diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 3ae4f0a..278b524 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
+    echo "Creating virtual environment in 'venv'..."
+    python3 -m venv venv
+    source venv/bin/activate
+    if [ -f "requirements.txt" ]; then
+        echo "Installing requirements..."
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+    fi
+else
+    source venv/bin/activate
+fi
+
 cd frontend && npm run build && cd ..
-gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --workers 1 --worker-class geventwebsocket.gunicorn.workers.GeventWebSocketWorker app:app --log-level info
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+exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --workers 1 --worker-class geventwebsocket.gunicorn.workers.GeventWebSocketWorker app:app --log-level info
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