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1. #NODE JS WINDOWS INSTALL USING NVM HOW TO#
2. #NODE JS WINDOWS INSTALL USING NVM UPGRADE#
3. #NODE JS WINDOWS INSTALL USING NVM CODE#

Now, I will explain how to install and use NVM for Windows on Windows 10. In my previous article, you learned how to install Node.js and NPM on Windows 10. NVM allows you to easily switch between different Node.js versions. If you would like to see more content like this, please consider following me on Twitter. NVM also knows as a Node Version Manager used for installing multiple version of Node.js in your system. If you did I would greatly appreciate you sharing it with others so they can find it helpful too. Globally installed npm packages aren’t shared among different Node.js versions, as this could cause incompatibilities. Each Node version might bring a different npm version, and you can run npm -v to check which one you’re currently using. That's it! NVM should now be installed and you should be able to install and use as many NodeJS versions as you please. When installing a Node.js instance, nvm will also install a compatible npm version. If neither of these work I would recommend opening an issue on GitHub for some support. If that doesn't help, check it was installed correctly. If you're getting the nvm: command not found error try the troubleshooting guide first.

#NODE JS WINDOWS INSTALL USING NVM CODE#

" $NVM_DIR /nvm.sh " # This loads nvmĪfter I opened my ~/.zshrc file and dropped in that code at the bottom, NVM started to work. Tip: nvm-windows users will have to run nvm use 12.14.1 after installing. If you installed the versions we mentioned earlier, this command returns the following. After installing NVM I should find the below code copied into that file. By running the above in a terminal, nvm will install Node.js version 12.14.1. In order to list all the Node.js versions installed on your machine, simply run the command: nvm list. Following this, the below code should now be added to your current terminal profile.įor example, I use ZSH for my terminal which is located in ~/.zshrc. You can either paste this into your terminal or you can run one of the below curl or wget commands to do it for you: curl -o- | bash wget -qO- | bashĪfter running this script, you should notice the NVM repository has been copied into a ~/.nvm folder. To install NVM it's as simple as running the authors install script which you can find here. In this post, we'll look at using NVM to install multiple NodeJS versions and how to switch between them at the drop of a hat. But, the best method I found is NVM or Node Version Manager. I found there is multiple ways of tackling this problem. So on I went down the journey of upgrading NodeJS. Having explored this path in the past I knew it could be painful.

#NODE JS WINDOWS INSTALL USING NVM UPGRADE#

Recently, while I was updating my website I also wanted to upgrade the NodeJS version.