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  1. Oct 18, 2016 · On a development machine, you should not install and run Node.js with root permissions, otherwise things like npm link, npm install -g will need the same permissions. NVM (Node Version Manager) allows you to install Node.js without root permissions and also allows you to install many versions of Node to play easily with them.. Perfect for ...

  2. May 4, 2016 · So installing node and npm without admin rights is straightforward, though you need to manually add the node directory to the PATH environment variable. However, as of v8.11.4, the binary was including npm v5.6.1.

  3. Jan 8, 2017 · There are a lot of blog posts explaining this already, but most of them didn’t work for me. They miss one critical step, in this blog post I am going to provide instructions step by step how to use Node and NPM without installation or admin rights.

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    Get familiar with Windows Environment Variables in Command Prompt
    Download a zip of the 64-bit Windows binary https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.16.0/node-v14.16.0-win-x64.zip
    Create folder %USERPROFILE%\bin\nodejs, then extract the zip contents into this folder
    Open Command Prompt and set environment variables for your accountsetx NODEJS_HOME "%USERPROFILE%\bin\nodejs\node-v14.16.0-win-x64" setx PATH "%NODEJS_HOME%;%PATH%"

    @cgronseth opened an issue where he hit the character limit max. Turns out the setx docsmention this too. He was able to resolve the issue by running this in PowerShell:

  4. This is the best way to avoid permissions issues. To reinstall npm with a node version manager, follow the steps in "Downloading and installing Node.js and npm". You do not need to remove your current version of npm or Node.js before installing a node version manager.

  5. Aug 31, 2018 · Using NVM to enable sudo free usage of any node or npm based commands. There are many ways to install Node.js, from operating system package managers to single version installers; you can even download and build from source!

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  7. Mar 3, 2023 · Installing Node.js as a non-root user allows you to install and manage multiple versions of Node.js without needing administrative privileges. It also ensures that your Node.js installation does not interfere with other users or applications on the system.