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-# NPM Global - Docker mod for code-server
+# NPM Global - Docker mod for code-server/openvscode-server
 
-This mod sets the NPM global folder to `/config` in code-server during container start.
+This mod sets the NPM global folder to `/config` in code-server/openvscode-server during container start.
 
-In code-server docker arguments, set an environment variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:code-server-npmglobal`
+In code-server/openvscode-server docker arguments, set an environment variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:code-server-npmglobal`
 
 If adding multiple mods, enter them in an array separated by `|`, such as `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:code-server-nodejs|linuxserver/mods:code-server-npmglobal`
+
+**This mod requires npm installed via a different mod**
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-install/dependencies.d/init-mods-package-install b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-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-npmglobal-install/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-install/run
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+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+
+# check npm exists
+if [ -f /usr/bin/npm ]; then
+    echo "creating npm global folder in /config"
+    mkdir -p /config/npm-global
+
+    echo "setting npm to global folder in /config"
+    npm config set prefix '/config/npm-global'
+
+    if grep -q "/config/npm-global/bin" "/etc/services.d/code-server/run"; then
+        echo "npm-global already in PATH"
+    else
+        echo "ensuring npm-global is in PATH"
+        sed -i '/^#!\/usr\/bin/a \\n# Added by codeserver-npmglobal\nexport PATH=/config/npm-global/bin:$PATH' /etc/services.d/code-server/run
+    fi
+else
+    echo "**** npm not installed, skipping npmglobal install ****"
+fi
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-install/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-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-npmglobal-install/up b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-install/up
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+/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-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-npmglobal-install b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-end/dependencies.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-install
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-install b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-mod-code-server-npmglobal-install
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