diff --git a/commands/host/1x-playwright-host-install b/commands/host/1x-playwright-host-install
index f27e653..c24704b 100755
--- a/commands/host/1x-playwright-host-install
+++ b/commands/host/1x-playwright-host-install
@@ -26,12 +26,70 @@ echo -e "Please note this will install playwright on your HOST machine - *not* i
 echo -e "Creating test-directory $DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright"
 mkdir -p $DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright
 
-# Adjust for 1X-internet private repository
-echo -e "${GREEN}Adjust .npmrc${NC}"
-pushd $DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright && echo '@dxp:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/packages/npm/' >> .npmrc ; popd
+# Verify global .npmrc file.
+if ! grep -F -- "@dxp:registry=" ~/.npmrc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf '❌ Error! You need to add the DXP registry to you global .npmrc\n' >&2
+    echo "Run this command to add the DXP registry to your global .npmrc:" >&2
+    echo "echo '@dxp:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/groups/392/-/packages/npm/' >> ~/.npmrc" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+# Check if GitLab PAT for npm registry exists in ~/.npmrc
+if ! grep -E -- "^//git\.1xinternet\.de/.*:_authToken=glpat-" ~/.npmrc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf '❌ Error! You need to add your GitLab personal access token to your global .npmrc\n' >&2
+    echo "Run this command to add your GitLab token to ~/.npmrc (replace YOUR_TOKEN):" >&2
+    echo "echo '//git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/groups/392/-/packages/npm/:_authToken=YOUR_TOKEN' >> ~/.npmrc" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# If no package-lock.json found run initial setup, else execute build.sh.
+if [ ! -f $DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright/package-lock.json ]; then
+    echo "👀 Existing package-lock.json not found. Creating new test project..."
+    pushd $DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright && npx --yes @1xinternet/create-dxp-playwright --lang=Javascript --quiet
+    node -p 'process.release.lts ? "lts/"+process.release.lts.toLowerCase() : "lts/*"' > .nvmrc
+    # Create build.sh
+    if [ ! -f "$DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright/build.sh" ]; then
+        cat << 'EOF' > "$DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright/build.sh"
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# The purpose of this script is to install the test dependencies.
+
+# Function for error catching.
+# @see http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_wss0140.php
+error_exit () {
+  echo "$1" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# Path of this script.
+scriptPath=$(dirname $0)
+pushd $scriptPath || exit 1
+
+# Run nvm version check
+if [ -f $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh ]; then
+  source $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh
+fi
 
-# To install with npx.
-pushd $DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright && npx --yes @1xinternet/create-dxp-playwright --lang=Javascript --quiet
+# Get the required node version from .nvmrc
+required_node_version=$(<.nvmrc)
+
+# Enforce the version
+nvm use $required_node_version || { nvm install -b $required_node_version && nvm use $required_node_version || error_exit "nvm failed."; }
+
+NODE_ENV=production
+
+echo "Installing test dependencies..."
+
+# npm install.
+CI='' npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit || error_exit "npm install failed."
+EOF
+    fi
+    chmod +x "$DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright/build.sh"
+else
+    if [ -f "$DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright/build.sh" ]; then
+        chmod +x "$DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright/build.sh"
+        $DDEV_APPROOT/test/playwright/build.sh || { echo "❌ Error! Build failed"; exit 1; }
+    fi
+fi
 
 if [! ddev exec "command -v jq" &> /dev/null ]; then
     playwright_error = "jq command not found in ddev web container - you'll need to adjust the test/playwright/playwright.config.ts manually!"