Installation

Installing nvm, Node.js, and npm.

Install nvm

Install nvm to help manage your Node.js versions.

  1. Go to the nvm-windows release page on GitHub.
  2. The latest release is at the top. Find the Assets section, and select nvm-setup.zip.
  3. Open the Windows File Explorer and navigate to /Downloads.
  4. Double-click on the nvm-setup.zip folder.
  5. Double-click on nvm-setup.exe.
  6. Accept the license agreement and select Next.
  7. On Select Destination Location, select Next to use the default directory.
  8. On Set Node.js Symlink, select Next to create a symlink to the default directory.
  9. Select Install.
  10. After the installation completes, open a PowerShell or git-bash shell and verify the installation was successful with the following command:
    $ nvm version
1.1.9
    If the installation was successful, the nvm version displays beneath the command.

Install Node.js

You must complete Installing nvm before you can install Node.js.

Every other installation section uses a git-bash for Windows shell. The following instructions are run in Windows PowerShell with Administrator privileges.

  1. Click on the Windows Start button and type PowerShell.
  2. Right-click on PowerShell, and select Run as administrator from the context menu.
  3. View the available Node.js versions with the following command:
    > nvm list available

|   CURRENT    |     LTS      |  OLD STABLE  | OLD UNSTABLE |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|    17.8.0    |   16.14.2    |   0.12.18    |   0.11.16    |
|    17.7.2    |   16.14.1    |   0.12.17    |   0.11.15    |
|    17.7.1    |   16.14.0    |   0.12.16    |   0.11.14    |
...

This is a partial list. For a complete list, visit https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases
  4. Install the latest stable LTS (long-term support) version:
    > nvm install 16.14.2
  5. Verify the installation with the following command:
    > nvm ls

    17.7.1
    16.14.2
  * 16.14.0 (Currently using 64-bit executable)
  6. If the asterisk does not indicate that you are using the correct LTS version, select the correct version with nvm use:
    > nvm use 16.14.2
Now using node v16.14.2 (64-bit)
  7. Verify that you are using the correct version:
    > nvm ls

   17.7.1
* 16.14.2 (Currently using 64-bit executable)
   16.14.0

Verify npm

When you install a Node.js version with nvm, npm is installed automatically. Verify your npm version with the following command:

$ npm --version
8.5.0