diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index eb93b2e..2c27ea4 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@
    - aria2 (recommended not required)
      
 ** Install
-   : cd ~/src
-   : git clone https://github.com/scottjad/cons.git
-   : ln -s ~/src/cons/cons ~/bin/cons # or add to PATH
-   : cp ~/src/cons/config.default ~/.cons_config.rb
-   : $EDITOR ~/.cons_config.rb # setup your apps
-   : mkdir ~/Desktop/cons # unless your library already exists
+   : $ cd ~/src
+   : $ git clone https://github.com/scottjad/cons.git
+   : $ cd cons
+   : $ gem build cons.gemspec
+   : $ su
+   : # gem install cons-<version>
+   : # exit
+   : $ cons config
+   : $ $EDITOR ~/.cons_config.rb # set up your apps
 
 ** Usage
 | Task                                 | Command                                |
diff --git a/cons b/bin/cons
similarity index 85%
rename from cons
rename to bin/cons
index 26472ee..4a5b91d 100755
--- a/cons
+++ b/bin/cons
@@ -6,6 +6,65 @@
 
 # see README.org for instructions
 
+if (ARGV[0] == 'config')
+  if File.exists? configfile = File.join(Dir.home, '.cons_config.rb')
+    puts %Q{Your configuration file already exists: #{configfile}}
+  else
+    puts %Q{Creating configuration file: #{configfile}}
+    File.new(configfile, 'w')
+    File.open(configfile, 'w') do |f|
+      [
+        %q{LIBRARY_DIR = (ENV["CONS_LIBRARY_DIR"] or realpath "~/Desktop/cons/"},
+        %q{DOWNLOADER = "wget -c -P"},
+        %q{# DOWNLOADER = "aria2c -c -d"},
+        %q{YDL = "~/src/youtube-dl/youtube-dl -t -c --no-part"},
+        %q{PLAYBACK_SPEED = (ENV["CONS_PLAYBACK_SPEED"] or "1.0")},
+        %q{PDF_APP="xdg-open"},
+        %q{VIDEO_APP="mplayer -speed #{PLAYBACK_SPEED}"},
+        %q{AUDIO_APP="mplayer -speed #{PLAYBACK_SPEED}"},
+        %q{OTHER_APP="xdg-open"},
+        %q{# OTHER_APP="gnome-open"},
+        %q{UI_APP="dmenu -l 30 -b -i -nf '#888888' -nb '#222222' -sf '#ffffff' -sb 'MediumPurple3'"}
+      ].each do |line|
+        f.puts line
+      end
+    end
+
+    if File.exists? configfile = File.join(Dir.home, '.cons_config.rb')
+      puts %Q{Success!  Configuration file created: #{configfile}}
+    else
+      puts %Q{Error!  Configuration file not created.}
+    end
+  end
+
+  desktopdir = File.join(Dir.home, 'Desktop')
+  if Dir.exists? desktopdir
+    puts %Q{Your desktop directory already exists: #{desktopdir}}
+  else
+    puts %Q{Creating desktop directory: #{desktopdir}}
+    Dir.mkdir desktopdir
+
+    if Dir.exists? desktopdir
+      puts %Q{Success!  Desktop directory created: #{desktopdir}}
+    else
+      puts %Q{Error!  Desktop directory not created.}
+    end
+  end
+
+  if Dir.exists? librarydir = File.join(desktopdir, 'cons')
+    puts %Q{Your library directory already exists: #{librarydir}}
+  else
+    puts %Q{Creating library directory: #{librarydir}}
+    Dir.mkdir librarydir
+
+    if Dir.exists? librarydir
+      puts %Q{Success!  Library directory created: #{librarydir}}
+    else
+      puts %Q{Error!  Library directory not created.}
+    end
+  end
+else
+
 # replaces ~ with full path
 def realpath s
   s.gsub /^~/, ENV["HOME"]
@@ -17,7 +76,7 @@ RETRY_FILE_PROCESSING = RETRY_FILE + "_PROCESSING"
 LAST_FILE = realpath "~/.cons_last"
 LIST_CACHE = realpath "~/.cons_list"
 URLS_FILE = realpath "~/.cons_urls"
-CONSUME_VERSION = "0.3.1"
+CONSUME_VERSION = "0.3.2"
 
 # load config
 require realpath "~/.cons_config"
@@ -517,3 +576,4 @@ end
 
 main
 
+end
diff --git a/config.default b/config.default
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e6c91d..0000000
--- a/config.default
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-LIBRARY_DIR = (ENV["CONS_LIBRARY_DIR"] or realpath "~/Desktop/cons/"
-DOWNLOADER = "wget -c -P"
-# DOWNLOADER = "aria2c -c -d"
-YDL = "~/src/youtube-dl/youtube-dl -t -c --no-part"
-PLAYBACK_SPEED = (ENV["CONS_PLAYBACK_SPEED"] or "1.0")
-PDF_APP="xdg-open"
-VIDEO_APP="mplayer -speed #{PLAYBACK_SPEED}"
-AUDIO_APP="mplayer -speed #{PLAYBACK_SPEED}"
-OTHER_APP="xdg-open"
-# OTHER_APP="gnome-open"
-UI_APP="dmenu -l 30 -b -i -nf '#888888' -nb '#222222' -sf '#ffffff' -sb 'MediumPurple3'"
diff --git a/cons.gemspec b/cons.gemspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a24b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cons.gemspec
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name            =  'cons'
+  s.version         =  0.3.2
+  s.authors         =  ['Scott Jaderholm', 'Chad Perrin']
+  s.date            =  '2014-01-25'
+  s.description     =  <<-EOF
+    Cons is a command line media library primarily for consuming temporary
+    media. Like iTunes but for video, pdfs, and audio. It's not intended for
+    managing a permanent music/video library. Files can also be removed/added
+    through normal file management tools.
+  EOF
+  s.summary         =  'cons - makes consuming media fast and easy'
+  s.email           =  'scott@jaderholm.com'
+  s.files           =  [
+    'LICENSE',
+    'README.org',
+    'bin/cons'
+  ]
+  s.homepage        =  'https://github.com/scottjad/cons'
+  s.has_rdoc        =  false
+  s.license         =  'MIT/X11 License'
+  s.bindir          =  'bin'
+  s.executables     =  ['cons']
+
+  s.post_install_message    = <<-EOF
+
+    Run `cons config` to configure cons before use.
+
+  EOF
+end