diff --git a/misc/helper.func b/misc/helper.func
index e66ae92..d1fb221 100644
--- a/misc/helper.func
+++ b/misc/helper.func
@@ -4,34 +4,52 @@ install_node_and_modules() {
   local CURRENT_NODE_VERSION=""
   local NEED_NODE_INSTALL=false
 
+  # Check if Node.js is already installed
   if command -v node >/dev/null; then
     CURRENT_NODE_VERSION="$(node -v | grep -oP '^v\K[0-9]+')"
     if [[ "$CURRENT_NODE_VERSION" != "$NODE_VERSION" ]]; then
-      msg_info "Node.js Version $CURRENT_NODE_VERSION found, replacing with $NODE_VERSION"
+      msg_info "Node.js version $CURRENT_NODE_VERSION found, replacing with $NODE_VERSION"
       NEED_NODE_INSTALL=true
+    else
+      msg_ok "Node.js $NODE_VERSION already installed"
     fi
   else
     msg_info "Node.js not found, installing version $NODE_VERSION"
     NEED_NODE_INSTALL=true
   fi
 
+  # Install Node.js if required
   if [[ "$NEED_NODE_INSTALL" == true ]]; then
     $STD apt-get purge -y nodejs
-    rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
-    rm -f /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
+    rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
 
     mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
-    curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | \
-      gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
+
+    if ! curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | \
+      gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg; then
+      msg_error "Failed to download or import NodeSource GPG key"
+      exit 1
+    fi
 
     echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_${NODE_VERSION}.x nodistro main" \
       > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
 
-    $STD apt-get update
-    $STD apt-get install -y nodejs
+    if ! apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      msg_error "Failed to update APT repositories after adding NodeSource"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! apt-get install -y nodejs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      msg_error "Failed to install Node.js ${NODE_VERSION} from NodeSource"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
     msg_ok "Installed Node.js ${NODE_VERSION}"
   fi
 
+  export NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=4096"
+
+  # Install global Node modules
   if [[ -n "$NODE_MODULE" ]]; then
     IFS=',' read -ra MODULES <<< "$NODE_MODULE"
     for mod in "${MODULES[@]}"; do
@@ -44,26 +62,37 @@ install_node_and_modules() {
         MODULE_REQ_VERSION="latest"
       fi
 
+      # Check if the module is already installed
       if npm list -g --depth=0 "$MODULE_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         MODULE_INSTALLED_VERSION="$(npm list -g --depth=0 "$MODULE_NAME" | grep "$MODULE_NAME@" | awk -F@ '{print $2}' | tr -d '[:space:]')"
         if [[ "$MODULE_REQ_VERSION" != "latest" && "$MODULE_REQ_VERSION" != "$MODULE_INSTALLED_VERSION" ]]; then
           msg_info "Updating $MODULE_NAME from v$MODULE_INSTALLED_VERSION to v$MODULE_REQ_VERSION"
-          $STD npm install -g "${MODULE_NAME}@${MODULE_REQ_VERSION}"
+          if ! $STD npm install -g "${MODULE_NAME}@${MODULE_REQ_VERSION}"; then
+            msg_error "Failed to update $MODULE_NAME to version $MODULE_REQ_VERSION"
+            exit 1
+          fi
         elif [[ "$MODULE_REQ_VERSION" == "latest" ]]; then
           msg_info "Updating $MODULE_NAME to latest version"
-          $STD npm install -g "${MODULE_NAME}@latest"
+          if ! $STD npm install -g "${MODULE_NAME}@latest"; then
+            msg_error "Failed to update $MODULE_NAME to latest version"
+            exit 1
+          fi
         else
           msg_ok "$MODULE_NAME@$MODULE_INSTALLED_VERSION already installed"
         fi
       else
         msg_info "Installing $MODULE_NAME@$MODULE_REQ_VERSION"
-        $STD npm install -g "${MODULE_NAME}@${MODULE_REQ_VERSION}"
+        if ! $STD npm install -g "${MODULE_NAME}@${MODULE_REQ_VERSION}"; then
+          msg_error "Failed to install $MODULE_NAME@$MODULE_REQ_VERSION"
+          exit 1
+        fi
       fi
     done
-    msg_ok "Node Modules processed"
+    msg_ok "All requested Node modules have been processed"
   fi
 }
 
+
 function install_postgresql() {
   local PG_VERSION="${PG_VERSION:-15}"
   local CURRENT_PG_VERSION=""