How to Install Node.js on Mac By Susan May Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a browser.
In this training video, you will learn how to install Node.js on a Mac. Alex Banks will also teach you how to check to be sure that you pick the appropriate installer, and that you have the current version. Once you have Node.js installed, you'll be able to participate in all of the activities for the course. Download node js mac installer (pkg file) from node js official site. Click the downloaded file to open installer. Process the installation as normal by click next or continue button. Please note where the node js is installed.
node.js allows you to run javascript in the Terminal as appose to a regular browser which makes for a modern workflow in web development, with both node.js installed and a package manager called npm (Node Package Manager) also installed, which can manage other packages that work with node.js, one of the main ones being gulp.jsfor a web development workflow.
To install node.js on macOS Mojave, Sierra (and earner OSX versions) you can download a pre-compiled binary package which makes a nice and easy installation. Head over to http://nodejs.org/ and click the install button to download the latest package. Either version is Ok, if you are new to it best to use the recommended version.
Install the package from the .dmg by following along the install wizard which will install both node and npm, npm is Node Package Manager which allows for installs of additional packages for node.js.
At the end of the install you are prompted to make sure that /usr/local/bin is in your path, double check you have it by running in the Terminal:
After install check it was ok by entering in the command line node which will open a node javascript session:
To exit the node.js session just hit ‘control’ + ‘c’ twice.
If you have an earlier version of node you can just download the latest version and install to upgrade it and it will over write the previous version.
To check your version of node run …
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Installing Packages for Node
There are many packages for Node such as the popular gulp.js, you use the command npm to see a complete list run:
This will return an exhaustive list of available packages, to install a package run npm install
To list installed packages run
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To upgrade npm packages
To sudo or not to sudo
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It is cleaner not to use sudo when installing npm packages there are a couple of options here on how this is done.
Updating NodeJS
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To upgrade node.js itself on macOS just download and install the latest from nodejs.org – this will simply override the previous version and keep all your packages that have been already installed.