Install and use specific Node.js version (respecting .nvmrc)

README.md

Projects use a .nvmrc file (or, sometimes .node-version file) to specify the required Node.js version, eliminating the need to manually pass it via the command line and remembering which version each project requires.

On Linux/MacOS

Install nvm

nvm install
nvm use

On Windows

The most popular alternative for nvm is nvm for Windows, but it doesn't support .nvmrc files, at least not ergonomically.

A comment by @jednano suggests following workarounds:

Powershell

nvm install $(Get-Content .nvmrc)
nvm use $(Get-Content .nvmrc)

Git Bash

cat .nvmrc | nvm install
cat .nvmrc | nvm use

General

You may prefer to use less-popular tools that support .nvmrc.

nvs is a cross-platform tool that works on Linux, MacOS as well as Windows.

nvs add
nvm use auto