Node Version Manager For Mac

04-03-2021 admin

Before you can start making super awesome apps in NodeJS, you have to install it. Fortunately, installing NodeJS is super simple.

In this tutorial we will cover how to install NodeJS/NPM in

macOS/linux
Windows

Once you install NodeJS/NPM, you can easily upgrade/downgrade to any Node version with one command. The following video tutorial shows you how to download NodeJS on your machine.

Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. Using a Node Version Manager. There are a lot of different versions of Node out there. These tools will help you keep track of what version you are using, and also make it easy to install new versions and switch between them. They also make npm easier to set up:) OSX. Node Version Switcher - A cross-platform tool for switching between versions and forks of Node.js - jasongin/nvs. This tool is obviously inspired by other node version manager tools, especially nvm, from which it borrows a lot of ideas and some command-line syntax. Specify the installation path, clone the repo. 4 ways to update to the latest Node.js version on a Mac Nvm. Nvm is a script-based node version manager. You can install it easily with a curl and bash one-liner as described. Nis an npm-based node version manager. You can install it by installing first some version of node and then running. How to install Node.js and NPM on Mac. On Mac, a user can install Node.js using the following approaches: Node installation using the “.pkg” installer. Installing a Node using “Homebrew.” Node installation using “Node Version Manager – NVM.” Let’s discuss all.

Installation guide for Mac OS & Linux

Open a new terminal. Type the following and hit enter:

Close your terminal, then open a new one and type this:

You will see something like this:

Next in your terminal type:

Once it is installed, it is ready to be used. To use this version, just type this in your terminal:

Now that it is installed let's check it by doing the following:

And that is it – you are done. Have fun.

Now if, in the future, for some reason you want to uninstall NVM (node version manager) simply open up your terminal and type the following:

Installation guide for Windows

First, go to nvm-windows repositories releases section https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases. Select the latest release.

Node Version Manager Macos

Next choose the nvm-setup.zip file and download it.

Once the file is downloaded, unzip and click on the installer and follow the steps. (I am using 7zip for .zip file extraction, because it is FREE.)

Then to check if nvm is properly installed, open a new command prompt terminal and type nvm. Once it is verified that it is installed you can move on to the next step.

Install NodeJS using nvm like this:

The version can be a NodeJS version or 'latest' (for the latest stable version).

In order to use the specific node version you just installed, in your terminal simply type the following:

Check the node version with node -v. This should output v12.18.1 in your terminal.

Install Node Version Manager

If you want to install another version of Node, repeat the steps with a different version.

You should now have a working version of NodeJS running on your machine. Happy coding folks. :)