diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index 3d3244a5f..1cd9cce12 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "@scrypted/server",
       "version": "0.94.10",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@bjia56/portable-python-3.9": "^0.1.9",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 9744b03cf..6a9bffc12 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   "main": "dist/scrypted-main-exports.js",
   "types": "dist/scrypted-main-exports.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js",
     "preserve": "npm run build",
     "serve": "node --expose-gc dist/scrypted-main.js",
     "serve-no-build": "node --expose-gc dist/scrypted-main.js",
diff --git a/server/python/plugin_remote.py b/server/python/plugin_remote.py
index f4b375d76..e287dc94b 100644
--- a/server/python/plugin_remote.py
+++ b/server/python/plugin_remote.py
@@ -37,16 +37,6 @@ import multiprocessing.connection
 import rpc
 import rpc_reader
 
-
-SCRYPTED_REQUIREMENTS = """
-ptpython
-wheel
-""".strip()
-
-SCRYPTED_DEBUGPY_REQUIREMENTS = """
-debugpy
-""".strip()
-
 class ClusterObject(TypedDict):
     id: str
     port: int
@@ -593,19 +583,11 @@ class PluginRemote:
             need_pip = True
             if str_requirements:
                 need_pip = need_requirements(requirements_basename, str_requirements)
-            if not need_pip:
-                need_pip = need_requirements(scrypted_requirements_basename, SCRYPTED_REQUIREMENTS)
-            python_debugpy_target = os.environ['SCRYPTED_DEBUGPY_TARGET']
-            if not need_pip and python_debugpy_target:
-                need_pip = need_requirements(debug_requirements_basename, SCRYPTED_DEBUGPY_REQUIREMENTS)
 
             if need_pip:
                 remove_pip_dirs(plugin_volume)
-                install_with_pip(pip_target, packageJson, SCRYPTED_REQUIREMENTS, scrypted_requirements_basename, ignore_error=True)
                 install_with_pip(pip_target, packageJson, str_requirements, requirements_basename, ignore_error=False)
                 install_with_pip(pip_target, packageJson, str_optional_requirements, optional_requirements_basename, ignore_error=True)
-                if python_debugpy_target:
-                    install_with_pip(python_debugpy_target, packageJson, SCRYPTED_DEBUGPY_REQUIREMENTS, debug_requirements_basename, ignore_error=True)
             else:
                 print('requirements.txt (up to date)')
                 print(str_requirements)
diff --git a/server/scripts/postinstall.js b/server/scripts/postinstall.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..343a5f1c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/scripts/postinstall.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const child_process = require('child_process');
+const python = require('@bjia56/portable-python-3.9');
+const { once } = require('events');
+
+async function pipInstall(pkg) {
+    const cp = child_process.spawn(python, ['-m', 'pip', 'install', pkg], {stdio: 'inherit'});
+    const [exitCode] = await once(cp, 'exit');
+    if (exitCode)
+        throw new Error('non-zero exit code: ' + exitCode);
+}
+
+async function installScryptedServerRequirements() {
+    await pipInstall('wheel');
+    await pipInstall('debugpy');
+    await pipInstall('psutil');
+    await pipInstall('ptpython');
+}
+
+installScryptedServerRequirements();
diff --git a/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts b/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
index 1b69bead0..e37c3ad99 100644
--- a/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
+++ b/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
@@ -81,11 +81,7 @@ export class PythonRuntimeWorker extends ChildProcessWorker {
         args.push(this.pluginId);
 
         const types = require.resolve('@scrypted/types');
-        const SCRYPTED_DEBUGPY_TARGET = path.join(getPluginVolume(pluginId), 'python-debugpy');
-        const PYTHONPATH = [
-            types.substring(0, types.indexOf('types') + 'types'.length),
-            SCRYPTED_DEBUGPY_TARGET
-        ].join(':');
+        const PYTHONPATH = types.substring(0, types.indexOf('types') + 'types'.length);
         this.worker = child_process.spawn(pythonPath, args, {
             // stdin, stdout, stderr, peer in, peer out
             stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
@@ -94,7 +90,6 @@ export class PythonRuntimeWorker extends ChildProcessWorker {
                 SCRYPTED_BASE_VERSION: '20240308',
                 PYTHONUNBUFFERED: '1',
                 PYTHONPATH,
-                SCRYPTED_DEBUGPY_TARGET,
             }, gstEnv, process.env, env),
         });