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How to Install Node.js and NVM

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. It allows developers to run JavaScript on the server-side. NVM (Node Version Manager) is a tool that allows you to manage multiple versions of Node.js.

Installing NVM​

  1. Open your terminal or command prompt.

  2. Install NVM by running the following command:

    curl -O <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh> | bash

    Alternatively, you can install NVM using the wget command:

    wget -qO- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh> | bash

  3. Verify that NVM has been installed correctly by running:

    nvm --version

Installing Node.js​

  1. Open your terminal or command prompt.

  2. Install the latest version of Node.js by running the following command:

    nvm install node

    If you want to install a specific version of Node.js, you can run:

    nvm install {version number}

    For example, to install Node.js version 14.17.0, you would run:

    nvm install 14.17.0

  3. Verify that Node.js has been installed correctly by running:

    node --version

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Node.js and NVM on your system.