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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Update system and install packages
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg
+
+# Create directory for keys and install the key there.
+sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
+curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
+
+# Add repository for nodejs
+NODE_MAJOR=18
+echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_MAJOR.x nodistro main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list