Install Node.js first with nvm (a node version manager like n):
$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
$ source ~/.zshrc # ~/.bashrc
$ nvm install [email protected]
The node binary can be found at:
$ which node # command -v node
$NVM_DIR/versions/node/v8.15.0/bin/node
Now install Node.js with homebrew:
$ brew install [email protected]
$ brew link [email protected] --overwrite --force
However, the default node binary is still coming from nvm:
$ nvm ls
-> v8.15.0
system
To use the node binary installed by brew, you’ll need to pass the --no-use
option to the nvm startup script:
# edit line in your shell configuration (e.g., ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc)
-[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" --no-use # This loads nvm
To verify that you’re using the brew installed node binary:
$ nvm ls
v8.15.0
-> system
$ which node
/usr/local/bin/node
A nice benefit is that this speeds up the time for shell session creation.