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get-node

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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:

the download is cached
the best compression algorithm available on your machine is used
everything is streamed

Reliable:

the binary is checked against official checksums
can be safely run concurrently
atomic writes

Features include:

Linux/Mac/Windows support
works with old Node.js versions
progress bar
using version ranges
specifying a mirror website for nodejs.org
helpful error messages

Example

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')

// 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' })

Install

npm install get-node

node >=8.12.0 must be globally installed. However any Node version can be downloaded.

To use this module as a CLI instead, please check get-node-cli.

Usage

getNode(version, options?)

version: string
options: object?
Return value: Promise<object>

version can be any version range such as 12, 12.6.0 or <12.

Options

output

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.

progress

Type: boolean Default: false

Whether to show a progress bar.

mirror

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.

Return value

The returned Promise resolves to an object with the following properties.

path

Type: string

Absolute path to the node executable.

version

Type: string

Normalized Node.js version.

Support

If you found a bug or would like a new feature, don't hesitate to submit an issue on GitHub.

For other questions, feel free to chat with us on Gitter.

Everyone is welcome regardless of personal background. We enforce a Code of conduct in order to promote a positive and inclusive environment.

Contributing

This project was made with ❤️. The simplest way to give back is by starring and sharing it online.

If the documentation is unclear or has a typo, please click on the page's Edit button (pencil icon) and suggest a correction.

If you would like to help us fix a bug or add a new feature, please check our guidelines. Pull requests are welcome!

Thanks go to our wonderful contributors:

_ehmicky
💻 🎨 🤔 📖

_{Charlike Mike Reagent}
🐛

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