Install Node.js locally — install_nodejs • shinyelectron

Downloads and installs Node.js to the shinyelectron cache directory. This allows using Node.js/npm without requiring system-wide installation.

Usage

install_nodejs(
  version = NULL,
  platform = NULL,
  arch = NULL,
  force = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

version: Character Node.js version to install. If NULL (default), automatically detects the latest LTS version.
platform: Character target platform ("win", "mac", "linux"). Default is current platform.
arch: Character target architecture ("x64", "arm64"). Default is current architecture.
force: Logical whether to reinstall if already exists. Default FALSE.
verbose: Logical whether to show progress. Default TRUE.

Value

Invisibly returns the path to the installed Node.js directory.

See also

install_r(), install_python() for other runtime installers.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Install latest LTS version
install_nodejs()

# Install specific version
install_nodejs(version = "20.0.0")

# Force reinstall
install_nodejs(force = TRUE)
} # }