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NVM (Node Version Manager)

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Intro

NVM is a tool to install, switch between, and manage multiple installations of Node.js on the same machine. This is useful for working on projects that have different version requirements or for testing on various Node.js environments.

NVM Installation

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Node Version Manager – NVM Install Guide

Windows

Linux and Mac

  • Run the nvm installer and then reload the shell
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash
  • Reload the shell
source ~/.bashrc    # or ~/.zshrc depending on your shell
  • verify installation
nvm -v

Installing Node.js versions via NVM

  • Install current release of Node.js
nvm install node
  • Install the current stable LTS release of Node.js (recommended for production applications) 1
nvm install --lts
  • List installed Node versions
nvm ls
  • Example output:
->     v22.20.0
        v25.0.0
         system
default -> node (-> v25.0.0)
iojs -> N/A (default)
unstable -> N/A (default)
node -> stable (-> v25.0.0) (default)
stable -> 25.0 (-> v25.0.0) (default)
lts/* -> lts/jod (-> v22.20.0)

Managing Node versions

  • Install a specific version of node
nvm install 22
  • Use a specific version
nvm use 22
  • Set a version as default
nvm alias default 22
  • Verify Node and npm are available
node -v
npm -v

Footnotes

  1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-environment/javascript/nodejs-on-wsl ↩

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