NVM's generated symlink will not overwrite an existing (even empty) installation directory. Also delete any existing nodejs installation directories (e.g., "C:\Program Files\nodejs") that might remain. Please note, you need to uninstall any existing versions of node.js before installing NVM for Windows. It comes with an installer (and uninstaller) because getting it should be easy. Important Note: Pay attention to what the nvm-windows documentation says: You can grab the installer from the page of the link.
But hold on because there's another side project made with Go that does the same, nvm-windows. The bad news is that this project is only developed for Mac. NVM (Node Version Manager) is a utility to manage multiple NodeJS versions within the same machine avoiding problems between installations like packages compatibilities or wrong installations. If you don't know what I'm talking about let me explain it to you. When I use Node at work I use it by installing it with NVM. I'm a gamer, and as a gamer, I use Windows to being able to play anything, but I also like to develop toy project in my free time or contribute to the open source cause, so I need a correct environment to work with. In Visual Studio, go to Tools -> Options -> search for 'external web tools' in the searchbar.Īs shown in the image add the path to the folder where Node.js is installed to the top of the list.I agree that working with a Mac is the best thing to develop in NodeJS these days without having any headache but here is my excuse to use Windows. net developer like me and use Visual Studio daily, there can sometimes be an issue with Visual Studio not using the Node version specified by NVM. To download the latest version just use: nvm install latest.Īnd if you want to see a list of all the commands available just enter NVM in cmd to list them all: This command lets you install different Node versions. Shows a list of available Node versions to download Now that we have NVM installed we can start using it in our terminal of choice.
It's easy!įor installing on Linux and MacOS I would refer to the readme found on GitHub. How to install and use NVM on Windowsĭownload the latest version of NVM (nvm-setup.zip) from Github. All you need to do is install NVM and the versions of Node you need. NVM (Node Version Manager) is a tool for installing and managing different Node versions. That's a problem we can solve rather easily with NVM. If you're like me, and switch a lot between different projects, you've most likely run across problems with Node.js versions when building the frontend.
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