Download a specific version of Node.js (CLI).
The Node.js release is downloaded, uncompressed and untared to an executable file ready to run.
Fast:
Reliable:
Features include:
.nvmrc
or package.json
(engines.node
field)# Download Node.js latest release $ get-node /home/user/.cache/nve/16.3.0/x64/bin/node $ /home/user/.cache/nve/16.3.0/x64/bin/node Welcome to Node.js v16.3.0. Type ".help" for more information. > .exit # Download a specific Node.js release $ get-node 8 /home/user/.cache/nve/8.17.0/x64/bin/node $ /home/user/.cache/nve/8.17.0/x64/bin/node > process.version 'v8.17.0' > .exit # Any version range can be used $ get-node 8.12.0 $ get-node "<7" # Download latest Node.js version $ get-node latest # Download latest LTS Node.js version $ get-node lts # Download Node.js version from `~/.nvmrc` or the current process version $ get-node global # Download current directory's Node.js version using its `.nvmrc` or `package.json` (`engines.node` field) $ get-node local # Download Node.js version from a specific file like `.nvmrc` or `package.json` $ get-node /path/to/.nvmrc # Specify the output directory $ get-node --output=/home/user/.cache/node_releases/ 8 /home/user/.cache/node_releases/8.17.0/x64/bin/node $ /home/user/.cache/node_releases/8.17.0/x64/bin/node --version v8.17.0 # Use a mirror website $ get-node --mirror=https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node 8 /home/user/.cache/nve/8.17.0/x64/bin/node # Do not use the cached list of available Node.js versions $ get-node --fetch # Always use the cached list of available Node.js versions even if it's more # than one hour old $ get-node --no-fetch # Specify the CPU architecture $ get-node --arch=s390x 8 /home/user/.cache/nve/8.17.0/s390x/bin/node
npm install -g get-node-cli
node >=18.18.0
must be globally installed. However any Node version can be downloaded.
To use this programmatically (from Node.js) instead, please check get-node
.
get-node [OPTIONS] [VERSION]
VERSION
can be:
12
, 12.6.0
or <12
latest
: Latest available Node versionlts
: Latest LTS Node versionglobal
: Global Node version
.nvmrc
or package.json
(engines.node
field)local
: Current directory's Node version
.nvmrc
, package.json
(engines.node
field) or similar filesglobal
version.nvmrc
, package.json
(engines.node
field) or similar filesAlias: -o
Type: string
Default: global cache directory such as /home/user/.cache/nve/
.
Output directory for the node
executable.
It the directory already has a node
executable, no download is performed. This enables caching.
Alias: -p
Type: boolean
Default: true
Whether to show a progress bar.
Alias: -m
Type: string
Default: https://nodejs.org/dist
Base URL to retrieve Node.js binaries. Can be customized (for example https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node
).
The following environment variables can also be used: NODE_MIRROR
, NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR
, N_NODE_MIRROR
or NODIST_NODE_MIRROR
.
Alias: -f
Type: boolean
Default: undefined
The list of available Node.js versions is cached for one hour by default. With:
--fetch
: the cache will not be used--no-fetch
: the cache will be used even if it's older than one hourAlias: -a
Type: string
Default: process.arch
Node.js binary's CPU architecture. This is useful for example when you're on x64 but would like to run Node.js x32.
All the values from process.arch
are allowed except mips and mipsel.
Alias: -c
Type: string
Default: process.cwd()
When using the local
alias, start looking for a Node.js version file from this directory.
get-node
: Like get-node-cli
but programmatically (from Node.js)nve
: Run a specific Node.js version (CLI)nvexeca
: Run a specific Node.js version (programmatic)preferred-node-version
: Get the preferred Node.js version of a project or usernode-version-alias
: Resolve Node.js version aliases like latest
, lts
or erbium
normalize-node-version
: Normalize and validate Node.js versionsall-node-versions
: List all available Node.js versionsfetch-node-website
: Fetch releases on nodejs.orgglobal-cache-dir
: Get the global cache directoryFor any question, don't hesitate to submit an issue on GitHub.
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