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nvm

Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions (by nvm-sh)

distributions

NodeSource Node.js Binary Distributions (by nodesource)
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nvm distributions
312 54
74,916 13,195
2.0% 1.6%
7.8 7.6
11 days ago 6 days ago
Shell Shell
MIT License MIT License
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nvm

Posts with mentions or reviews of nvm. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-20.
  • Write a schema only absolutely no code backend server with Node.js and Teo!
    3 projects | dev.to | 20 Feb 2024
    Install Node.js if it hasn't been installed. There are several ways to install Node.js. You may download the installer from the official website, or install it with tools like NVM. After installation, run this command to verify its installation.
  • AI for Web Devs: Deploying Your AI App to Production
    6 projects | dev.to | 7 Feb 2024
    Our server also needs Node.js to run our app. We could install the binary directly, but I prefer to use a tool called NVM, which allows us to easily manage Node versions. We can install it with this command:
  • How To Set Up Your Coding Environment
    3 projects | dev.to | 6 Feb 2024
    By setting up your environment in isolation, you can prevent yourself from a lot of issues when experimenting with code. It makes your code behave more predictable due to the defined state of the runtime environment you are working with. This article should provide you with enough information to get started, but obviously, there is a lot more power embedded in NVM, Virtual Environment and RBEnv. So make sure to check their documentation.
  • Effective nodejs version management for the busy developer
    3 projects | dev.to | 4 Feb 2024
    I highly recommend setting up nodejs with a version manager, nvm was and still is a popular option, however, I now recommend and have been using fnm, a simpler and faster alternative to manage my nodejs versions.
  • A Journey to Find an Ultimate Development Environment
    13 projects | dev.to | 2 Feb 2024
    The purpose of a version manager is to help you navigate or install any tools for development easily. Version Manager can be one tool for each dependency (e.g. NVM, g) or One tool for all dependencies (e.g. asdf, mise).
  • NVM – Node Version Management
    2 projects | dev.to | 31 Jan 2024
    I usually develop on Windows so I installed NVM for Windows from here, but if you’re on other OS I’m sure you can find a version that supports it, probably this is the answer.
  • Configurar Solana en Linux
    4 projects | dev.to | 18 Dec 2023
  • Supercharge your Windows Development: The Ultimate Guide to WSL 🚀📟
    5 projects | dev.to | 21 Nov 2023
    in order to install Node on your Linux environment. Next up is NVM. I suggest going to https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm and getting the latest install script from there. The current download is:
  • A Guide To Self-Hosting Web Apps On Ubuntu Servers
    4 projects | dev.to | 10 Nov 2023
    You can find the script to install nvm on their GitHub repository.
  • Implementing auth flow as fast as possible using NestJS
    5 projects | dev.to | 23 Oct 2023
    For those who don´t know, NVM is a great tool that is going to help you to switch between node versions smoothly, this tool is beneficial especially when you work with many projects and maybe one or two will require you to use a specific version. GitHub - nvm-sh/nvm: Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active…

distributions

Posts with mentions or reviews of distributions. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-28.
  • I can't install anything
    2 projects | /r/pop_os | 28 May 2023
    Hello guys! I want to say first that this problem is caused by me. So I kind of know when it append. I will try to explain what's my problem. Basically, any time I try to install with apt or deb packages, there is an error. This happend after I installed node js with https://github.com/nodesource/distributions. Now every time that I install something it fails. The other problem for me is that i'm not english and my os is in french. The thing is, i can't juste copy/paste the errors because there's no result in Google. I tried to find a way to get the error message in english but it did not worked. I'm not used to it but I would like help. So If anyone knows what the problem could be this would be incredible. Thanks!
  • Deploy Node.js to EC2
    2 projects | dev.to | 10 Feb 2023
    Node will be the next step, using setup code made from this open-source repository (can also choose a different version of Node/npm):
  • How to Install Ubuntu Linux on Apple Silicon MacBooks
    3 projects | dev.to | 30 Dec 2022
    Lets now install npm and Node.js which we are definitely going to need for installing JavaScript packages. You can find the latest versions of Node.js here https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md
  • updating node with nvm on ubuntu running pm2 - version not found issue
    2 projects | /r/node | 29 Oct 2022
  • Getting error installing in headless rpi
    2 projects | /r/plexamp | 28 Sep 2022
    The NodeSource Node.js distributions repository contains information both about supported versions of Node.js and supported Linux distributions. To learn more about usage, see the repository: https://github.com/nodesource/distributions
  • Xubuntu + Nginx + Go(+ Pion/WebRTC) + Node.js
    3 projects | dev.to | 14 Aug 2022
    NodeSource Node.js Binary Distributions - GitHub
  • Trouble installing Deezer on Linux Mint 21
    2 projects | /r/linuxmint | 13 Aug 2022
    Your distribution, identified as "vanessa", is not currently supported, please contact NodeSource at https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/issues if you think this is incorrect or would like your distribution to be considered for support.
  • I installed nodejs but npm is missing
    3 projects | /r/raspberry_pi | 18 Jul 2022
  • Getting started with Python based IaC using AWS CDK
    3 projects | dev.to | 14 Jun 2022
    Go to nodesource repo in GitHub and follow the instructions to install NodeJS
  • Recommend content
    2 projects | /r/typescript | 11 Jun 2022
    An alternative if you're fine just running 1 (perhaps the latest) version of Node is that someone might have also provided operating-system level packages such as Nodesource for Linux: https://github.com/nodesource/distributions

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nvm and distributions you can also consider the following projects:

nvs - Node Version Switcher - A cross-platform tool for switching between versions and forks of Node.js

fnm - 🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust

asdf - Extendable version manager with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang & more

corepack - Zero-runtime-dependency package acting as bridge between Node projects and their package managers

volta - Volta: JS Toolchains as Code. ⚡

SDKMan - The SDKMAN! Command Line Interface

bun - Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one

nodist - Natural node.js and npm version manager for windows.

nvm for Windows - A node.js version management utility for Windows. Ironically written in Go.

docker-node - Official Docker Image for Node.js :whale: :turtle: :rocket:

HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

shelljs - :shell: Portable Unix shell commands for Node.js