How to setup node.js application on Windows

If you are a Mac user, then Homebrew is the best way to add packages.

But if you have a Windows machine, then there are two package managers that I recommend Chocolatey or Scoop.

Chocolatey (with LTS version)

1. Run Windows Powershell as administrator
2. Run command

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

1. Reopen the Powershell
2. Install the LTS version

choco install nodejs-lts --version=VERSION_NUMBER

1. Reopen the Powershell, and run the command below to test

node -v

Scoop (with nvm)

1. Run Command Prompt or Windows Powershell as administrator
2. Run command

Invoke-Expression (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://get.scoop.sh')

1. Reopen the powershell
2. Install nodejs package and nvm

scoop install nodejs nvm

1. install node version and use it

nvm install VERSION_NUMBER
nvm use VERSION_NUMBER

1. Repoen the Powershell, and test by using command

node -v

If you have an error to install Chocolatey or Scoop

Please check the execution policy on Powershell.

Chocolatey

Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned

or

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process

Scoop

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope CurrentUser

Comments

[Brian Christner]

Awesome. thanks for these tips. Helped a ton fix some Docker issues I was having installing node in windows