diff --git a/extra/cli.js b/extra/cli.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f1228373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/cli.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+if (!process.env.DATA_DIR) {
+    if (process.platform === "win32") {
+        process.env.DATA_DIR = process.env.LOCALAPPDATA + "\\uptime-kuma\\";
+    } else if (process.platform === "linux") {
+        process.env.DATA_DIR = process.env.HOME + "/.local/share/uptime-kuma/";
+    } else if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+        // TODO: Not sure if this is the correct path for macOS
+        process.env.DATA_DIR = process.env.HOME + "/Library/Preferences/uptime-kuma/";
+    } else {
+        console.error("Unable to detect app data directory on platform: " + process.platform);
+        console.error("Please set the DATA_DIR environment variable or `--data-dir=` to the directory where you want to store your data.");
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+require("../server/server");
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index da1524c79..a4d2050a2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
                 "thirty-two": "~1.0.2",
                 "ws": "^8.13.0"
             },
+            "bin": {
+                "uptime-kuma": "extra/cli.js"
+            },
             "devDependencies": {
                 "@actions/github": "~5.0.1",
                 "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.22.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f57e99b7..d575153c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     "engines": {
         "node": "14 || 16 || 18 || >= 20.4.0"
     },
+    "bin": {
+        "uptime-kuma": "./extra/cli.js"
+    },
     "scripts": {
         "install-legacy": "npm install",
         "update-legacy": "npm update",