diff --git a/templates/Angular2Spa/Dockerfile b/templates/Angular2Spa/Dockerfile
index 10eb41a..b382b9e 100644
--- a/templates/Angular2Spa/Dockerfile
+++ b/templates/Angular2Spa/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ COPY . /app
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Add Node.js to the container. If you don't want to wait for this to install every
+# time you rebuild your container, consider creating an image that has it preinstalled.
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y build-essential nodejs nodejs-legacy
+
 RUN ["dotnet", "restore"]
 
 RUN ["dotnet", "build"]
diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/Dockerfile b/templates/KnockoutSpa/Dockerfile
index 10eb41a..b382b9e 100644
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/Dockerfile
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ COPY . /app
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Add Node.js to the container. If you don't want to wait for this to install every
+# time you rebuild your container, consider creating an image that has it preinstalled.
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y build-essential nodejs nodejs-legacy
+
 RUN ["dotnet", "restore"]
 
 RUN ["dotnet", "build"]
diff --git a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/Dockerfile b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/Dockerfile
index 10eb41a..b382b9e 100644
--- a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/Dockerfile
+++ b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ COPY . /app
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Add Node.js to the container. If you don't want to wait for this to install every
+# time you rebuild your container, consider creating an image that has it preinstalled.
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y build-essential nodejs nodejs-legacy
+
 RUN ["dotnet", "restore"]
 
 RUN ["dotnet", "build"]
diff --git a/templates/ReactSpa/Dockerfile b/templates/ReactSpa/Dockerfile
index 10eb41a..b382b9e 100644
--- a/templates/ReactSpa/Dockerfile
+++ b/templates/ReactSpa/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ COPY . /app
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Add Node.js to the container. If you don't want to wait for this to install every
+# time you rebuild your container, consider creating an image that has it preinstalled.
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y build-essential nodejs nodejs-legacy
+
 RUN ["dotnet", "restore"]
 
 RUN ["dotnet", "build"]