diff --git a/Assets/CMakeLists.txt b/Assets/CMakeLists.txt
index 11b30db8c3..300e11ac3e 100644
--- a/Assets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Assets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 #
 #
 
-ly_install_directory(DIRECTORY .)
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES .)
diff --git a/Code/LauncherUnified/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/LauncherUnified/CMakeLists.txt
index d496e4fae6..c3d152a777 100644
--- a/Code/LauncherUnified/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/LauncherUnified/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,19 +100,17 @@ endif()
 
 ly_install_files(
     FILES
-        ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/Code/LauncherUnified/launcher_generator.cmake
-        ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/Code/LauncherUnified/launcher_project_files.cmake
-        ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/Code/LauncherUnified/LauncherProject.cpp
-        ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/Code/LauncherUnified/StaticModules.in
+        launcher_generator.cmake
+        launcher_project_files.cmake
+        LauncherProject.cpp
+        StaticModules.in
     DESTINATION LauncherGenerator
 )
 ly_install_directory(
-    DIRECTORY Platform/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}
-    DESTINATION LauncherGenerator
-)
-ly_install_directory(
-    DIRECTORY Platform/Common
-    DESTINATION LauncherGenerator
+    DIRECTORIES 
+        Platform/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}
+        Platform/Common
+    DESTINATION LauncherGenerator/Platform
 )
 ly_install_files(
     FILES FindLauncherGenerator.cmake
diff --git a/Registry/CMakeLists.txt b/Registry/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e0d433496..f78df700e7 100644
--- a/Registry/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Registry/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 #
 #
 
-ly_install_directory(DIRECTORY .)
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES .)
 
 cmake_path(RELATIVE_PATH CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY BASE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE runtime_output_directory)
 
-ly_install_directory(DIRECTORY
-    ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/$<CONFIG>/Registry
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/$<CONFIG>/Registry
     DESTINATION ${runtime_output_directory}/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME}/$<CONFIG>
 )
diff --git a/Templates/CMakeLists.txt b/Templates/CMakeLists.txt
index 11b30db8c3..300e11ac3e 100644
--- a/Templates/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Templates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 #
 #
 
-ly_install_directory(DIRECTORY .)
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES .)
diff --git a/Tools/LyTestTools/CMakeLists.txt b/Tools/LyTestTools/CMakeLists.txt
index 72321a8915..5506099842 100644
--- a/Tools/LyTestTools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tools/LyTestTools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ if(NOT PAL_PLATFORM_NAME STREQUAL "Mac")
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
 
-ly_install_directory(DIRECTORY .)
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES .)
diff --git a/Tools/RemoteConsole/CMakeLists.txt b/Tools/RemoteConsole/CMakeLists.txt
index cabe27c7ea..5504d9b46d 100644
--- a/Tools/RemoteConsole/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tools/RemoteConsole/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ if(NOT PAL_PLATFORM_NAME STREQUAL "Mac")
     add_subdirectory(ly_remote_console/tests)
 endif()
 
-ly_install_directory(DIRECTORY .)
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES .
+    EXCLUDE_PATTERNS tests
+)
diff --git a/cmake/Install.cmake b/cmake/Install.cmake
index 81f323dc95..9135e141d5 100644
--- a/cmake/Install.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Install.cmake
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif()
 
 #! ly_install_directory: specifies a directory to be copied to the install layout at install time
 #
-# \arg:DIRECTORY directory to install
+# \arg:DIRECTORIES directories to install
 # \arg:DESTINATION (optional) destination to install the directory to (relative to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH)
 # \arg:EXCLUDE_PATTERNS (optional) patterns to exclude
 #
@@ -22,40 +22,53 @@ endif()
 function(ly_install_directory)
 
     set(options)
-    set(oneValueArgs DIRECTORY DESTINATION)
-    set(multiValueArgs EXCLUDE_PATTERNS)
+    set(oneValueArgs DESTINATION)
+    set(multiValueArgs DIRECTORIES EXCLUDE_PATTERNS)
 
     cmake_parse_arguments(ly_install_directory "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
-    if(NOT ly_install_directory_DIRECTORY)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "You must provide a directory to install")
+    if(NOT ly_install_directory_DIRECTORIES)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "You must provide at least a directory to install")
     endif()
 
