diff --git a/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh b/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24caa51f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# change this to a specific release or branch
+BRANCH=master
+REPO=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
+
+GO_VERSION=1.11.2
+
+sudo apt-get update -y
+sudo apt-get upgrade -y
+sudo apt-get install -y make
+
+# get and unpack golang
+curl -O https://dl.google.com/go/go$GO_VERSION.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
+tar -xvf go$GO_VERSION.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
+
+# move go binary and add to path
+sudo mv go /usr/local
+echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.profile
+
+# create the go directory, set GOPATH, and put it on PATH
+mkdir go
+echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.profile
+echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.profile
+
+source ~/.profile
+
+# get the code and move into repo
+go get $REPO
+cd $GOPATH/src/$REPO
+
+# build & install master
+git checkout $BRANCH
+LEDGER_ENABLED=false make get_tools
+LEDGER_ENABLED=false make get_vendor_deps
+LEDGER_ENABLED=false make install
+
+source ~/.profile
diff --git a/scripts/install_sdk_bsd.sh b/scripts/install/install_sdk_bsd.sh
similarity index 88%
rename from scripts/install_sdk_bsd.sh
rename to scripts/install/install_sdk_bsd.sh
index 5bff970e64..df416dca90 100644
--- a/scripts/install_sdk_bsd.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_sdk_bsd.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 # change this to a specific release or branch
 set BRANCH=master
+set REPO=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
+
+set GO_VERSION=1.11.2
 
 sudo pkg update
 
@@ -22,8 +25,8 @@ sudo pkg install -y gmake
 sudo pkg install -y git
 
 # get and unpack golang
-curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.10.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
-tar -xvf go1.10.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
+curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go$GO_VERSION.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
+tar -xvf go$GO_VERSION.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
 
 # move go binary and add to path
 mv go /usr/local
@@ -39,7 +42,6 @@ echo "set path=($path $GOPATH/bin)" >> ~/.tcshrc
 source ~/.tcshrc
 
 # get the code and move into repo
-set REPO=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
 go get $REPO
 cd $GOPATH/src/$REPO
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh b/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from scripts/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
rename to scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
index 76ae4e390b..264599960e 100644
--- a/scripts/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.profile
 
 # create the go directory, set GOPATH, and put it on PATH
 mkdir go
-echo "export GOPATH=/root/go" >> ~/.profile
+echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.profile
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.profile
 
 source ~/.profile