diff --git a/roles/node/defaults/main.yml b/roles/node/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+# defaults file for node
diff --git a/roles/node/files/temp b/roles/node/files/temp
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/roles/node/handlers/main.yml b/roles/node/handlers/main.yml
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+++ b/roles/node/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+# handlers file for node
diff --git a/roles/node/tasks/main.yml b/roles/node/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Check node version
+  shell: node --version
+  register: node_version
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Install node
+  shell: nvm install --lts
+  become: true
+  become_user: noahk
+  become_method: su
+  become_flags: '--login'
+  vars:
+    ansible_become_pass: "{{ noahk_password }}"
+  when: node_version.stdout is not defined
diff --git a/roles/node/templates/temp.j2 b/roles/node/templates/temp.j2
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diff --git a/roles/node/tests/inventory b/roles/node/tests/inventory
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+++ b/roles/node/tests/inventory
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+localhost
+
diff --git a/roles/node/tests/test.yml b/roles/node/tests/test.yml
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+++ b/roles/node/tests/test.yml
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+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  remote_user: root
+  roles:
+    - node
diff --git a/roles/node/vars/main.yml b/roles/node/vars/main.yml
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+++ b/roles/node/vars/main.yml
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+---
+# vars file for nvm
+noahk_password: 'Voorzitter17'