diff --git a/devfiles/nodejs/devfile.yaml b/devfiles/nodejs/devfile.yaml
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+---
+apiVersion: 1.0.0
+metadata:
+  name: nodejs
+projects:
+  -
+    name: nodejs-web-app
+    source:
+      type: git
+      location: "https://github.com/che-samples/web-nodejs-sample.git"
+components:
+  -
+    type: chePlugin
+    id: che-incubator/typescript/latest
+    memoryLimit: 512Mi
+  -
+    type: dockerimage
+    alias: nodejs
+    image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/nodejs-10
+    command: ['sleep']
+    args: ['infinity']
+    env:
+      - name: HOME
+        value: /home/user
+      - name: PS1
+        value: $(echo ${0})\\$
+    memoryLimit: 512Mi
+    endpoints:
+      - name: 'nodejs'
+        port: 3000
+    mountSources: true
+commands:
+  -
+    name: run the web app
+    actions:
+      - type: exec
+        component: nodejs
+        command: cd ${CHE_PROJECTS_ROOT}/nodejs-web-app/app && nodemon app.js
diff --git a/devfiles/nodejs/meta.yaml b/devfiles/nodejs/meta.yaml
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+---
+displayName: NodeJS Express Web Application
+description: Default stack with NodeJS 10
+tags: ["NodeJS", "Express", "Theia", "ubi8"]
+icon: https://www.eclipse.org/che/images/logo-eclipseche.svg
+globalMemoryLimit: 1686Mi