Complete Node.js Dev Setup on Mac (2026)
NVM, Node.js, npm, VS Code, and Express. Complete setup in 5 minutes.
All commands used in this video:
Install Homebrew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Hom...)"
brew --version
Install NVM
curl o https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm... | bash
source ~/.zshrc
nvm --version
Install Node.js LTS
nvm install --lts
node --version
npm --version
Install VS Code
brew install --cask visual-studio-code
code --install-extension dbaeumer.vscode-eslint
code --install-extension esbenp.prettier-vscode
Express.js Project
mkdir ~/my-app && cd ~/my-app
npm init -y
npm install express
node index.js
📚 CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:10 Install Homebrew
1:03 NVM Setup
2:06 Node.js LTS
3:03 VS Code + Extensions
4:03 Express.js Project
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