How to properly configure node and npm

In this video, we walk through setting up your development environment to use tools like node and npm for your javascript development. We'll also look at how to easily handle different versions of node with tools like n ----------------------------------------------------------- Instructions ----------------------------------------------------------- Install node and npm https://nodejs.org/en/ Create a new directory for our npm tools. mkdir ~/.npm-packages Tell npm to use our new directory npm config set prefix ~/.npm-packages Check to see our new directory is being used for global modules npm list -g —depth=0 Register the new location under our $PATH variable in ~/.bashrc sudo vi ~/.bashrc Update PATH variable PATH=$PATH:/{path}/{to}/{directory}/.npm-packages/bin Source the file in bash_profile source ~/.bashrc Install “n” to toggle node versions npm install -g n Install versions of node sudo n v8.6.4 Open node menu with “n” Visit The Startup Lab --------------------------------------------------------- https://www.thestartuplab.io Work with us to build your project --------------------------------------------------------- https://www.thestartuplab.io/contact Follow us on our social network pages --------------------------------------------------------- Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheStartupLabTX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestartuplab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStartupLabTX Code with us --------------------------------------------------------- https://github.com/TheStartupLab