diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8634df6..c33c0b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm \
 
 # some more packages
 RUN pacman -Sy --noconfirm \
-  && pacman -S base iputils ffmpeg imagemagick sshfs inotify inotify-tools wget dnsutils youtube-dl --noconfirm \
+  && pacman -S base iputils ffmpeg imagemagick sshfs inotify-tools wget dnsutils youtube-dl --noconfirm \
 # clean cache
   && pacman -Scc --noconfirm
 
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ RUN rm /home/vivlim/.zshrc
 RUN pacman --noconfirm -Sy npm python-pipenv elixir \
   && pacman -Scc --noconfirm
 
+RUN npm install -g cloudcmd
+
+# installing gritty requires root
+RUN npm install -g gritty --unsafe
 
 COPY launch.sh /launch.sh
 COPY user_launch.sh /user_launch.sh
diff --git a/user_launch.sh b/user_launch.sh
index dafd15c..a1a1450 100755
--- a/user_launch.sh
+++ b/user_launch.sh
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ if [ $? == 0 ]; then
   echo "No password is set. You will be prompted for one when you connect."
   tmux send-keys -t 1 "passwd vivlim" C-m
 fi
+
+# start cloudcmd
+cloudcmd --terminal --terminal-path `gritty --path` &