diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a739eae..b8dd9a2
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -259,43 +259,93 @@ install_camoufox_browser() {
     fi
 }
 
-# ─── Build GyanDoot ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-build_gyandoot() {
+# ─── Build or Download GyanDoot ───────────────────────────────────────────
+# In the source repo (gyandoot-v2): builds from Cargo workspace
+# In the release repo (gyandoot-release): uses prebuilt binary
+ensure_gyandoot_binary() {
     local root_dir
     root_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" 2>/dev/null && pwd || echo "$PWD")"
-
-    # Find workspace root (where Cargo.toml with [workspace] is)
     cd "$root_dir"
-    while [ "$PWD" != "/" ]; do
-        if [ -f "Cargo.toml" ] && grep -q '\[workspace\]' Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null; then
-            info "Found workspace root at $PWD"
-            break
+
+    # Check 1: Is there a Cargo workspace? → Build from source
+    local probe="$root_dir"
+    while [ "$probe" != "/" ]; do
+        if [ -f "$probe/Cargo.toml" ] && grep -q '\[workspace\]' "$probe/Cargo.toml" 2>/dev/null; then
+            info "Source code found — building GyanDoot from source..."
+            cd "$probe"
+            cargo build --release 2>&1 | tail -5
+            ok "Build complete"
+            echo "$probe/target/release/gyandoot"
+            return 0
         fi
-        cd ..
+        probe="$(dirname "$probe")"
     done
 
-    if [ "$PWD" = "/" ]; then
-        err "Could not find Cargo workspace. Make sure you're in the gyandoot-v2 directory."
+    # Check 2: Is there a prebuilt binary in the linux/ directory?
+    local os
+    os="$(uname -s)"
+    local arch
+    arch="$(uname -m)"
+
+    # Map platform names
+    local os_dir
+    case "$os" in
+        Darwin) os_dir="macos" ;;
+        Linux)  os_dir="linux" ;;
+        CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*) os_dir="windows" ;;
+        *) err "Unsupported OS: $os" ;;
+    esac
+
+    local prebuilt="$root_dir/$os_dir/gyandoot"
+    if [ -f "$prebuilt" ]; then
+        info "Prebuilt binary found at $prebuilt"
+        echo "$prebuilt"
+        return 0
     fi
 
-    info "Building GyanDoot v2.0 (release mode)..."
-    cargo build --release 2>&1 | tail -5
-    ok "Build complete ($(du -sh target/release/gyandoot* 2>/dev/null | cut -f1))"
+    # Check 3: Download from source repo (clone and build)
+    info "No prebuilt binary found for $os/$arch"
+    info "Cloning source repository to build from scratch..."
+    local clone_dir
+    clone_dir="$(mktemp -d 2>/dev/null || echo "/tmp/gyandoot-build-$$")"
+    
+    if command -v git &>/dev/null; then
+        git clone --depth=1 https://git.gyannetra.in/gnpl_admin/gyandoot-v2.git "$clone_dir" 2>&1 | tail -5
+        cd "$clone_dir"
+        cargo build --release 2>&1 | tail -5
+        if [ -f "target/release/gyandoot" ]; then
+            ok "Built from source"
+            echo "$clone_dir/target/release/gyandoot"
+            return 0
+        fi
+        if [ -f "target/release/gyandoot.exe" ]; then
+            ok "Built from source"
+            echo "$clone_dir/target/release/gyandoot.exe"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    err "Could not find or build GyanDoot binary.
+  1. Clone the source repo: git clone https://git.gyannetra.in/gnpl_admin/gyandoot-v2.git
+  2. cd gyandoot-v2 && cargo build --release
+  3. Then run: ./target/release/gyandoot"
 }
 
 # ─── Install Binary ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 install_binary() {
-    local target_dir="$PWD/target/release"
-    local bin_name="gyandoot"
+    local binary_path="$1"
+    local bin_name
 
-    if [ -f "$target_dir/gyandoot.exe" ]; then
-        bin_name="gyandoot.exe"
+    if [ -z "$binary_path" ]; then
+        err "No binary path provided to install_binary"
     fi
 
-    if [ ! -f "$target_dir/$bin_name" ]; then
-        err "Binary not found at $target_dir/$bin_name"
+    if [ ! -f "$binary_path" ]; then
+        err "Binary not found at $binary_path"
     fi
 
+    bin_name="$(basename "$binary_path")"
+
     local os
     os="$(uname -s)"
     local install_dir=""
@@ -311,7 +361,7 @@ install_binary() {
                     install_dir="/usr/local/bin"
                 else
                     info "Need sudo to install to /usr/local/bin"
-                    sudo cp "$target_dir/$bin_name" "/usr/local/bin/$bin_name"
+                    sudo cp "$binary_path" "/usr/local/bin/$bin_name"
                     sudo chmod +x "/usr/local/bin/$bin_name"
                     install_dir="/usr/local/bin"
                 fi
@@ -327,14 +377,14 @@ install_binary() {
             fi
 
             if [ -n "$install_dir" ]; then
-                cp "$target_dir/$bin_name" "$install_dir/$bin_name"
+                cp "$binary_path" "$install_dir/$bin_name"
                 chmod +x "$install_dir/$bin_name"
                 installed_to="$install_dir/$bin_name"
             fi
             ;;
         CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*)
             install_dir="/usr/local/bin"
-            cp "$target_dir/$bin_name" "$install_dir/$bin_name"
+            cp "$binary_path" "$install_dir/$bin_name"
             chmod +x "$install_dir/$bin_name"
             installed_to="$install_dir/$bin_name"
             ;;
@@ -441,13 +491,15 @@ main() {
     info "Phase 2: Installing Camoufox browser..."
     install_camoufox_browser
 
-    # ── Build from source ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-    info "Phase 3: Building GyanDoot..."
-    build_gyandoot
+    # ── Build or download binary ─────────────────────────────────────
+    info "Phase 3: Preparing GyanDoot binary..."
+    local gyandoot_binary
+    gyandoot_binary="$(ensure_gyandoot_binary)"
+    ok "Binary ready: $gyandoot_binary ($(du -sh "$gyandoot_binary" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1))"
 
-    # ── Install binary ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    # ── Install binary ────────────────────────────────────────────────
     info "Phase 4: Installing binary..."
-    install_binary
+    install_binary "$gyandoot_binary"
 
     # ── Optional: system service ───────────────────────────────────────
     info "Phase 5: Service setup..."