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Željko Šević
Željko Šević

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Node Version Manager (nvm) overview

#node #nvm

nvm facilitates switching between different Node versions across projects. This post covers its overview from installation to version management.

Installation

To install nvm, execute the following commands in your terminal. This example uses zsh, but the process is similar for other shells like bash.

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
source ~/.zshrc
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Version management

  • Install the specific version. Including the v prefix is optional. 
nvm install v21.7.2
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  • Install the latest version 
nvm install node
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  • Install the latest one for the specified major version 
nvm install 22
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  • Switch to a specific installed version 
nvm use 21
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  • Add .nvmrc file inside the project directory and run nvm use command to use the specified installed version. 
v21.7.2
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  • Get the list of locally installed versions 
nvm ls
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  • Get the list of available versions for installation 
nvm ls-remote
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