diff --git a/autostart.sh b/autostart.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73139e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autostart.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+## this file is used to start all the backend services on system startup.
+
+## /usr/bin/npm is not available even if nodejs is apt-installed. Must enable nvm to use npm.
+source /root/.nvm/nvm.sh
+
+## add `sudo` to run tasks as root so as to be displayed in `sudo pm2 list`
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diff --git a/debian-update.sh b/debian-update.sh
index d5f4d4c..4b8ced5 100644
--- a/debian-update.sh
+++ b/debian-update.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## "curl -s https://git.tic.cc/opx/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/debian-update.sh | bash"
 
-echo "Update the current Debian major version to the next newer major version. For instance, update 11 to 12, or 12 to 13" 
+echo "Update Debian's currently-installed major version to the next newer major version. For instance, update 11 to 12, or 12 to 13"
 echo
 
 if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
diff --git a/nodejs-remove.sh b/nodejs-remove.sh
index 29602f3..681af42 100755
--- a/nodejs-remove.sh
+++ b/nodejs-remove.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [VERSION]"
 
-sudo rm -fr /usr/local/bin/node
-sudo rm -fr /usr/local/bin/npm
-sudo rm -fr /usr/local/lib/node_modules
-sudo rm -fr /usr/local/include/node
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+sudo apt remove nodejs
+
+# sudo rm -fr /usr/local/bin/node
+# sudo rm -fr /usr/local/bin/npm
+# sudo rm -fr /usr/local/lib/node_modules
+# sudo rm -fr /usr/local/include/node
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