diff --git a/portainer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-portainer_install.sh b/portainer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-portainer_install.sh
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+++ b/portainer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-portainer_install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+if [ -e "/PORTFILE" ]; then
+    echo "Installing portainer..." 
+    BUILD_UPSTREAM=$(cat /PORTFILE)
+    BUILD_ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
+    echo "${BUILD_ARCH}"
+    BUILD_ARCH=${BUILD_ARCH:-x86}
+
+    if [[ "${BUILD_ARCH}" == *aarch64* ]]; then ARCH="arm64"; fi
+    if [[ "${BUILD_ARCH}" == *armv8* ]]; then ARCH="arm64"; fi
+    if [[ "${BUILD_ARCH}" == *arm64* ]]; then ARCH="arm64"; fi
+    if [[ "${BUILD_ARCH}" == *armhf* ]]; then ARCH="arm"; fi
+    if [[ "${BUILD_ARCH}" == *armv7* ]]; then ARCH="arm"; fi
+    if [[ "${BUILD_ARCH}" == arm ]]; then ARCH="arm"; fi
+    if [[ "${BUILD_ARCH}" == *x86* ]]; then ARCH="amd64"; fi
+    
+    curl -L -s \
+    "https://github.com/portainer/portainer/releases/download/${BUILD_UPSTREAM}/portainer-${BUILD_UPSTREAM}-linux-${ARCH}.tar.gz" \
+    | tar zxvf - -C /opt/
+    echo "... success!" 
+ fi