diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/dependencies.d/init-mods-package-install b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/dependencies.d/init-mods-package-install
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/run
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+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+
+NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+
+echo "**** installing nvm ****"
+if [ ! -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ]; then
+  curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
+
+  echo "**** loading nvm ****"
+  source "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+
+  echo "**** installing the latest release ****"
+  nvm install node
+else
+  echo "**** nvm already installed, skipping ****"
+fi
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/type
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+oneshot
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/up b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/up
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+/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install/run
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-end/dependencies.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-end/dependencies.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-mod-code-server-nvm-install
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