nvm

Install nvm and Node.js.

Requirements

git, curl, build-essential, libssl-dev. Requirements are installed by the role.

Role Variables

• nvm_version nvm version tag, or HEAD | master | latest. Defaults to 0.35.3
• nvm_node_version Node.js specific version 12.16.0 or use lts | latest. Defaults to 12.16.1
• nvm_install_path nvm folder path, support absolute and relative path. Defaults to ~/.nvm
• nvm_shell_init_file The Shell initialization file to add sourcing of NVM to. Defaults to ~/.profile
• nvm_force_install Boolean. Force reinstall nvm from git, for example if you change some files in nvm_install_path. Default to False

Dependencies

No dependencies.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: stephdewit.nvm
      nvm_version: 0.4.0
      nvm_node_version: 0.10

Install latest version always

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: stephdewit.nvm
      nvm_version: latest
      nvm_node_version: latest

When run with another user than the logged one, it may help to set NVM_DIR environment variable to an absolute path:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: stephdewit.nvm
      become: yes
      become_user: vagrant
      environment:
        NVM_DIR: /home/vagrant/.nvm

License

BSD

Author Information

• Jarno Keskikangas
• Stéphane de Wit