diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.py b/scripts/bootstrap.py
index 7b404ee..f51cd97 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.py
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.py
@@ -865,6 +865,29 @@ def main() -> int:
             # Non-interactive, fall back to delegating to platform helper
             return "delegate"
 
+    def _prompt_hydrus_install_location() -> tuple[Path, str] | None:
+        """Ask the user for the Hydrus installation root and folder name."""
+        default_root = Path.home()
+        default_dest_name = "hydrusnetwork"
+        print("\n[Standalone Hydrus Installation]")
+        print("Choose where to install HydrusNetwork (the installer will create the repo there).")
+        try:
+            root_input = input(f"Root directory [{default_root}]: ").strip()
+            if root_input:
+                if len(root_input) == 2 and root_input[1] == ":" and root_input[0].isalpha():
+                    root_input += "\\"
+                expanded = os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(root_input))
+                root_path = Path(expanded).resolve()
+            else:
+                root_path = default_root
+
+            dest_input = input(f"Folder name [{default_dest_name}]: ").strip()
+            dest_name = dest_input or default_dest_name
+            return root_path, dest_name
+        except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
+            print("\nHydrus installation cancelled.")
+            return None
+
     def _clone_repo(url: str, dest: Path, depth: int = 1) -> bool:
         """Helper to clone a repository."""
         try:
@@ -1131,6 +1154,11 @@ def main() -> int:
                     return 1
 
             if hydrus_script.exists():
+                install_location = _prompt_hydrus_install_location()
+                if install_location is None:
+                    return 0
+                install_root, install_dest = install_location
+
                 try:
                     # Clear out project-venv related env vars to prevent auto-reexec
                     env = os.environ.copy()
@@ -1141,7 +1169,15 @@ def main() -> int:
                     # This ensures it uses the same environment that started the bootstrap.
                     # Pass sys.stdin to ensure the subprocess can talk to the terminal.
                     subprocess.check_call(
-                        [sys.executable, str(hydrus_script), "--no-project-venv", "--interactive"], 
+                        [
+                            sys.executable,
+                            str(hydrus_script),
+                            "--no-project-venv",
+                            "--root",
+                            str(install_root),
+                            "--dest-name",
+                            install_dest,
+                        ], 
                         env=env,
                         stdin=sys.stdin
                     )