diff --git a/src/setup_app.erl b/src/setup_app.erl
index c9138c1..3ee07f4 100644
--- a/src/setup_app.erl
+++ b/src/setup_app.erl
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ start(_Type, _Args) ->
     setup_sup:start_link().
 
 start_phase(run_setup, _Type, []) ->
-    _ = setup_srv:run_setup(),
+    case application:get_env(setup, auto_run_phases, true) of
+        true ->
+            _ = setup_srv:run_setup();
+        false ->
+            ignore
+    end,
     ok.
 
 stop(_) ->
diff --git a/src/setup_file.erl b/src/setup_file.erl
index ecb47cd..76083df 100644
--- a/src/setup_file.erl
+++ b/src/setup_file.erl
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
          close/1,
          read_file/1,
          consult/1,
+         consult_binary/1,
+         eval_binary/1,
+         eval_binary/2,
          script/1,
          script/2]).
 
@@ -88,6 +91,37 @@ consult(File) ->
             Other
     end.
 
+%% @doc Like {@link file:consult/1}, but operates directly on a binary.
+%%
+%% This function works as if
+%% `file:consult(F) -> {ok,Bin} = file:read_file(F), consult_binary(Bin).'
+%% @end
+consult_binary(Bin) when is_binary(Bin) ->
+    {ok, Fd} = open_bin(Bin, [read]),
+    try consult_stream(Fd)
+    after
+        _ = close(Fd)
+    end.
+
+%% @doc Like {@link file:script/1}, but operates directly on a binary.
+%%
+%% This function works as if
+%% `file:script(F) -> {ok,Bin} = file:read_file(F), eval_binary(Bin).'
+%% @end
+eval_binary(Bin) ->
+    eval_binary(Bin, []).
+
+%% @doc Like {@link file:script/2}, but operates directly on a binary.
+%%
+%% This function works as if
+%% `file:script(F, Bs) -> {ok,Bin} = file:read_file(F), eval_binary(Bin, Bs).'
+%% @end
+eval_binary(Bin, Bindings) when is_binary(Bin) ->
+    {ok, Fd} = open_bin(Bin, [read]),
+    try eval_stream(Fd, return, Bindings)
+    after
+        _ = file:close(Fd)
+    end.
 
 %% @doc Like {@link file:script/1}, but supports paths into `zip' and `escript' archives
 %%