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+
+set -e
+cd /Users/despiegk/codesync/github/threefoldfoundation/www_examplesite
+
+#need to ignore errors for getting nvm not sure why
+set +e
+source /Users/despiegk/.publisher/nvm.sh
+
+set -e
+nvm use --lts
+
+export PATH=/Users/despiegk/.publisher/versions/node/v15.8.0/bin:$PATH
+
+gridsome build
+