[TIL] Using Fast Node Manager

fnm, or Fast Node Manager is a cross platform version manager for Node.

Node.js download page

Today I had to upgrade Nodejs on my home setup (Windows) and came across this line of code alongside the usual Windows installers.

Curious, I installed and fumbled around with fnm until I got it working decently.

While I currently have little use for node version management, it may be something useful in the future.

My current home setup is Windows with PowerShell so I will be focusing on that. Other OS setups can be found here.

Installation

winget install Schniz.fnm

Shell Setup — Important!

Without the setup, you will not be able to access your downloaded node or use fnm properly.

Create or open your PowerShell profile file. The location of your file is either

• %userprofile%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 for Powershell 5
• %userprofile%\Documents\PowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 for Powershell 6+

Edit from location or create said folder and file, then add

fnm env --use-on-cd --shell powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression

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I hope you found today’s TIL to be informative. Thank you.