diff --git a/installer-gui/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/installer-gui/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index ff1bce1..a91fd43 100644
--- a/installer-gui/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/installer-gui/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,38 @@
-// Learn more about Tauri commands at https://tauri.app/develop/calling-rust/
+use anyhow::Context;
+use tauri::Emitter;
+use tauri_plugin_shell::ShellExt;
+use tauri_plugin_shell::process::CommandEvent;
+
+async fn run_installer(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle, args: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let (mut rx, _child) = app_handle
+        .shell()
+        .sidecar("installer-cli")
+        .context("Error preparing Rayhunter CLI installer to be run")?
+        .args(args.split_whitespace())
+        .spawn()
+        .context("Error launching Rayhunter CLI installer")?;
+    while let Some(event) = rx.recv().await {
+        match event {
+            CommandEvent::Stdout(line_bytes) | CommandEvent::Stderr(line_bytes) => {
+                let line = String::from_utf8(line_bytes)
+                    .context("Error parsing Rayhunter CLI installer output")?;
+                app_handle
+                    .emit("installer-output", &line)
+                    .context("Error sending Rayhunter CLI installer output to GUI frontend")?;
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        };
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
-fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
-    format!("Hello, {}! You've been greeted from Rust!", name)
+async fn install_rayhunter(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle, args: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // the return value of tauri commands needs to be serializable by serde which we accomplish
+    // here by converting anyhow::Error to a string
+    run_installer(app_handle, args)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| format!("{error:?}"))
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
@@ -9,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn run() {
     tauri::Builder::default()
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_opener::init())
-        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![greet])
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![install_rayhunter])
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while running tauri application");
 }
diff --git a/installer-gui/src/routes/+page.svelte b/installer-gui/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 41eaf8c..f5e9fb9 100644
--- a/installer-gui/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/installer-gui/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
+    import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 
-    let name = $state('');
-    let greetMsg = $state('');
+    let buttonEnabled = $state(true);
+    let installerArgs = $state('');
+    let installerOutput = $state('');
 
-    async function greet(event: Event) {
+    listen<string>('installer-output', (event) => {
+        installerOutput += event.payload;
+    });
+
+    async function run_installer(event: Event) {
         event.preventDefault();
-        // Learn more about Tauri commands at https://tauri.app/develop/calling-rust/
-        greetMsg = await invoke('greet', { name });
+        buttonEnabled = false;
+        installerOutput = '';
+        try {
+            await invoke('install_rayhunter', { args: installerArgs });
+        } catch (error) {
+            installerOutput +=
+                'Rayhunter GUI installer encountered an internal error. Error was:\n';
+            installerOutput += error;
+        }
+        buttonEnabled = true;
     }
 </script>
 
@@ -63,15 +77,19 @@
         </a>
     </div>
 </div>
-<form class="flex justify-center pt-5" onsubmit={greet}>
+<form class="flex justify-center pt-5" onsubmit={run_installer}>
     <input
         class="mr-1 px-5 py-2 rounded-lg shadow-md"
         placeholder="Enter CLI installer args..."
-        bind:value={name}
+        bind:value={installerArgs}
     />
-    <button class="cursor-pointer px-5 py-2 rounded-lg shadow-md" type="submit">Run</button>
+    <button
+        class="{buttonEnabled ? 'cursor-pointer' : ''} px-5 py-2 rounded-lg shadow-md"
+        disabled={!buttonEnabled}
+        type="submit">Run</button
+    >
 </form>
 <p class="p-4">Installer output:</p>
-<p class="px-5 py-2 rounded-lg shadow-md whitespace-pre-line">
-    {greetMsg}
+<p class="bg-gray-100 px-5 py-2 rounded-lg shadow-md whitespace-pre-line">
+    {installerOutput}
 </p>