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+# credits: https://gist.github.com/remarkablemark/aacf14c29b3f01d6900d13137b21db3a
+# thanks github.com/remarkablemark
+
+FROM debian:latest
+
+# replace shell with bash so we can source files
+RUN rm /bin/sh && ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh
+
+# update the repository sources list
+# and install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y curl \
+    && apt-get -y autoclean
+
+# nvm environment variables
+ENV NVM_DIR /usr/local/nvm
+ENV NODE_VERSION 16.20.2
+
+# install nvm
+# https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script
+RUN curl --silent -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.2/install.sh | bash
+
+# install node and npm
+RUN source $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh \
+    && nvm install $NODE_VERSION \
+    && nvm alias default $NODE_VERSION \
+    && nvm use default
+
+# add node and npm to path so the commands are available
+ENV NODE_PATH $NVM_DIR/v$NODE_VERSION/lib/node_modules
+ENV PATH $NVM_DIR/versions/node/v$NODE_VERSION/bin:$PATH
+
+# confirm installation
+RUN node -v
+RUN npm -v