pkg InstallerĪs our first step, we need to actually get the official installer for Node.js on macOS.

You're finished! To ensure Node.js has been installed, run node -v in your terminal - you should get something like v6.9.4.

Run the installer, including accepting the license, selecting the destination, and authenticating for the install.

Download Node.js for macOS by clicking the 'Macintosh Installer' option.

Here's the abbreviated guide, highlighting the major steps:

Step 0: The Quick Guide (TL DR) to Get Node.js Installed on macOS

These are the versions that are consistently tested and supported by the Node.js build process at the time of writing. This guide covers installing Node.js on the following versions of OS X and macOS: OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), and macOS 10.11. Once we've completed the entirety of the tutorial, you'll be ready to take the next step with Node.js.

In this quick tutorial, we'll take a quick look at how to get Node.js on macOS. With Node.js, the only initial setup required is, quite simply, getting the binary installed. Just like any programming language, platform, or library, getting up and running with Node.js takes some initial setup before you can start hacking away.

Brew install npm