When done, you can confirm that nvm has been installed by running: nvm -v Open the file that you have downloaded, and complete the installation wizard. Click on the nvm-setup.exe asset which is the installation file for the tool: 3. In the latest release (which as of the time of writing this is 1.1.9), you'll find different assets. This will open a page showing different NVM releases. In the nvm-windows repository Readme, click on 'Download Now!': Nvm-windows provides a management utility for managing Node.js versions in Windows. But there's a similar tool created by coreybutler to provide an nvm experience in Windows called nvm-windows. NVM is mostly supported on Linux and Mac. In the next sections, I'll show you how to install NVM on your Windows, Linux, or Mac device.īefore proceeding, I also recommend that you uninstall Node.js if you have it installed already so that you do not have any conflicts with Node.js and nvm. NVM allows you to install different versions of Node, and switch between these versions depending on the project that you're working on via the command line. Instead of using npm to install and uninstall Node versions for your different projects, you can use nvm, which helps you effectively manage your node versions for each project.

In fact, you would most likely get a warning that says: This project requires Node version X And if you update the Node version to 12.0.0 with npm, and you use it for a project that uses 10.0.0, you may not get the expected experience. Using only one version (the one installed by npm) for these different projects may not give you accurate execution results.įor example, if you use a Node version of 10.0.0 for a project that uses 12.0.0, you may get some errors.

Node Version Manager (NVM), as the name implies, is a tool for managing Node versions on your device.ĭifferent projects on your device may be using different versions of Node. In this article, I'll explain how you can install NVM, or Node Version Manager, on Windows, Linux, and Mac.

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