diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 07d322e..065f476 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -93,15 +93,22 @@ pushd .
 cd /opt/mistborn
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 
-# initial load update package list
-sudo apt-get update
-
-# install figlet
-sudo apt-get install -y figlet
-
 # get os and distro
 source ./scripts/subinstallers/platform.sh
 
+# initial load update package list
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ] ; then
+    sudo apt-get update
+elif ["$DISTRO" == "arch"]; then
+    sudo pacman -Syyy
+fi
+
+# install figlet
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ] ; then
+    sudo apt-get install -y figlet
+elif ["$DISTRO" == "arch"]; then
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm figlet
+fi
 
 # iptables
 echo "Setting up firewall (iptables)"
@@ -125,13 +132,19 @@ sudo systemctl enable ssh
 sudo systemctl restart ssh
 
 # Additional tools fail2ban
-sudo apt-get install -y dnsutils fail2ban
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ] ; then
+    sudo apt-get install -y dnsutils fail2ban
+elif ["$DISTRO" == "arch"]; then
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm bind-tools fail2ban
+fi
 
 # Install kernel headers
 if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ]; then
     sudo apt install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r)
 elif [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
     sudo apt-get install -y raspberrypi-kernel-headers
+elif ["$DISTRO" == "arch"]; then
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm linux-lts-headers
 fi
 
 # Wireugard
@@ -143,7 +156,7 @@ sudo systemctl enable docker
 sudo systemctl start docker
 
 # Unattended upgrades
-sudo apt-get install -y unattended-upgrades
+#sudo apt-get install -y unattended-upgrades
 
 # Cockpit
 if [[ "$MISTBORN_INSTALL_COCKPIT" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]
@@ -174,12 +187,12 @@ IPV4_PUBLIC="10.2.3.1"
 #fi
 
 # unattended upgrades
-sudo cp ./scripts/conf/20auto-upgrades /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
-sudo cp ./scripts/conf/50unattended-upgrades /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
+#sudo cp ./scripts/conf/20auto-upgrades /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
+#sudo cp ./scripts/conf/50unattended-upgrades /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
 
-sudo systemctl stop unattended-upgrades
+#sudo systemctl stop unattended-upgrades
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
-sudo systemctl restart unattended-upgrades
+#sudo systemctl restart unattended-upgrades
 
 # setup Mistborn services
 
diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/cockpit.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/cockpit.sh
index 1a9d7f5..104feb2 100755
--- a/scripts/subinstallers/cockpit.sh
+++ b/scripts/subinstallers/cockpit.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,25 @@ elif [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
     
     echo "Raspbian repos contain cockpit"
 
+elif [ "$DISTRO" == "arch" ]; then
+
+    echo "Arch Linux repos contain cockpit"
+    
 fi
     
-sudo apt-get install -y cockpit
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    sudo apt-get install -y cockpit
+elif ["$DISTRO" == "arch"]; then
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm cockpit
+fi
 
-if $(sudo apt-cache show cockpit-docker > /dev/null 2>&1) ; then
-    # no longer supported upstream in Ubuntu 20.04
-    sudo apt-get install -y cockpit-docker
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    if $(sudo apt-cache show cockpit-docker > /dev/null 2>&1) ; then
+        # no longer supported upstream in Ubuntu 20.04
+        sudo apt-get install -y cockpit-docker
+    fi
+elif [ "$DISTRO" == "arch" ]; then
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm cockpit-docker
 fi
 
 sudo cp ./scripts/conf/cockpit.conf /etc/cockpit/cockpit.conf
diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/docker.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/docker.sh
index b21d452..d915ca6 100755
--- a/scripts/subinstallers/docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/subinstallers/docker.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
 # Docker
 figlet "Mistborn: Installing Docker"
 
-sudo apt update
-sudo apt install -y python python3-pip python3-setuptools libffi-dev python3-dev libssl-dev
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    sudo apt-get update
+    sudo apt-get install -y python python3-pip python3-setuptools libffi-dev python3-dev libssl-dev
+elif [ "$DISTRO" == "arch" ]; then
+    sudo pacman -Syyy
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm python python-pip python-setuptools libffi openssl
+fi
+
 
 if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] && [ "$VERSION_ID" == "20.04" ]; then
     echo "Automated Docker install"
     sudo apt-get install -y docker-compose
+elif [ "$DISTRO" == "arch" ]; then
+    echo "Semi-Automated Docker install"
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm docker-compose
+    source ./scripts/subinstallers/docker_manual.sh
 else
     echo "Manual Docker installation"
     source ./scripts/subinstallers/docker_manual.sh
diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/docker_manual.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/docker_manual.sh
index 9692109..447918c 100755
--- a/scripts/subinstallers/docker_manual.sh
+++ b/scripts/subinstallers/docker_manual.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ elif [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
 fi
 
 # install Docker
-echo "Installing docker"
-sudo apt-get update
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    echo "Installing docker"
+    sudo apt-get update
+fi
+
+
 
 if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ]; then
     sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
@@ -52,17 +56,18 @@ fi
 # Docker group
 sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
 
-# Docker Compose
-echo "Installing Docker Compose"
-#if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ]; then
-#    sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.24.1/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-#    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-#elif [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
-# Install required packages
-sudo apt install -y python-backports.ssl-match-hostname
-
-# Install Docker Compose from pip
-# This might take a while
-sudo pip3 install docker-compose
-#fi
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    # Docker Compose
+    echo "Installing Docker Compose"
+    #if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ]; then
+    #    sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.24.1/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+    #    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+    #elif [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    # Install required packages
+    sudo apt install -y python-backports.ssl-match-hostname
 
