diff --git a/docs/markdown/installation.md b/docs/markdown/installation.md
index 6fa8230..eda757d 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/installation.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/installation.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ Autorestic requires `bash`, `wget` and `bzip2` to be installed. For most systems
 wget -qO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/master/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
+Or for custom install paths.
+
+```bash
+wget -qO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/master/install.sh | OUT_FILE=~/.local/bin/autorestic bash
+```
+
 ## Alternatives
 
 ### Docker
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 57600bc..375148d 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 shopt -s nocaseglob
 
-OUT_FILE=/usr/local/bin/autorestic
+# set OUT_FILE to custom install path
+# wget -qO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/master/install.sh | OUT_FILE=~/.local/bin/autorestic bash
+if [[ -z $OUT_FILE ]]; then
+    OUT_FILE=/usr/local/bin/autorestic
+fi
 
 # Type
 NATIVE_OS=$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')