Node.js installation using nvm

Question

I am trying to install node.js on mac running macOS Sierra using nvm but after installing nvm when I try to run nvm install node it says Version 'node' not found - try nvm ls-remote to browse available versions.

when I run nvm ls-remote I only get list of io.js and not node.

does nvm now support the node installation or just only io.js? Please help me figure it out or should I just go with the standard package installer.

Answer 1

I am suspecting you don't have the nvm script in your startup files. Hope this helps. First make sure you have a base Node.js version installed.

brew install node

This will get you the latest stable Node.js version. You can now proceed to installing NVM using either curl or wget. Also remember to add the scripts to your ~/.zshrc file assuming you're using zsh

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

To install Node.js version after successfully setting up NVM

nvm install v6.9.1

If all fails you can also use N: Node Version Manager