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Mac - Installing Node.js

There are multiple ways to install Node.js on a Mac; however, the preferred method is to utilize the direct Homebrew install.

To install Node.js using Homebrew:

  • Ensure Homebrew is installed

  • Open a terminal window and run the following command:

    # Replace 18 with whatever version of Node you want installed
brew update && brew install node@18

To install Node.js using nvm homebrew formula:

  • Open a terminal window and run the following commands:

    brew install nvm
mkdir ~/.nvm

if [[ "$SHELL" == *zsh ]]; then SDE_SHELL_PROFILE=$HOME/.zshrc; else export SDE_SHELL_PROFILE=$HOME/.bash_profile; fi
echo export NVM_DIR=~/.nvm >>$SDE_SHELL_PROFILE
echo source $(brew --prefix nvm)/nvm.sh >>$SDE_SHELL_PROFILE
source $SDE_SHELL_PROFILE

nvm install node
nvm use --lts
node --version

npm install -g aws-cdk
npm install -g aws-cdk-lib

    Note

    Using this method can increase the load time of your .bashrc or .zshrc file.

To manually install Node.js: