diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64f780f..ad5b9b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ Provides a webpage where voters can vote
 ## Quick Start
 1. Create and activate a Python virtual environment:
    ```bash
-   python3 -m venv .env
-   source .env/bin/activate
+   python3 -m venv .venv
+   source .venv/bin/activate
    ```
 
 2. Install dependencies:
diff --git a/run_all.sh b/run_all.sh
index dee8ef2..1b78c26 100755
--- a/run_all.sh
+++ b/run_all.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,68 @@ detect_os() {
 OS=$(detect_os)
 echo -e "${BLUE}Detected OS: $OS${NC}"
 
+# Ensure Go is installed, attempting native package manager install if missing
+ensure_go() {
+    if command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Go found: $(go version)${NC}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Go not found. Attempting to install via native package manager...${NC}"
+
+    local pm=""
+    if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        pm="apt"
+    elif command -v pacman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        pm="pacman"
+    elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        pm="dnf"
+    elif command -v pkg >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ "$OS" = "freebsd" ]; then
+        pm="pkg"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$pm" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Error: No supported package manager found (apt/pacman/dnf/pkg).${NC}"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Please install Go manually: https://go.dev/dl/${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    local sudo_cmd=""
+    if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+        if command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            sudo_cmd="sudo"
+        else
+            echo -e "${RED}Error: Need root privileges to install Go but sudo is unavailable.${NC}"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    case "$pm" in
+        apt)
+            $sudo_cmd apt-get update
+            $sudo_cmd apt-get install -y golang-go
+            ;;
+        pacman)
+            $sudo_cmd pacman -Syu --noconfirm go
+            ;;
+        dnf)
+            $sudo_cmd dnf install -y golang
+            ;;
+        pkg)
+            $sudo_cmd pkg install -y go
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    if command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Go installed successfully: $(go version)${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}Error: Go installation failed. Please install Go manually: https://go.dev/dl/${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+ensure_go
+
 # Set OS-specific binary names
 get_bin_name() {
     local base=$1
@@ -139,7 +201,7 @@ start_python_service() {
     echo -e "${GREEN}Starting $label...${NC}"
     
     # Activate virtual environment and run script
-    (source .env/bin/activate && python3 "$script" $config_arg > "$LOG_DIR/$label.log" 2>&1) &
+    (source .venv/bin/activate && python3 "$script" $config_arg > "$LOG_DIR/$label.log" 2>&1) &
     echo $! > "$PID_DIR/$label.pid"
     
     # Brief wait to check if it started successfully
@@ -153,13 +215,30 @@ start_python_service() {
     fi
 }
 
-# Check if virtual environment exists
-if [ ! -d ".env" ]; then
-    echo -e "${RED}Error: Python virtual environment not found at .env${NC}"
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Please create it with: python3 -m venv .env${NC}"
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Then install dependencies: source .env/bin/activate && pip install matrix-nio pyyaml requests${NC}"
-    exit 1
-fi
+# Ensure Python virtual environment exists, creating it if missing
+ensure_venv() {
+    if [ -d ".venv" ]; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Python virtual environment found at .venv${NC}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Python virtual environment not found. Creating it...${NC}"
+    python3 -m venv .venv || {
+        echo -e "${RED}Error: Failed to create virtual environment. Is python3-venv installed?${NC}"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Try: sudo apt install python3-venv (or the equivalent for your distro)${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Virtual environment created. Installing dependencies...${NC}"
+    if source .venv/bin/activate && pip install matrix-nio pyyaml requests; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Dependencies installed successfully.${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}Error: Failed to install Python dependencies.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+ensure_venv
 
 # Check if config.yaml exists
 if [ ! -f "configs/config.yaml" ]; then