webdev-town
A curated list of web development tools, articles, libraries, and resources that gets updated every day. (by Vincenius)
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions (by nvm-sh)
| webdev-town | nvm | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 346 | |
| 11 | 82,964 | |
| - | 1.3% | |
| 9.6 | 8.3 | |
| 9 months ago | 15 days ago | |
| JavaScript | Shell | |
| - | MIT License |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
webdev-town
Posts with mentions or reviews of webdev-town.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-10.
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💻 Web Development Resources #176
Here's the summary of this week's WebDev Town resources.
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A Guide To Self-Hosting Web Apps On Ubuntu Servers
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Show HN: My collection of 1700 hand-picked web development and design resources
Hi everyone :) Since 2019 I've been collecting various links from the web development and design world.
Recently I've put them all on the website of [WebDev Town](https://webdev.town), which I update every day.
I hope you'll find something useful over there :)
PS. It's [open-source](https://github.com/Vincenius/webdev-town), and you can also [submit resources](https://webdev.town/submit) if you have a cool side project you want to show others
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 2025-03-25.
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Configuring LazyVim and Python on Windows with WSL
Reference: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-and-updating
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The Fetch API is finally stable in Node.js
If your Node.js version is below version 21, upgrade to the latest version. You can download the latest version directly from the official Node.js website or use a version manager like nvm (Node Version Manager). For example, you can use NVM to list all available versions of Node.js by running the following command:
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How to install and use NVM
Managing Node.js versions can be challenging, especially when different projects require different Node.js versions. Directly installing Node.js globally can lead to conflicts and broken projects. NVM solves this by providing isolated Node.js environments for each project.
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How to switch Node.js version: A cross-platform guide for NVM and alternatives
Node Version Manager, or NVM, is a tool that helps manage Node versions and is a convenient way to install Node. Like npm or Yarn help manage Node packages, NVM specializes in Node.js version management, enhancing development flexibility and environment control.
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How to use sqlite-vec to store and query vector embeddings
If you don't already have Node.js 22.x, install it using nvm:
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NVM Basics & Bash Aliases: Simplify Your Development Workflow
With these commands, you can manage and switch between different versions of Node.js for various projects. Learn more in the NVM Github repository.
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How do I create my docker images for my Symfony projects
Download and install node using the nvm package manager.
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How I Manage Node & Package Manager Versions in 2025
In the past I've used nvm, n, volta, corepack, nodeenv. While they all have their own strength, I converged to using proto as the tool of choice.
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Make the zsh Prompt Go Faster
There are obviously other methods, of course, but you can find them on almost any other blog talking about zsh prompts so for the sake of brevity, I'm not going to repeat them(an example: use fnm instead of nvm or why would you not use mise). There is also a faster syntax highlighter for zsh. so on and so forth.
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OMZ: Some Plugins that I forget about
Hopefully you use nvm.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing webdev-town and nvm you can also consider the following projects:
Caddy - Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS
shelljs - :shell: Portable Unix shell commands for Node.js
PM2 - Node.js Production Process Manager with a built-in Load Balancer.
fnm - 🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
nvs - Node Version Switcher - A cross-platform tool for switching between versions and forks of Node.js
nve - Run any command on specific Node.js versions