Stratus Guides - Node.js Node Version Manager

Node Version Manager (nvm) is a version manager for node.js, designed to be installed per-user, and invoked per-shell. nvm works on any POSIX-compliant shell (sh, dash, ksh, zsh, bash), in particular on these platforms: Unix, macOS, and windows WSL.

Documentation for NVM can be found in Github.

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To show available versions:
```
  $ nvm ls-remote
```
To install a specific version:
```
  $ nvm install v13.10.0
```

To confirm installed versions:

  $ node -v
  v14.2.0

  $ npm -v
  6.14.4

To switch through installed versions nvm provides the nvm use command. This works similarly to the install command.

For example, to switch to Node.js version 13.6.0:
```
  $ nvm use 13.6.0
```
To switch to Node.js version 12.14.1:
```
  $ nvm use 12.14.1
```
To switch to the latest Node.js version (our system detects and always use latest one by default):
```
  $ nvm use node
```
To switch to the latest LTS version:
```
  $ nvm use --lts
```
To list what is already installed on server:
```
  $ nvm ls
```

When switching to a different version, nvm will make the node instance in your terminal symlink to the proper Node.js instance.

Stratus Guides - Node.js Node Version Manager

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