-    if(NOT ly_install_directory_DESTINATION)
-        # maintain the same structure relative to LY_ROOT_FOLDER
-        set(ly_install_directory_DESTINATION ${ly_install_directory_DIRECTORY})
-        if(${ly_install_directory_DESTINATION} STREQUAL ".")
-            set(ly_install_directory_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
-        else()
-            cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH ly_install_directory_DESTINATION BASE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+    foreach(directory ${ly_install_directory_DIRECTORIES})
+
+        cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH directory)
+
+        if(NOT ly_install_directory_DESTINATION)
+            # maintain the same structure relative to LY_ROOT_FOLDER
+            set(ly_install_directory_DESTINATION ${directory})
+            if(${ly_install_directory_DESTINATION} STREQUAL ".")
+                set(ly_install_directory_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+            else()
+                cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH ly_install_directory_DESTINATION BASE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+            endif()
+            # take out the last directory since install asks for the destination of the folder, without including the fodler itself
+            cmake_path(GET ly_install_directory_DESTINATION PARENT_PATH ly_install_directory_DESTINATION)
+            cmake_path(RELATIVE_PATH ly_install_directory_DESTINATION BASE_DIRECTORY ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER})       
         endif()
-        # take out the last directory since install asks for the destination of the folder, without including the fodler itself
-        cmake_path(GET ly_install_directory_DESTINATION PARENT_PATH ly_install_directory_DESTINATION)
-        cmake_path(RELATIVE_PATH ly_install_directory_DESTINATION BASE_DIRECTORY ${LY_ROOT_FOLDER})       
-    endif()
 
-    unset(exclude_patterns)
-    if(ly_install_directory_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS)
-        foreach(exclude_pattern ${ly_install_directory_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS})
-            list(APPEND exclude_patterns PATTERN ${exclude_pattern} EXCLUDE)
-        endforeach()
-    endif()
-
-    install(DIRECTORY ${ly_install_directory_DIRECTORY}
-        DESTINATION ${ly_install_directory_DESTINATION}
-        COMPONENT ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DEFAULT_COMPONENT_NAME} # use the deafult for the time being
-        ${exclude_patterns}
-    )
+        unset(exclude_patterns)
+        if(ly_install_directory_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS)
+            foreach(exclude_pattern ${ly_install_directory_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS})
+                list(APPEND exclude_patterns PATTERN ${exclude_pattern} EXCLUDE)
+            endforeach()
+        endif()
+        
+        # Exclude cmake since that has to be generated
+        list(APPEND exclude_patterns PATTERN CMakeLists.txt EXCLUDE)
+        list(APPEND exclude_patterns PATTERN *.cmake EXCLUDE)
+
+        # Exclude python-related things that dont need to be installed
+        list(APPEND exclude_patterns PATTERN __pycache__ EXCLUDE)
+        list(APPEND exclude_patterns PATTERN *.egg-info EXCLUDE)     
+
+        install(DIRECTORY ${directory}
+            DESTINATION ${ly_install_directory_DESTINATION}
+            COMPONENT ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DEFAULT_COMPONENT_NAME} # use the deafult for the time being
+            ${exclude_patterns}
+        )
+    endforeach()
 
 endfunction()
 
@@ -65,7 +78,7 @@ endfunction()
 # \arg:DESTINATION (optional) destination to install the directory to (relative to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH)
 # \arg:PROGRAMS (optional) indicates if the files are programs that should be installed with EXECUTE permissions
 #
-# \notes: refer to cmake's install(DIRECTORY documentation for more information
+# \notes: refer to cmake's install(FILES/PROGRAMS documentation for more information
 #
 function(ly_install_files)
 
