diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/dependencies.d/init-mods b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/dependencies.d/init-mods
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/run
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+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+
+echo "**** installing nodejs dev environment ****"
+if ! dpkg -l | grep gnupg > /dev/null; then
+    apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gnupg
+fi
+
+source /etc/lsb-release
+[[ ! -f "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list" ]] && \
+    curl -s https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | apt-key add - && \
+    echo "deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_14.x ${DISTRIB_CODENAME} main" \
+        > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
+[[ ! -f "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list" ]] && \
+    curl -s https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | apt-key add - && \
+    echo 'deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main' \
+        > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
+
+echo "**** Adding nodejs and yarn to package install list ****"
+echo "\
+    nodejs \
+    yarn" >> /mod-repo-packages-to-install.list
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/type
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+oneshot
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/up b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/up
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+/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package/run
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-package-install/dependencies.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-package-install/dependencies.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-mod-code-server-nodejs-add-package
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