diff --git a/scripts/netclient-install.slim.sh b/scripts/netclient-install.slim.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root" 
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+[ -z "$KEY" ] && KEY=nokey;
+
+wget -O netclient https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker/releases/download/v0.5-beta/netclient
+chmod +x netclient
+sudo ./netclient join -t $KEY
+rm -f netclient