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Install or upgrade to version of Node required for Snyk CLI
Node v12 or higher is required for Snyk CLI version 1.853.0 and higher. Snyk recommends running as recent a version of Node and npm as possible to ensure full compatibility.
Node comes with npm pre-installed, but the manager is updated more frequently than Node.
Run this code to clear the npm cache, install
n
, and install the latest stable version of Node:sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
To install the latest release, use
n latest
. Alternatively, you can run n #.#.#
to get a specific Node version.Follow these steps to upgrade Node:
- 1.Run
npm-v
to see which version you have. - 2.Then run
npm install npm@latest -g
to install the newest npm update. - 3.Run
npm -v
again to make sure npm updated correctly.
To upgrade npm, run the following:
npm install -g npm