1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js (for production quality applications)

   • nvm install v12.18.0

7. Install latest Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements)

   • nvm install v14.4.0

8. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications)

   • nvm install v10.21.0

9. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

   • nvm alias default v12.18.0 changelog (for production quality applications)
   • nvm alias default v14.4.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
   • nvm alias default v10.21.0 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

Migrating packages from a previous Node.js versions

1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.jsInstall latest LTS Version of Node.js (for production quality applications).)

   • nvm install v12.18.0

7. Install previous major Node.js release (if not all of your dependencies yet support v14).

   • nvm install v13.14.0

7. Install latest Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements).)

   • nvm install v14.4.0

8. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications).)

   • nvm install v10.21.0

9. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

   • nvm alias default v12.18.0 changelog (for production quality applications)
   • nvm alias default v13.14.0 changelog
   • nvm alias default v14.4.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
   • nvm alias default v10.21.0 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

You can select Node.js version by running nvm use v13.14.0nvm use v12.18.0 (or another version number). Another alternative: create a small Bash shell script to enable the right environment variables for your project.

• Open new Terminal window (to make sure you have latest Node.js version active in your command line environment).
• Before running next commands, remember to switch to the right version of Node with nvm use command. For example:
  • nvm use v12.18.0
  • nvm use v13.14.0
  • nvm use v14.4.0
  • nvm use v10.21.0
• Linking global packages from previous version:
  • nvm reinstall-packages v12.17.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v13.13.0nvm reinstall-packages v13.14.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v14.3.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v10.20.1

• Check installed Node.js versions with:
  • nvm ls
• Delete an older version (if you don't use it in some of your projects):
  • nvm uninstall v12.17.0
  • nvm uninstall v13.13.0nvm uninstall v13.14.0
  • nvm uninstall v14.2.0
  • nvm uninstall v10.20.1

1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js (for production quality applications).

   • nvm install v12.17.0nvm install v12.18.0

7. Install previous major Node.js release (if not all of your dependencies yet support v14).

   • nvm install v13.14.0

8. Install latest Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements).

   • nvm install v14.3.0nvm install v14.4.0

9. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications).

   • nvm install v10.20.1nvm install v10.21.0

10. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

    • nvm alias default v12.17.0nvm alias default v12.18.0 changelog (for production quality applications)
    • nvm alias default v13.14.0 changelog
    • nvm alias default v14.3.0nvm alias default v14.4.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
    • nvm alias default v10.20.1nvm alias default v10.21.0 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

• Open new Terminal window (to make sure you have latest Node.js version active in your command line environment).
• Before running next commands, remember to switch to the right version of Node with nvm use command. For example:
  • nvm use v12.17.0nvm use v12.18.0
  • nvm use v13.14.0
  • nvm use v14.3.0nvm use v14.4.0
  • nvm use v10.20.1nvm use v10.21.0
• Linking global packages from previous version:
  • nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.3nvm reinstall-packages v12.17.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v13.13.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v14.2.0nvm reinstall-packages v14.3.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v10.20.0nvm reinstall-packages v10.20.1

• Check installed Node.js versions with:
  • nvm ls
• Delete an older version (if you don't use it in some of your projects):
  • nvm uninstall v12.16.3nvm uninstall v12.17.0
  • nvm uninstall v13.13.0
  • nvm uninstall v14.2.0
  • nvm uninstall v10.20.0nvm uninstall v10.20.1

1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js (for production quality applications).

   • nvm install v12.16.3nvm install v12.17.0

7. Install previous major Node.js release (if not all of your dependencies yet support v14).

   • nvm install v13.14.0

8. Install latest Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements).

   • nvm install v14.3.0

9. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications).

