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+# Check if script is run as root
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "This script must be run as root. Restarting as root..."
+    sudo "$0" "$@"
+    exit $?
+fi
+
+# Define directories
+binDir="bin"
+configDir="scripts"
+installDir="/usr/bin"
+configInstallDir="/etc/spok"
+readmeDir="/usr/share/doc/spok"
+licenseDir="/usr/share/licenses/spok"
+
+# Create installation directories if they don't exist
+mkdir -p "$configInstallDir"
+mkdir -p "$readmeDir"
+mkdir -p "$licenseDir"
+
+# Copy binaries
+cp "$binDir/spok" "$installDir"
+cp "$configDir/configure-spok-server.sh" "$configInstallDir"
+cp "README.md" "$readmeDir"
+cp "LICENSE" "$licenseDir"
+
+echo "Installation of SPoK completed successfully!"