diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7c4477a6..4abcb761 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ eDisGo.egg-info/
 
 # exclude .json files in opf
 /edisgo/opf/opf_solutions/*.json
+
+# exclude virtualenv dir
+venv/
 /edisgo/opf/eDisGo_OPF.jl/.vscode
 .vscode/settings.json
 
diff --git a/install_edisgo_dev.sh b/install_edisgo_dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d66c33e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_edisgo_dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to install the venv in the ./venv dir, install pre-commit hooks.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+#set -x
+
+workflow_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath -s "$0")")"
+
+cd "$workflow_dir"
+
+if [ -d "venv" ]
+then
+  rm -rf "venv"
+else
+  echo No dir venv.
+fi
+
+virtualenv "venv" --python python3.8
+
+source "$workflow_dir/venv/bin/activate"
+python --version
+echo "Upgrade pip."
+python -m pip -q install --upgrade pip
+
+for repo in "[dev]"
+do
+  echo "Install $workflow_dir$repo."
+  python -m pip install -e "$workflow_dir$repo"
+done
+
+echo "Save pip freeze to freeze.txt."
+python --version > "$workflow_dir/venv/freeze.txt"
+python -m pip -q freeze >> "$workflow_dir/venv/freeze.txt"
+
+
+pre-commit install