diff --git a/hub/onboard-spoke.sh b/hub/onboard-spoke.sh
index 826b79f..d2a1ce0 100644
--- a/hub/onboard-spoke.sh
+++ b/hub/onboard-spoke.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ touch "$SSH_DIR/known_hosts"
 chmod 700 "$SSH_DIR"
 chmod 600 "$SSH_DIR/known_hosts"
 
+check_deps ssh ssh-keygen ssh-keyscan ssh-copy-id rclone
+
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
@@ -39,6 +41,19 @@ retry_or_abort() {
 }
 
 info()   { echo -e "${GREEN}[+]${NC} $*"; }
+check_deps() {
+    local missing=()
+    for cmd in "$@"; do
+        if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            missing+=("$cmd")
+        fi
+    done
+    if [ ${#missing[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+        die "Missing required dependencies: ${missing[*]}"
+    fi
+}
+
+
 warn()   { echo -e "${YELLOW}[!]${NC} $*"; }
 die()    { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $*" >&2; exit 1; }
 header() { echo -e "\n${CYAN}══════════════════════════════════════════${NC}"; echo -e "${CYAN}  $*${NC}"; echo -e "${CYAN}══════════════════════════════════════════${NC}"; }
diff --git a/hub/setup-hub.sh b/hub/setup-hub.sh
index 4eb1319..107c918 100644
--- a/hub/setup-hub.sh
+++ b/hub/setup-hub.sh
@@ -33,12 +33,27 @@ check_permissions() {
 }
 
 info()   { echo -e "${GREEN}[+]${NC} $*"; }
+check_deps() {
+    local missing=()
+    for cmd in "$@"; do
+        if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            missing+=("$cmd")
+        fi
+    done
+    if [ ${#missing[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+        die "Missing required dependencies: ${missing[*]}"
+    fi
+}
+
+
 warn()   { echo -e "${YELLOW}[!]${NC} $*"; }
 die()    { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $*" >&2; exit 1; }
 header() { echo -e "\n${CYAN}══════════════════════════════════════════${NC}"; echo -e "${CYAN}  $*${NC}"; echo -e "${CYAN}══════════════════════════════════════════${NC}"; }
 
 [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] || die "Run as root"
 
+check_deps ssh ssh-keygen systemctl useradd groupadd crontab
+
 header "TinyBoard Hub Setup"
 
 read -rp "Hub username [armbian]: " HUB_USER
diff --git a/spoke/setup-spoke.sh b/spoke/setup-spoke.sh
index 5ca9f27..3dee549 100644
--- a/spoke/setup-spoke.sh
+++ b/spoke/setup-spoke.sh
@@ -60,12 +60,27 @@ check_permissions() {
 }
 
 info()   { echo -e "${GREEN}[+]${NC} $*"; }
+check_deps() {
+    local missing=()
+    for cmd in "$@"; do
+        if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            missing+=("$cmd")
+        fi
+    done
+    if [ ${#missing[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+        die "Missing required dependencies: ${missing[*]}"
+    fi
+}
+
+
 warn()   { echo -e "${YELLOW}[!]${NC} $*"; }
 die()    { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $*" >&2; exit 1; }
 header() { echo -e "\n${CYAN}══════════════════════════════════════════${NC}"; echo -e "${CYAN}  $*${NC}"; echo -e "${CYAN}══════════════════════════════════════════${NC}"; }
 
 [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] || die "Run as root"
 
+check_deps ip ssh ssh-keygen ssh-keyscan systemctl hostnamectl
+
 read -rp "Hub hostname [oily.dad]: " HUB_HOST
 HUB_HOST="${HUB_HOST:-oily.dad}"
 read -rp "Hub SSH user [armbian]: " HUB_USER