diff --git a/scripts/install-brew-packages.sh b/scripts/install-brew-packages.sh
index 0affd1d..3d175df 100755
--- a/scripts/install-brew-packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-brew-packages.sh
@@ -23,27 +23,28 @@ install_brew_packages() {
     found_packages=""
 
     # Read the package names from the file
-    while IFS= read -r brew_package; do
+    while IFS= read -r app_name; do
         # Skip lines that start with #
-        case "$brew_package" in
+        case "$app_name" in
         \#*) continue ;;
         esac
 
         # Check if package exists in brew repository and is not already installed on the system
-        if brew search "$brew_package" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$brew_package"; then
-            if ! command -v "$brew_package" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                echo "Available: $brew_package"
-                found_packages="$found_packages $brew_package"
+        if brew info "$app_name" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if ! command -v "$app_name" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "Available: $app_name"
+                found_packages="$found_packages $app_name"
             else
-                echo "Already installed: $brew_package"
+                echo "Already installed: $app_name"
             fi
         else
-            not_found_packages="$not_found_packages $brew_package"
-            echo "Unavailable: $brew_package"
+            not_found_packages="$not_found_packages $app_name"
+            echo "Unavailable: $app_name"
         fi
     done <"$BREW_PACKAGE_FILE"
 
-    # Install available brew packages
+    echo
+    echo "Installing brew packages..."
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     if ! brew install $found_packages; then
         exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/install-flatpak-packages.sh b/scripts/install-flatpak-packages.sh
index ccfdef8..00999d6 100755
--- a/scripts/install-flatpak-packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-flatpak-packages.sh
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@ install_flatpak_packages() {
         esac
 
         # Check if the package exists in the flatpak repository
-        if flatpak search --columns=application "$flatpak_package" 2> /dev/null | grep -q "^$flatpak_package\$"; then
+        if flatpak search --columns=application "$flatpak_package" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^$flatpak_package\$"; then
             echo "Available: $flatpak_package"
             found_packages="$found_packages $flatpak_package"
         else
             not_found_packages="$not_found_packages $flatpak_package"
             echo "Unavailable: $flatpak_package"
         fi
-    done < "$FLATPAK_PACKAGE_FILE"
+    done <"$FLATPAK_PACKAGE_FILE"
 
-    # Install available flatpak packages
+    echo
+    echo "Installing available flatpak packages..."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     if ! flatpak install -y --noninteractive $found_packages; then
         exit 1
     fi
diff --git a/scripts/install-node-packages.sh b/scripts/install-node-packages.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0a80197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-node-packages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+NODE_PACKAGE_FILE=package-list-node
+
+validate_input() {
+    if [ ! -f "$NODE_PACKAGE_FILE" ]; then
+        echo "File not found: $NODE_PACKAGE_FILE"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "node not installed"
+        exit 2
+    fi
+}
+
+install_node_packages() {
+    missing_packages=""
+    found_packages=""
+
+    # Read the package names from the file
+    while IFS= read -r node_package; do
+        # Skip lines that start with #
+        case "$node_package" in
+        \#*) continue ;;
+        esac
+
+        # Check if the package exists in the node repository
+        if npm info "$node_package" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Available: $node_package"
+            found_packages="$found_packages $node_package"
+        else
+            missing_packages="$missing_packages $node_package"
+            echo "Unavailable: $node_package"
+        fi
+    done <"$NODE_PACKAGE_FILE"
+
+    echo
+    echo "Installing available npm packages..."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if ! npm install -g $found_packages; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+print_summary() {
+    if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+        echo
+        echo "The following $1 packages were not found in npm repository:" | tee -a "$INSTALL_LOG_FILE"
+        echo "$2" | tee -a "$INSTALL_LOG_FILE"
+    fi
+}
+
+main() {
+    validate_input
+    install_node_packages
+    print_summary "node" "$missing_packages"
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/install-os-packages.sh b/scripts/install-os-packages.sh
index 261fe3d..5ea9666 100755
--- a/scripts/install-os-packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-os-packages.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup() {
         OS_INSTALL_COMMAND="apt-get install -y"
         OS_PKG_CHECK_COMMAND="apt-cache show"
         apt_setup
-    elif [ -f /etc/rocky-release ] || [ -f /etc/almalinux-release ] || [ -f /etc/centos-release ] || [ -f /etc/fedora-release ]; then # Rocky, Almalinux,
+    elif [ -f /etc/rocky-release ] || [ -f /etc/almalinux-release ] || [ -f /etc/centos-release ] || [ -f /etc/fedora-release ]; then # Fedora, CentOS, Rocky, Almalinux
         OS_INSTALL_COMMAND="dnf install -y --allowerasing --skip-broken"
         OS_PKG_CHECK_COMMAND="dnf list available"
         dnf_setup
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ dnf_setup() {
 }
 
 apt_setup() {
-    # We are Debian or Ubuntu
+    # Debian/Ubuntu
     [ -f /etc/os-release ] && . /etc/os-release
 
     sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index a276a92..4843c4c 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ main() {
     pre_install
 
     ./install-os-packages.sh
+    ./install-node-package.sh
 
     # Skip flatpak & brew installations on FreeBSD
     if [ "$(uname -s)" != "FreeBSD" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/package-list-brew b/scripts/package-list-brew
index c4b74f7..248a18b 100644
--- a/scripts/package-list-brew
+++ b/scripts/package-list-brew
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 # Lines that start with # are ignored
-# TIP: Only add commandline apps that aren't available/updated on OS repos
+# TIP:
+# - Only add commandline apps that aren't available/updated on OS repos; cause brew isn't available on FreeBSD
+# - Apps that are already installed skipped
+# - Those that must be kept up-to-date (eg rclone); manually brew install them after the scipt completes
+
+basedpyright
 bats-core
 dnscrypt-proxy
 dockerfile-language-server
 fd
 gitleaks
-go
 htop
 kondo
 lazydocker
 lua
 lua-language-server
 luajit
-markdown-toc
-markdownlint-cli
+markdown-oxide
 marksman
 n
 neovim
 prettierd
 python-lsp-server
 python@3.12
-basedpyright
 rclone
 sccache
 shodan
@@ -31,9 +33,6 @@ taplo
 tlrc
 tokei
 tree-sitter
-typescript-language-server
-vue-language-server
-yaml-language-server
 yamlfmt
 yt-dlp
 zoxide
diff --git a/scripts/package-list-node b/scripts/package-list-node
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bd9245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/package-list-node
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@microsoft/compose-language-service
+awk-language-server
+bash-language-server
+composerize
+markdown-toc
+markdownlint-cli
+n
+sql-language-server
+typescript-language-server
+vscode-css-languageservice
+vscode-html-languageservice
+vscode-json-languageservice
+yaml-language-server
diff --git a/scripts/package-list-os b/scripts/package-list-os
index 0e09dd9..67ca8e8 100644
--- a/scripts/package-list-os
+++ b/scripts/package-list-os
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Lines that start with # are ignored
 
+# TIP:
+# - MacOS doesn't have OS installer
+
 # Coding
 aspnetcore-runtime-8.0
 build-essential
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ lua54
 luajit
 make
 node
-nodejs-bash-language-server
+nodejs
 npm
 podman
 python3