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The Node.js release is downloaded, uncompressed and untared to an executable file ready to run.

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Example

# 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

Install

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.

Usage

get-node [OPTIONS] [VERSION]

VERSION can be:

Options

--output

Alias: -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.

--progress

Alias: -p
Type: boolean
Default: true

Whether to show a progress bar.

--mirror

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.

--fetch

Alias: -f
Type: boolean
Default: undefined

The list of available Node.js versions is cached for one hour by default. With:

--arch

Alias: -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.

--cwd

Alias: -c
Type: string
Default: process.cwd()

When using the local alias, start looking for a Node.js version file from this directory.

See also

Support

For any question, don't hesitate to submit an issue on GitHub.

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