diff --git a/compose/build.yml b/compose/build.yml
index bc7e211f..e4fd1c91 100644
--- a/compose/build.yml
+++ b/compose/build.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 version: "2"
 services:
 
+  nodejs:
+    build: ./nodejs
+
   nginx:
     build: ./nginx
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1645a2ef..b8a04b8e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
   # docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f compose/nginx.yml -f compose/pgsql.yml -f compose/php.yml up -d pgsql php-7.3
 
   nodejs:
-    image: node:8
+    image: totara/docker-dev-nodejs
     container_name: totara_nodejs
     volumes:
       - ${LOCAL_SRC}:${REMOTE_SRC}
diff --git a/nodejs/Dockerfile b/nodejs/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f97321c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodejs/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM node:8
+
+RUN npm install -g npm@5.6.0
+
+CMD [ "node" ]
+