   • nvm install v10.20.1

10. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

    • nvm alias default v12.16.3nvm alias default v12.17.0 changelog (for production quality applications)
    • nvm alias default v13.14.0 changelog
    • nvm alias default v14.3.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
    • nvm alias default v10.20.1 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

• Open new Terminal window (to make sure you have latest Node.js version active in your command line environment).
• Before running next commands, remember to switch to the right version of Node with nvm use command. For example:
  • nvm use v12.16.3nvm use v12.17.0
  • nvm use v13.14.0
  • nvm use v14.3.0
  • nvm use v10.20.1
• Linking global packages from previous version:
  • nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.2nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.3
  • nvm reinstall-packages v13.13.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v14.2.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v10.20.0

• Check installed Node.js versions with:
  • nvm ls
• Delete an older version (if you don't use it in some of your projects):
  • nvm uninstall v12.16.2nvm uninstall v12.16.3
  • nvm uninstall v13.13.0
  • nvm uninstall v14.2.0
  • nvm uninstall v10.20.0

1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js.

   • nvm install v12.16.3

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js (for production quality applications).

   • nvm install v12.16.3

7. Install previous major Node.js release (if not all of your dependencies yet support v14).

   • nvm install v13.14.0

8. Install latest Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements).

   • nvm install v13.14.0nvm install v14.3.0

9. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications).

   • nvm install v10.20.1

10. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

    • nvm alias default v12.16.3 changelog (for production quality applications)
    • nvm alias default v12.16.3nvm alias default v13.14.0 changelog
    • nvm alias default v13.14.0nvm alias default v14.3.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
    • nvm alias default v10.20.1 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

• Open new Terminal window (to make sure you have latest Node.js version active in your command line environment).
• Before running next commands, remember to switch to the right version of Node with nvm use command. For example:
  • nvm use v12.16.3
  • nvm use v13.14.0
  • nvm use v14.3.0
  • nvm use v10.20.1
• Linking global packages from previous version:
  • nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.2
  • nvm reinstall-packages v13.13.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v14.2.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v10.20.0

• Check installed Node.js versions with:
  • nvm ls
• Delete an older version (if you don't use it in some of your projects):
  • nvm uninstall v12.16.2
  • nvm uninstall v13.13.0
  • nvm uninstall v14.2.0
  • nvm uninstall v10.20.0

1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js.

   • nvm install v12.16.2nvm install v12.16.3

7. Install Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements).

   • nvm install v13.13.0nvm install v13.14.0

8. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications).

   • nvm install v10.20.1

9. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

   • nvm alias default v12.16.2nvm alias default v12.16.3 changelog
   • nvm alias default v13.13.0nvm alias default v13.14.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
   • nvm alias default v10.20.1 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

You can select Node.js version by running nvm use v13.13.0nvm use v13.14.0 (or another version number). Another alternative: create a small Bash shell script to enable the right environment variables for your project.

• Open new Terminal window (to make sure you have latest Node.js version active in your command line environment).
• Before running next commands, remember to switch to the right version of Node with nvm use command. For example:
  • nvm use v12.16.2nvm use v12.16.3
  • nvm use v13.13.0nvm use v13.14.0
  • nvm use v10.20.1
• Linking global packages from previous version:
  • nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.1nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.2
  • nvm reinstall-packages v13.12.0nvm reinstall-packages v13.13.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v10.20.0

• Check installed Node.js versions with:
  • nvm ls
• Delete an older version (if you don't use it in some of your projects):
  • nvm uninstall v12.16.1nvm uninstall v12.16.2
  • nvm uninstall v13.12.0nvm uninstall v13.13.0
  • nvm uninstall v10.20.0

1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js.

   • nvm install v12.16.2

7. Install Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements).

   • nvm install v13.12.0nvm install v13.13.0

8. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications).

   • nvm install v10.20.0nvm install v10.20.1

9. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

   • nvm alias default v12.16.2 changelog
   • nvm alias default v13.12.0nvm alias default v13.13.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
   • nvm alias default v10.20.0nvm alias default v10.20.1 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

You can select Node.js version by running nvm use v13.9.0nvm use v13.13.0 (or another version number). Another alternative: create a small Bash shell script to enable the right environment variables for your project.

Read the Node.js Long Term Support (LTS) schedule to have more understanding of their release roadmap. List of all previous releases is also useful for finding details about Node.js release history.

