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Download a specific version of Node.js.
The Node.js release is downloaded, uncompressed and untared to an executable file ready to run.
Fast:
Reliable:
Features include:
.nvmrc
const getNode = require('get-node')
// Download a specific Node.js release
const { path, version } = await getNode('8')
console.log(path) // /home/user/.cache/nve/8.16.2/node
console.log(version) // 8.16.2
// Download Node.js latest release
const { path, version } = await getNode('*')
console.log(path) // /home/user/.cache/nve/13.0.1/node
console.log(version) // 13.0.1
// Any version range can be used
await getNode('8.12.0')
await getNode('<7')
// Download current project's Node.js version using its `.nvmrc`
await getNode('.')
// Download current process's Node.js version
await getNode('_')
// Specify the output directory
const { path } = await getNode('8', {
output: '/home/user/.cache/node_releases/',
})
console.log(path) // /home/user/.cache/node_releases/13.0.1/node
// Use a mirror website
await getNode('8', { mirror: 'https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/node' })
// Specify the CPU architecture
await getNode('8', { arch: 'x32' })
npm install get-node
node >=10.17.0
must be globally installed. However any Node version can be
downloaded.
To use this module as a CLI instead, please check
get-node-cli
.
version
: string
options
: object?
Return value: Promise<object>
version
can be any version range such as
12
, 12.6.0
or <12
, or one of the following aliases:
_
: Current process's Node.js version.
: Node version from a .nvmrc
, .node-version
or .naverc
file in the
current directory or any parent directory. Defaults to the current process's
Node.js versionType: 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.
Type: boolean
Default: false
Whether to show a progress bar.
Type: string
Default: https://nodejs.org/dist
Base URL. Can be overridden (for example https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/node
).
The following environment variables can also be used: NODE_MIRROR
,
NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR
, N_NODE_MIRROR
or NODIST_NODE_MIRROR
.
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
.
Type: string
Default: process.cwd()
When using the .
alias, start looking for a Node.js
version file from this directory.
The returned Promise
resolves to an object with the following properties.
Type: string
Absolute path to the node
executable.
Type: string
Normalized Node.js version.
get-node-cli
: get-node
as a CLInve
: Run a specific Node.js version (CLI)nvexeca
: Run a specific Node.js version
(programmatic)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 directoryIf you found a bug or would like a new feature, don't hesitate to submit an issue on GitHub.
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Download a specific version of Node.js
The npm package get-node receives a total of 4,486 weekly downloads. As such, get-node popularity was classified as popular.
We found that get-node demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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