diff --git a/compile.conf b/compile.conf
index a3741f1..064d34c 100644
--- a/compile.conf
+++ b/compile.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps=cd src && make && make hamclock-web-1600x960 && mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin
 
 [openhamclock]
 version=26.1.3
+type=npm
 git=https://github.com/accius/openhamclock.git
 install=$HOME/.local/bin/openhamclock
 steps=npm ci| cp .env.example .env| sudo rm -rf $HOME/.local/bin/openhamclock && mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin/openhamclock && cp -r . $HOME/.local/bin/openhamclock
diff --git a/install-compiled.sh b/install-compiled.sh
index f562047..b5065cc 100755
--- a/install-compiled.sh
+++ b/install-compiled.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ VERSION_FILE="$HOME/.local/state/HamPackServer/.installed_versions"
 get_installed_version() {
   local app="$1"
   local gui="$2"
+  local type="$3"
+  local install_path="$4"
+
+  # For npm apps, read version from package.json in the install directory
+  if [ "$type" = "npm" ] && [ -f "$install_path/package.json" ]; then
+    local ver
+    ver=$(grep -m1 '"version"' "$install_path/package.json" | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+[\.\d]*')
+    if [ -n "$ver" ]; then
+      echo "$ver"
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
 
   # Skip --version check for GUI apps as it would launch them
   if [ "$gui" != "true" ]; then
@@ -68,15 +80,16 @@ needs_update() {
   local install_path="$2"
   local latest="$3"
   local gui="$4"
+  local type="$5"
 
   # Not installed at all
-  if ! command -v "$app" &> /dev/null && [ ! -f "$install_path" ]; then
+  if ! command -v "$app" &> /dev/null && [ ! -f "$install_path" ] && [ ! -d "$install_path" ]; then
     echo "  $app is not installed."
     return 0
   fi
 
   local installed
-  installed=$(get_installed_version "$app" "$gui")
+  installed=$(get_installed_version "$app" "$gui" "$type" "$install_path")
 
   if [ "$installed" = "unknown" ]; then
     if ask_user_proceed "$app" "$latest"; then
@@ -224,12 +237,13 @@ process_app() {
   local version="$6"
   local desktop="$7"
   local gui="$8"
+  local type="$9"
 
   echo ""
   echo "=== $app ==="
 
   # Check if already installed
-  if command -v "$app" &> /dev/null || [ -f "$install_path" ]; then
+  if command -v "$app" &> /dev/null || [ -f "$install_path" ] || [ -d "$install_path" ]; then
     if [ -z "$version" ]; then
       echo "  $app is already installed, skipping."
       return
@@ -243,7 +257,7 @@ process_app() {
       echo "  Skipping $app."
       return
     fi
-  elif ! needs_update "$app" "$install_path" "$version" "$gui"; then
+  elif ! needs_update "$app" "$install_path" "$version" "$gui" "$type"; then
     return
   fi
 
@@ -264,8 +278,9 @@ process_conf() {
 
   # Collect all app configs into parallel arrays first, so stdin is
   # free for interactive prompts when process_app runs afterwards
-  local -a all_apps all_git all_wget all_install all_steps all_versions all_desktops all_guis
+  local -a all_apps all_git all_wget all_install all_steps all_versions all_desktops all_guis all_types
   local idx=0
+  local type=""
 
   while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
     [[ -z "$line" || "$line" == \#* ]] && continue
@@ -275,10 +290,11 @@ process_conf() {
         all_apps[$idx]="$app"; all_git[$idx]="$git_url"; all_wget[$idx]="$wget_url"
         all_install[$idx]="$install_path"; all_steps[$idx]="$steps"
         all_versions[$idx]="$version"; all_desktops[$idx]="$desktop"; all_guis[$idx]="$gui"
+        all_types[$idx]="$type"
         idx=$((idx + 1))
       fi
       app="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-      git_url="" wget_url="" install_path="" steps="" version="" desktop="" gui=""
+      git_url="" wget_url="" install_path="" steps="" version="" desktop="" gui="" type=""
       continue
     fi
 
@@ -300,6 +316,7 @@ process_conf() {
       version) version="$value" ;;
       desktop) desktop="$value" ;;
       gui)     gui="$value" ;;
+      type)    type="$value" ;;
     esac
 
   done < "$CONF_FILE"
@@ -309,13 +326,15 @@ process_conf() {
     all_apps[$idx]="$app"; all_git[$idx]="$git_url"; all_wget[$idx]="$wget_url"
     all_install[$idx]="$install_path"; all_steps[$idx]="$steps"
     all_versions[$idx]="$version"; all_desktops[$idx]="$desktop"; all_guis[$idx]="$gui"
-    ((idx++))
+    all_types[$idx]="$type"
+    idx=$((idx + 1))
   fi
 
   # Now process each app — stdin is the terminal, so read -rp works
   for ((i=0; i<idx; i++)); do
     process_app "${all_apps[$i]}" "${all_git[$i]}" "${all_wget[$i]}" "${all_install[$i]}" \
-                "${all_steps[$i]}" "${all_versions[$i]}" "${all_desktops[$i]}" "${all_guis[$i]}"
+                "${all_steps[$i]}" "${all_versions[$i]}" "${all_desktops[$i]}" "${all_guis[$i]}" \
+                "${all_types[$i]}"
   done
 }
 
@@ -326,6 +345,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$CONF_FILE" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
 mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/state/HamPackServer"