+    # Install Docker Compose from pip
+    # This might take a while
+    sudo pip3 install docker-compose
+    #fi
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/iptables.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/iptables.sh
index 3715306..f06ed5d 100755
--- a/scripts/subinstallers/iptables.sh
+++ b/scripts/subinstallers/iptables.sh
@@ -94,16 +94,23 @@ sudo ip6tables -P FORWARD DROP
 sudo ip6tables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
 
 # iptables-persistent
-if [ ! "$(dpkg-query -l iptables-persistent)" ]; then
-    echo "Installing iptables-persistent"
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    if [ ! "$(dpkg-query -l iptables-persistent)" ]; then
+        echo "Installing iptables-persistent"
     
-    # answer variables
-    echo iptables-persistent iptables-persistent/autosave_v4 boolean true | sudo debconf-set-selections
-    echo iptables-persistent iptables-persistent/autosave_v6 boolean true | sudo debconf-set-selections
+        # answer variables
+        echo iptables-persistent iptables-persistent/autosave_v4 boolean true | sudo debconf-set-selections
+        echo iptables-persistent iptables-persistent/autosave_v6 boolean true | sudo debconf-set-selections
     
-    # install
-    sudo apt-get install -y iptables-persistent ipset
-else
+        # install
+        sudo apt-get install -y iptables-persistent ipset
+    else
+        echo "Saving iptables rules"
+        sudo bash -c "iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v4"
+        echo "Saving ip6tables rules"
+        sudo bash -c "ip6tables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v6"
+    fi
+elif [ "$DISTRO" == "arch" ]; then
     echo "Saving iptables rules"
     sudo bash -c "iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v4"
     echo "Saving ip6tables rules"
@@ -111,10 +118,18 @@ else
 fi
 
 # IP forwarding
-sudo sed -i 's/.*net.ipv4.ip_forward.*/net.ipv4.ip_forward=1/' /etc/sysctl.conf
-sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    sudo sed -i 's/.*net.ipv4.ip_forward.*/net.ipv4.ip_forward=1/' /etc/sysctl.conf
+    sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
+elif [ "$DISTRO" == "arch" ]; then
+    sudo echo "net.ipv4.ip_forward=1" > /etc/sysctl.d/30-ipforward.conf 
+    sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.d/30-ipforward.conf
+fi
 
 # rsyslog to create /var/log/iptables.log
-sudo cp ./scripts/conf/15-iptables.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/
-sudo chown root:root /etc/rsyslog.d/15-iptables.conf
-sudo systemctl restart rsyslog
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    sudo cp ./scripts/conf/15-iptables.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/
+    sudo chown root:root /etc/rsyslog.d/15-iptables.conf
+    sudo systemctl restart rsyslog
+fi
+## implement archlinux alternativ
diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/openssl.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/openssl.sh
index e010fad..7a70cc6 100755
--- a/scripts/subinstallers/openssl.sh
+++ b/scripts/subinstallers/openssl.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ CRT_PATH="$KEY_FOLDER/$CRT_FILE"
 KEY_PATH="$KEY_FOLDER/$KEY_FILE"
 
 # ensure openssl installed
-sudo apt-get install -y openssl
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    sudo apt-get install -y openssl
+elif [ "$DISTRO" == "arch" ]; then
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm openssl
+fi
 
 # make folder
 mkdir -p $KEY_FOLDER
diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/wireguard.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/wireguard.sh
index 93b2490..e3cffc6 100755
--- a/scripts/subinstallers/wireguard.sh
+++ b/scripts/subinstallers/wireguard.sh
@@ -3,30 +3,37 @@
 figlet "Mistborn: Installing Wireguard"
 
 # if wireguard not in current repositories
-if ! $(sudo apt-cache show wireguard > /dev/null 2>&1) ; then
-    # install PPAs
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    if ! $(sudo apt-cache show wireguard > /dev/null 2>&1) ; then
+        # install PPAs
 
-    echo "Adding Wireguard PPAs"
+        echo "Adding Wireguard PPAs"
 
-    # Wireguard
-    if [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
-        echo "Adding Wireguard repo keys"
-        sudo apt-get install -y dirmngr
-        sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8B48AD6246925553
-        sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7638D0442B90D010
-        sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 04EE7237B7D453EC
-    fi
+        # Wireguard
+        if [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+            echo "Adding Wireguard repo keys"
+            sudo apt-get install -y dirmngr
+            sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8B48AD6246925553
+            sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7638D0442B90D010
+            sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 04EE7237B7D453EC
+        fi
 
-    if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ]; then
-        # Ubuntu	
-        sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:wireguard/wireguard
-    elif [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
-        # Debian
-        sudo bash -c 'echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unstable.list'
-        sudo bash -c "printf 'Package: *\nPin: release a=unstable\nPin-Priority: 90\n' > /etc/apt/preferences.d/limit-unstable"
+        if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ]; then
+            # Ubuntu	
+            sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:wireguard/wireguard
+        elif [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+            # Debian
+            sudo bash -c 'echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unstable.list'
+            sudo bash -c "printf 'Package: *\nPin: release a=unstable\nPin-Priority: 90\n' > /etc/apt/preferences.d/limit-unstable"
+        fi
     fi
 fi
 
 echo "Installing Wireguard"
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install -y openresolv wireguard
+if [ "$DISTRO" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "debian" ] || [ "$DISTRO" == "raspbian" ]; then
+    sudo apt-get update
+    sudo apt-get install -y openresolv wireguard
+elif [ "$DISTRO" == "arch" ]; then
+    sudo pacman -Syyy
+    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm openresolv wireguard-lts wireguard-tools
+fi