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Node.js

Node version choice

Before proceeding with installation you need to consider the Node.js version you will be using. Essentially, there are two (2) options to choose from:

  1. Long-time-support (LTS);
  2. Latest Node.js version.

If you are new to Node.js, I would suggest to go with the LTS version to avoid incompatibilities with packages (such as strapi).

Installation

  1. Visit https://nodejs.org/en/download/current;

  2. Download the dmg archive (latest or LTS - depending on your preference), which comes bundled with Node.js and the npm client. If you don't know which file to download look for the "macOS Installer";

  3. Execute the downloaded file and follow instructions;

  4. Verify node.js and npm have been installed.

    node --version
    npm --version
Alternative installation via Homebrew
Latest version
brew install node
LTS version

At the time of writing the LTS version is 14.x.

brew install node@14

Login to npm

If you are planning to publishing modules to the npm registry you should login with your npm account.

  1. Visit https://www.npmjs.com/signup and create a npm account. Skip this step if you already have a npm account;

  2. Login to npm from your machine;

    npm login

  3. Verify you are logged in to npm.

    npm whoami

    You should be able to see your username displayed in the terminal.

Working with private modules

  1. Append the following to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc;
export NPM_TOKEN=$(cat ~/.npmrc | awk -F'authToken=' '{print $2;exit;}')
  1. Create a new /.npmrc file in the root folder of your project, with the following contents;
//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}