diff --git a/bash_scripts/create_conda_env.sh b/bash_scripts/create_conda_env.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900a09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash_scripts/create_conda_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if the accelerator argument is provided
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <accelerator>"
+  echo "Available options for <accelerator>: tpu, gpu, cpu"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+ACCELERATOR=$1
+
+# Activate Conda
+source ~/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
+
+# Create a new Conda environment
+conda create -n stx python=3.10 -y
+
+# Activate the environment
+conda activate stx
+
+# Install packages with pip
+pip install -e .
+
+# Install JAX with the appropriate accelerator support
+if [ "$ACCELERATOR" == "tpu" ]; then
+  pip install -U "jax[tpu]" -f https://storage.googleapis.com/jax-releases/libtpu_releases.html
+elif [ "$ACCELERATOR" == "gpu" ]; then
+  pip install -U "jax[cuda]" -f https://storage.googleapis.com/jax-releases/jax_cuda_releases.html
+elif [ "$ACCELERATOR" == "cpu" ]; then
+  pip install -U jax
+else
+  echo "Invalid accelerator type: $ACCELERATOR"
+  echo "Available options: tpu, gpu, cpu"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Installation complete with $ACCELERATOR support."
diff --git a/bash_scripts/install_conda.sh b/bash_scripts/install_conda.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbbe038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash_scripts/install_conda.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -e
+
+# Step 1: Download Miniconda
+CONDA_INSTALLER="Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh"
+CONDA_URL="https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/$CONDA_INSTALLER"
+
+echo "Downloading Miniconda installer..."
+if ! wget -q --show-progress "$CONDA_URL"; then
+  echo "Error: Failed to download Miniconda installer."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Step 2: Install Miniconda (silently with default settings)
+echo "Installing Miniconda..."
+bash "$CONDA_INSTALLER" -b
+
+# Clean up the installer after installation
+rm -f "$CONDA_INSTALLER"
+
+# Step 3: Initialize Conda (Assuming bash shell)
+CONDA_PATH="$HOME/miniconda3"
+
+# Ensure Conda is initialized on every new shell
+if ! grep -q "source $CONDA_PATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ~/.bashrc; then
+  echo "source $CONDA_PATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
+  echo "Conda initialization added to .bashrc"
+fi
+
+# Apply the .bashrc changes to the current shell session
+echo "Initializing Conda for the current shell..."
+source "$CONDA_PATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+
+echo "Miniconda installation and initialization complete."
+
+# Optional: Update conda to the latest version
+echo "Updating Conda to the latest version..."
+conda update -n base -c defaults conda -y
diff --git a/bash_scripts/run-algorithms.sh b/bash_scripts/run-algorithms.sh
index c4cee0a..3aabdb4 100644
--- a/bash_scripts/run-algorithms.sh
+++ b/bash_scripts/run-algorithms.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# A simple script to run various algorithms - used for testing purposes
+
 echo "Running All Algorithms..."
 
 python stoix/systems/ppo/anakin/ff_ppo.py arch.total_timesteps=300 arch.total_num_envs=8 arch.num_evaluation=1 system.rollout_length=8