diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 16431db..5466b08 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,3 +22,12 @@
 [submodule "fonts/powerline"]
 	path = fonts/powerline
 	url = https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git
+[submodule "nodenv/plugins/node-build"]
+	path = nodenv/plugins/node-build
+	url = https://github.com/nodenv/node-build.git
+[submodule "nodenv/plugins/nodenv-package-rehash"]
+	path = nodenv/plugins/nodenv-package-rehash
+	url = https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv-package-rehash.git
+[submodule "nodenv/plugins/nodenv-update"]
+	path = nodenv/plugins/nodenv-update
+	url = https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv-update.git
diff --git a/install.conf.json b/install.conf.json
index 0044f6a..f989127 100644
--- a/install.conf.json
+++ b/install.conf.json
@@ -18,15 +18,20 @@
         "force": true,
         "path": "git/gitconfig"
       },
+
       "~/.gitignore": "git/gitignore",
       "~/.zshrc": "zsh/zshrc",
-      "~/.antigenrc": "zsh/antigenrc"
+      "~/.antigenrc": "zsh/antigenrc",
+
+      "~/.nodenv/plugins": "nodenv/plugins"
     }
   },
   {
     "shell": [
       ["git submodule update --init --recursive", "updating submodules"],
-      ["./fonts/powerline/install.sh", "installing Powerline Fonts"]
+      ["./fonts/powerline/install.sh", "installing Powerline Fonts"],
+      ["nodenv update", "updating nodenv"],
+      ["nodenv package-hooks install --all", "installing nodenv package hooks"]
     ]
   }
 ]
diff --git a/nodenv/plugins/node-build b/nodenv/plugins/node-build
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..5dc71b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodenv/plugins/node-build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 5dc71b9f576f33232572d70187ea09db28284ca3
diff --git a/nodenv/plugins/nodenv-package-rehash b/nodenv/plugins/nodenv-package-rehash
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..340f65b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodenv/plugins/nodenv-package-rehash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 340f65ba74c84b708ae1779a9eef10d60ab42e97
diff --git a/nodenv/plugins/nodenv-update b/nodenv/plugins/nodenv-update
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..065e983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodenv/plugins/nodenv-update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 065e98311d165eab32420f66d1adabf49f274a60
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index fcc7108..2b55239 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ assumes `homebrew` and `git` are already installed.
 
 ```bash
 https://github.com/csell5/dotfiles.git;
-brew install zsh zsh-completions antigen;
+brew install zsh zsh-completions antigen nodenv;
 sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)";
 cd ./dotfiles;
 ./install
@@ -52,4 +52,8 @@ git submodule add --force https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter.git vim/bund
 git submodule add --force https://github.com/tpope/vim-repeat.git vim/bundle/vim-repeat;
 git submodule add --force https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround.git vim/bundle/vim-surround;
 git submodule add --force https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim.git vim/bundle/lightline;
+git submodule add --force https://github.com/nodenv/node-build.git nodenv/plugins/node-build;
+git submodule add --force https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv-package-rehash.git nodenv/plugins/nodenv-package-rehash;
+git submodule add --force https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv-update.git nodenv/plugins/nodenv-update;
+
 ```
diff --git a/zsh/antigenrc b/zsh/antigenrc
index ce5fcc1..e236d8b 100644
--- a/zsh/antigenrc
+++ b/zsh/antigenrc
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ antigen bundle zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting
 # Fish-like auto suggestions
 antigen bundle zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
 
-# NVM https://github.com/lukechilds/zsh-nvm
-antigen bundle lukechilds/zsh-nvm
-
 antigen theme denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt
 
 # apply bundles
diff --git a/zsh/zshrc b/zsh/zshrc
index c4d0551..c9ef948 100644
--- a/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/zsh/zshrc
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
 # Path to your oh-my-zsh installation.
-export ZSH="/Users/csell5/.oh-my-zsh"
-export NVM_AUTO_USE=true
+export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
+# export NVM_AUTO_USE=true
 
 # Set name of the theme to load --- if set to "random", it will
 # load a random theme each time oh-my-zsh is loaded, in which case,
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ plugins=(
   
 source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 
-
 # User configuration
 
 # antigen loaded
@@ -106,3 +105,6 @@ antigen init $HOME/.antigenrc
 
 # initalize completions
 fpath=(/usr/local/share/zsh-completions $fpath)
+
+# loads nodenv
+eval "$(nodenv init -)"
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