• Open new Terminal window (to make sure you have latest Node.js version active in your command line environment).
• Before running next commands, remember to switch to the right version of Node with nvm use command. For example:
  • nvm use v12.16.2
  • nvm use v13.12.0nvm use v13.13.0
  • nvm use v10.20.0nvm use v10.20.1
• Linking global packages from previous version:
  • nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.1
  • nvm reinstall-packages v13.9.0nvm reinstall-packages v13.12.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v10.19.0nvm reinstall-packages v10.20.0

• Check installed Node.js versions with:
  • nvm ls
• Delete an older version (if you don't use it in some of your projects):
  • nvm uninstall v12.16.1
  • nvm uninstall v13.9.0nvm uninstall v13.12.0
  • nvm uninstall v10.19.0nvm uninstall v10.20.0

1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js.

   • nvm install v12.16.1nvm install v12.16.2

7. Install Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements).

   • nvm install v13.12.0

8. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications).

   • nvm install v10.19.0nvm install v10.20.0

9. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

   • nvm alias default v12.16.1nvm alias default v12.16.2 changelog
   • nvm alias default v13.12.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
   • nvm alias default v10.19.0nvm alias default v10.20.0 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

• Open new Terminal window (to make sure you have latest Node.js version active in your command line environment).
• Before running next commands, remember to switch to the right version of Node with nvm use command. For example:
  • nvm use v12.16.1nvm use v12.16.2
  • nvm use v13.12.0
  • nvm use v10.19.0nvm use v10.20.0
• Linking global packages from previous version:
  • nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.0nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.1
  • nvm reinstall-packages v13.9.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v10.18.1nvm reinstall-packages v10.19.0

• Check installed Node.js versions with:
  • nvm ls
• Delete an older version (if you don't use it in some of your projects):
  • nvm uninstall v12.16.0nvm uninstall v12.16.1
  • nvm uninstall v13.9.0
  • nvm uninstall v10.18.1nvm uninstall v10.19.0

1. Open new Terminal window.

2. Run nvm installer

   • … with either curl or wget, depending on what your computer has available.

     • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.2/install.sh | bashcurl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
     • wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.2/install.sh | bashwget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

   • The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm and adds the source line to your profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc). (You can add the source loading line manually, if the automated install tool does not add it for you.)

     export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

   • Another option: when you have consistent directory location between systems, following example Bash/Zsh configuration allows to load nvm when the directory exists. This allows more consistent sharing of your shell configuration between systems, improving reliability of rest of your configuration even when nvm does not exist on a specific system.

     if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ]; then # export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")" export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm bash_completion [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" fi

3. If everything went well, you should now either open a new Terminal window/tab, or reload the shell configuration by running:

   • source ~/.bashrc

4. Verify installation

   • To check if nvm command got installed, run:
     • command -v nvm

5. List installed Node.js versions with:

   • nvm ls

6. Install latest LTS Version of Node.js.

   • nvm install v12.16.1

7. Install Node.js Current release (for testing new feature improvements).

   • nvm install v13.9.0nvm install v13.12.0

8. Install previous LTS release of Node.js LTS release (if you need to run older applications).

   • nvm install v10.19.0

9. If you want to change the default Node version later, you can run a command to adjust it.

   • nvm alias default v12.16.1 changelog
   • nvm alias default v13.9.0nvm alias default v13.12.0 changelog (if you use Node.js features from the Current release)
   • nvm alias default v10.19.0 changelog (if you need to use old version of Node.js for older projects)

You can select Node.js version by running nvm use v13.8.0nvm use v13.9.0 (or another version number). Another alternative: create a small Bash shell script to enable the right environment variables for your project.

• Open new Terminal window (to make sure you have latest Node.js version active in your command line environment).
• Before running next commands, remember to switch to the right version of Node with nvm use command. For example:
  • nvm use v12.16.1
  • nvm use v13.9.0nvm use v13.12.0
  • nvm use v10.19.0
• Linking global packages from previous version:
  • nvm reinstall-packages v12.16.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v13.8.0nvm reinstall-packages v13.9.0
  • nvm reinstall-packages v10.18.1

• Check installed Node.js versions with:
  • nvm ls
• Delete an older version (if you don't use it in some of your projects):
  • nvm uninstall v12.16.0
  • nvm uninstall v13.8.0nvm uninstall v13.9.0
  • nvm uninstall v10.18.1