow Streamlit port
+streamlit_port=8501
+print_message "info" "Allowing Streamlit port $streamlit_port through the firewall..."
+sudo ufw allow "$streamlit_port"/tcp
+print_message "success" "Allowed port $streamlit_port for Streamlit."
+
+# Enable UFW if not already enabled
+status=$(sudo ufw status | grep -i "Status: active")
+if [ -z "$status" ]; then
+    print_message "info" "Enabling UFW..."
+    sudo ufw --force enable
+    print_message "success" "UFW enabled successfully."
+else
+    print_message "info" "UFW is already enabled. Skipping enabling."
+fi
+
+# Step 19: Ensure Docker Starts on Boot
+print_message "info" "Ensuring Docker service is enabled to start on boot..."
+sudo systemctl enable docker
+print_message "success" "Docker service enabled to start on boot."
+
+# Step 20: Provide Instructions for Viewing Logs
+print_message "info" "To view the Streamlit service logs, use the following command:"
+echo "sudo journalctl -u streamlit_app.service -f"
+
+print_message "info" "To view the Qdrant container logs, use the following command:"
+if groups "$USER" | grep &>/dev/null '\bdocker\b'; then
+    echo "docker logs -f qdrant"
+else
+    echo "sudo docker logs -f qdrant"
+fi
+
+print_message "info" "Installation and configuration completed successfully."
+print_message "info" "You can access the Streamlit application at http://<server_ip>:8501/"
+print_message "info" "You can access Qdrant at http://<server_ip>:$qdrant_port/health"
+
+# Final Reminder to Log Out and Log In
+print_message "warning" "To run Docker commands without 'sudo' in future sessions, please log out and log back in."
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bdcf95c..2cc90ec 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ numpy==1.24.3
 pandas==2.2.3
 PyPDF2==3.0.1
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
-python_docx==1.1.2
-python_pptx==1.0.2
+python-docx==1.1.2
+python-pptx==1.0.2
 PyYAML==6.0.2
-PyYAML==6.0.2
-qdrant_client==1.12.1
-scikit_learn==1.5.2
-sentence_transformers==3.1.0
+qdrant-client==1.12.1
+scikit-learn==1.5.2
+sentence-transformers==3.1.0
 streamlit==1.39.0
-textract==1.6.5
 torch==2.4.1
 transformers==4.44.2