This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Lalit Kumar
Hello Dev.to Readers 👋,
I will make this post come to the point directly, I will first list all the things which you should do to get started with Node js in your machine with MacOS.
- Install the Homebrew (brew)
- Install NVM using brew
- Install NODE using NVM
- Install Visual Studio Code using brew
Let's start with installing Homebrew
You can read more about homebrew here
Simply follow the steps below to have it installed
Type the below command in your terminal.
curl -fsSL -o install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh
Then carefully follow the instructions on your terminal.
Instruction are only to create your profile files if not already existing and if these files already exists, just add the code which your terminal says to add into the profile's file
Confirm the installation by using the following command
brew doctor
If the commands runs without any error it means your brew is installed properly.
Let's Install NVM
Once you have "brew" installed, installing any other software is just a piece of cake 🍰
To read more about nvm (Node Version Manager) click here
Type the following command to install NVM
brew install nvm
Once done, type the below command to confirm if you have installed it successfully
nvm -v
Get ready to install the Node js now.
Let's Install Node
As you already have "nvm" installed
Simply type the below command to install latest stable version of node js know more
nvm install
To confirm the installation, use the following command
node -v
Now, that everything is ready, you need a good IDE to write your code. See instruction below.
Let's Install Visual Studio Code
As you have super powers of "brew" at your disposal, you can get visual studio code installed in matter of a single command.
brew install --cask visual-studio-code
If you have reached till here in this setup guide, then Congratulation 🪁 for this achievement.
Now you can start your journey of a Nodejs Development.
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This is my first ever blog post, so any kind of feedback will be appreciated.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Lalit Kumar
Lalit Kumar | Sciencx (2024-07-04T21:21:16+00:00) Getting Started with Node JS in MacOS. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2024/07/04/getting-started-with-node-js-in-macos/
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