diff --git a/code-serverx/config/.vscode/extensions.json b/code-serverx/config/.vscode/extensions.json
index cdd9de7..33a3f6b 100644
--- a/code-serverx/config/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/code-serverx/config/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {
     "recommendations": [
-        "quodatum.ext1",
-        "quodatum.vscode-basex",
         "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker",
         "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
         "eamodio.gitlens",
diff --git a/code-serverx/config/install.sh b/code-serverx/config/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0309c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code-serverx/config/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# setup 
+
+# fix docker socket permission
+chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
+
+# pull useful projects
+cd /config/workspace
+ 
+git pull https://git.quodatum.duckdns.org/apb/vscode-basex.git
+git pull https://git.quodatum.duckdns.org/apb/thedocks
+git pull https://github.com/Quodatum/xqlint.git
+
+