Install NVM in Macbook to manage your node versions

NVM

In this article, we install the NVM and use this NVM to change our node version as per our requirements. We will also see how we can set our favorite node version for all time so that we need not change our node versions every time.

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Install CURL:

I am sure you have CURL installed in your MacBook. CURL is very important and almost every MacBook have CURL installed due to some requirements. If you don't have CURL in your MacBook then you can install it. In this article, we will install NVM using CURL.

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Install NVM in your macbook:

To install the NVM in your MacBook, Follow the below steps.

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Step 1: Open Terminal

Open your terminal in your MacBook. Type command and space and type "Terminal" select "Terminal" and open it.

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Step 2: Run the below command

In the terminal, run the following command:

                                curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.0/install.sh | bash
                            

The above command will install the NVM in your MacBook.

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Step 3: Test the NVM is installed or not

Now you need to test whether your NVM is installed or not. To test your nvm is working on not, run the following command.

nvm -v

or

nvm --version

Install NVM in Macbook to manage your node versions

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Step 4: Install the node version to use

If you want to use any specific version of nodejs then you need to install that version first, then it will be available to use in your machine. To install the specific node version use the following command.

nvm install YOUR_NODE_VERSION

Install NVM in Macbook to manage your node versions

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Step 5: Use any node version in your macbook

After installing the required node version, you need to use this node version using the following command.

nvm use YOUR_NODE_VERSION

Install NVM in Macbook to manage your node versions

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Step 6: Set default node version in your macbook

Using a specific node version will be available in the current scope, if you change your terminal or location the system's node version will be used, then again you need to use that version. to remove this issue, you can set the default node version in your MacBook using the following command.

nvm alias default YOUR_NODE_VERSION

Install NVM in Macbook to manage your node versions

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Conclusion:

In this article, we have seen how we can install NVM in the MacBook and how you can test the NVM is installed or not, Install the node version to use, Use any node version in your Macbook, Set the default node version in your macbook.

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