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+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if ! command -v npm &> /dev/null
+then
+    read -p "npm is not installed. Do you want to install nodejs and npm? (y/n)" choice
+    case "$choice" in 
+      y|Y ) 
+        echo "Installing nvm..."
+        export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"
+        [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+        curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
+        source ~/.bashrc
+        nvm install node;;
+      n|N ) 
+        echo "Nodejs and npm will not be installed."
+        exit;;
+      * ) 
+        echo "Invalid option. Nodejs and npm will not be installed."
+        exit;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+npm i
+node server.js