

If you already installed XCode (as a developer you probably have already), proceed with this tutorial. You need to manually install the Xcode command-line tools before running the install script, otherwise, it'll fail. Requirementsīefore proceeding with the installation of Node.js on your Mac, Since OS X 10.9, /usr/bin/git has been preset by Xcode command line tools, which means we can't properly detect if Git is installed or not. In this article, I'll explain to you how to easily install Node.js on your Mac.

You will surely need to use Node.js on your server and localhost environment along with other tools so you need to choose the best way to install Node.js on your Mac.

If you are a developer testing new stuff, deploying stuff to production that isn't meant to be used by other persons but you, LTS is then your way to go to access those features that may be not available on the latest stable release. You should always target the stable version of Node that is quite mature and dependable as it has proven stability and commitment to keep that version as it is. In order to choose a Node.js version to work with depends totally on your audience and the environment that you have at your disposition.
