diff --git a/debian/debian-essentials.sh b/debian/debian-essentials.sh
index f8f649e..874985f 100755
--- a/debian/debian-essentials.sh
+++ b/debian/debian-essentials.sh
@@ -206,3 +206,24 @@ if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
     else
         echo "Unattended upgrades already configured."
 fi
+
+# install cronicle worker
+isInFile=$(cat /opt/cronicle/conf/config.json | grep -c "192.168.1.44")
+if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
+    then
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg
+        sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
+        curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
+        NODE_MAJOR=20
+        echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_MAJOR.x nodistro main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install nodejs -y
+        curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jhuckaby/Cronicle/master/bin/install.js | node
+        rm /opt/cronicle/conf/config.json
+        wget -qO /opt/cronicle/conf/config.json http://192.168.1.50/files/debian/cronicle-config.json
+        /opt/cronicle/bin/control.sh start
+        echo "Cronicle worker is installed."
+    else
+        echo "Cronicle worker is already installed."
+fi