diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Darwin.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Darwin.yaml
index e524f5c..b47d109 100644
--- a/roles/neovim/tasks/Darwin.yaml
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Darwin.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: install homebrew packages
   homebrew:
-    name:
-      - neovim
-      - node
+    name: neovim
     state: latest
 
 - name: clone config repo
diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian.yaml
index ab7cfae..1109da2 100644
--- a/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -6,31 +6,3 @@
     state: latest
 
 - include_tasks: unix.yaml
-
-- name: nodejs get json containing latest version
-  uri:
-    url: https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json
-  register: latest
-
-- name: nodejs create directory for downloaded package
-  file:
-    state: directory
-    dest: ~/.local/src
-
-- name: nodejs download latest package
-  get_url:
-    url: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/{{latest.json[0].version}}/node-{{latest.json[0].version}}-linux-x64.tar.gz'
-    dest: ~/.local/src/node.tar.gz
-
-- name: nodejs extract downloaded package
-  unarchive:
-    src: ~/.local/src/node.tar.gz
-    dest: ~/.local/src
-    remote_src: true
-
-- name: nodejs create symlink links
-  file:
-    state: link
-    src: '~/.local/src/node-{{latest.json[0].version}}-linux-x64/bin/{{item}}'
-    dest: '~/.local/bin/{{item}}'
-  with_items: [corepack, node, npm, npx]
diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows.yaml
index 615c277..9357190 100644
--- a/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows.yaml
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: install choco packages
   win_chocolatey:
-    name:
-      - neovim
-      - nodejs
+    name: neovim
     state: latest
 
 - name: clone config repo
diff --git a/roles/nodejs/tasks/Darwin.yaml b/roles/nodejs/tasks/Darwin.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..675a15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nodejs/tasks/Darwin.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: install homebrew package
+  homebrew:
+    name: node
+    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/nodejs/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/nodejs/tasks/Debian.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aab656f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nodejs/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+- name: get json containing latest version
+  uri:
+    url: https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json
+  register: latest
+
+- name: create directory for downloaded package
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    dest: ~/.local/src
+
+- name: download latest package
+  get_url:
+    url: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/{{latest.json[0].version}}/node-{{latest.json[0].version}}-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+    dest: ~/.local/src/node.tar.gz
+
+- name: extract downloaded package
+  unarchive:
+    src: ~/.local/src/node.tar.gz
+    dest: ~/.local/src
+    remote_src: true
+
+- name: create symlink links
+  file:
+    state: link
+    src: '~/.local/src/node-{{latest.json[0].version}}-linux-x64/bin/{{item}}'
+    dest: '~/.local/bin/{{item}}'
+  with_items: [corepack, node, npm, npx]
diff --git a/roles/nodejs/tasks/Windows.yaml b/roles/nodejs/tasks/Windows.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..223a8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nodejs/tasks/Windows.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: install choco package
+  win_chocolatey:
+    name: nodejs
+    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6853678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+- include_tasks: '{{ansible_os_family}}.yaml'
diff --git a/unix.yaml b/unix.yaml
index 503719a..dea2c8e 100644
--- a/unix.yaml
+++ b/unix.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
     - role: git
     - role: neovim
     - role: ag
+    - role: nodejs
     - role: python
diff --git a/windows.yaml b/windows.yaml
index a4b88b5..3672dab 100644
--- a/windows.yaml
+++ b/windows.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     - role: git
     - role: neovim
     - role: ag
+    - role: nodejs
     - role: python
     - role: autohotkey
     - role: 1password