diff --git a/canopy_client_install.sh b/canopy_client_install.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+CANOPY_CLIENT_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+# trap errors
+function err_fn() {
+    echo 'ERROR - aborting script.'
+    cd $CANOPY_CLIENT_DIR
+    trap - ERR
+}
+trap "err_fn; return" ERR
+
+# install python packages
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# setup chrony
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install chrony
+sudo cp chrony_canopy_client.service /lib/systemd/system
+sudo cp chrony_canopy_client.conf /etc/chrony
+
+# make ros package
+cd ../..
+catkin_make
+. ./devel/setup.bash
+cd $CANOPY_CLIENT_DIR