diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 34dd4e42a..30c1d2bb8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ EXPOSE 8188
 # Copy the repo and install required dependencies
 WORKDIR /ComfyUI
 COPY . .
+RUN apt update && apt install git -y
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 # ComfyUI entrypoint
diff --git a/run.bat b/run.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..188c71d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+@echo off
+
+:: Set default port and read from .env if exists
+set "port=8188"
+for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%i in ('findstr /r "^PORT=" .env') do set "port=%%i"
+
+:: Set default venv path and read from .env if exists
+set "venv_path="
+for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%i in ('findstr /r "^VENV_PATH=" .env') do set "venv_path=%%i"
+
+:: Activate the virtual environment if specified
+if not "%venv_path%"=="" (
+    call "%venv_path%\Scripts\activate"
+    echo Activated virtual environment: %venv_path%
+) else (
+    echo No virtual environment specified. Using system Python.
+)
+
+:: Pull updates and handle local changes
+:pull
+set "cmdOutput=cmd_output.txt"
+git pull > "%cmdOutput%" 2>&1
+
+:: Handle potential conflicts or changes
+findstr /C:"error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:" "%cmdOutput%" > nul && (
+    echo Pull conflicts detected. Stashing changes...
+    git stash
+    git pull
+)
+
+findstr /C:"Already up to date." "%cmdOutput%" > nul || goto rebuild
+
+del "%cmdOutput%"
+
+echo No changes detected. Starting ComfyUI
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+echo Opening localhost:%port% in your default browser...
+start http://localhost:%port%
+
+python main.py