how do I update Node.js using cmd?

Sarthak Raval picture Sarthak Raval · Jun 26, 2021 · Viewed 9.4k times · Source

Update Node.js version using command prompt
My installed version is

v14.15.1

LTS version is

v14.17.1

Using below two commands

install npm

npm install -g npm stable

install node using

npm install -g node

using command also but the version is not updated

Screenshot of  command Prompt

Answer

Nicholas Carey picture Nicholas Carey · Jun 26, 2021

You install nvm first (Node Version Manager):

https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm

Then you say nvm install <version>.

And when you want to upgrade... it's as easy as nvm install <version>

And you can switch between Node versions:

nvm use <version>`

And by adding a .nvmrc file into the root of your project, you can wire up your shell to automatically switch to the version of Node.js specified in the .nvmrc file.