This section contains a general overview of topics that you will learn in this lesson. Node is also very easy to install using nvm, so this should go quickly :) Lesson Overview It can be easy to confuse these two, so read carefully! There is another tool called npm (Node Package Manager) that you will use later to install the various libraries and tools used in JavaScript environments. We’re going to install it using nvm (Node Version Manager), because it makes it easy to change Node versions and upgrade Node. To get started, there are some required tools we need before we can install Node on your system. We will need this for some exercises in the upcoming lessons. Sure you can just use homebrew to update your Node.js installation when there are new is a JavaScript runtime environment that allows you to run JavaScript outside of your web browser. But beside the quirk when it comes to updating npm there is a method which makes switching Node.js version even easier.

Let’s get rid of this and older versions in the cellar of homebrew: $ brew uninstall -force node But I have to be able to use a different Node version just in case thinks break with Node 4.0.įirst we could check which version of node we are using: $ node -v This became more important since the stable release of Node 4.0 which I like to use.

Potential problems with linking global packagesĭouble check if there still is a node_modules directory in /usr/local/lib holding your globally installed packages.

I prefer installing it via homebrew: $ brew update Installing the Node Version Manager (nvm) Do yourself a favor and remove that to prevent possible issues with linking globale packages via npm link. Let’s install the latest v5.x.x release in addition: nvm install 5 To download, compile, and install the (currently) latest v6.x.x release of node, do this: nvm install 6 In case of the homebrew installation it is: export NVM_DIR=~/.nvm Please have a look at in case you would like to do a manual install.Įither way you have to add a few lines to your ~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc or ~/.profile. You will use the latest installed version automatically after installation.

Nvm install node