@@ -82,13 +95,19 @@ function(ly_install_files)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "You must provide a destination to install filest to")
     endif()
 
+    unset(files)
+    foreach(file ${ly_install_files_FILES})
+        cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH file)
+        list(APPEND files ${file})
+    endforeach()
+
     if(ly_install_files_PROGRAMS)
         set(install_type PROGRAMS)
     else()
         set(install_type FILES)
     endif()
 
-    install(${install_type} ${ly_install_files_FILES}
+    install(${install_type} ${files}
         DESTINATION ${ly_install_files_DESTINATION}
         COMPONENT ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DEFAULT_COMPONENT_NAME} # use the deafult for the time being
     )
diff --git a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
index 5dcd739fb4..5c55c58209 100644
--- a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 #
 #
 
-add_subdirectory(bundler)
-add_subdirectory(detect_file_changes)
-add_subdirectory(commit_validation)
-add_subdirectory(o3de)
-add_subdirectory(ctest)
+if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_HOST_TOOLS)
+    add_subdirectory(bundler)
+    add_subdirectory(detect_file_changes)
+    add_subdirectory(commit_validation)
+    add_subdirectory(o3de)
+    add_subdirectory(ctest)
+endif()
diff --git a/scripts/bundler/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/bundler/CMakeLists.txt
index 3642b34cbc..c2670d465c 100644
--- a/scripts/bundler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/bundler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #
 #
 
-ly_install_directory(DIRECTORY .
-    EXCLUDE_PATTERNS 
-        __pycache__
-        CMakeLists.txt
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES .
+    EXCLUDE_PATTERNS tests
 )
diff --git a/scripts/o3de/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/o3de/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c60fa4b16..79836305c0 100644
--- a/scripts/o3de/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/o3de/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,15 +8,22 @@
 
 add_subdirectory(tests)
 
-file(GLOB o3de_scripts "${LY_ROOT_FOLDER}/scripts/o3de.*")
-ly_install_files(FILES ${o3de_scripts}
-PROGRAMS
-    DESTINATION ./scripts
+ly_get_list_relative_pal_filename(pal_dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Platform/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME})
+include(${pal_dir}/o3de_install_${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME_LOWERCASE}.cmake)
+
+ly_install_files(FILES ../o3de.py 
+    DESTINATION scripts
+)
+
+ly_install_files(FILES setup.py PROGRAMS
+    DESTINATION scripts/o3de
+)
+ly_install_files(FILES README.txt
+    DESTINATION scripts/o3de
 )
 
-ly_install_directory(DIRECTORY .
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES .
     EXCLUDE_PATTERNS
-        __pycache__
-        CMakeLists.txt
         tests
+        Platform
 )
diff --git a/scripts/o3de/Platform/Linux/o3de_install_linux.cmake b/scripts/o3de/Platform/Linux/o3de_install_linux.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3dff9ebaad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/o3de/Platform/Linux/o3de_install_linux.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project.
+# For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+#
+#
+
+ly_install_files(FILES ../o3de.sh PROGRAMS
+    DESTINATION scripts
+)
+
diff --git a/scripts/o3de/Platform/Mac/o3de_install_mac.cmake b/scripts/o3de/Platform/Mac/o3de_install_mac.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56488c1cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/o3de/Platform/Mac/o3de_install_mac.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project.
+# For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+#
+#
+
+ly_install_files(FILES ../o3de.sh PROGRAMS
+    DESTINATION scripts
+)
diff --git a/scripts/o3de/Platform/Windows/o3de_install_windows.cmake b/scripts/o3de/Platform/Windows/o3de_install_windows.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8503ad8345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/o3de/Platform/Windows/o3de_install_windows.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project.
+# For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+#
+#
+
+ly_install_files(FILES ../o3de.bat PROGRAMS
+    DESTINATION scripts
+)