Use nodechup to install multiple Node.js versions.

Need multiple Node.js versions on your system? Installing multiple Node.js Debian packages is not supported. nodechup allows you to install multiple Node.js versions with a Python API and a CLI.

Run the following command to install the package from PyPI:

pip3 install nodechup

No configuration is supported.

• Base directory: contains one or more Node.js installations.
• Node.js installation: represents Node.js version.

Node.js versions must contain major/minor release. Point release is optional.

If the point release is omitted, the most recent point release for the specified major/minor release is used.

If 'update default version' is true, nodechup creates a symlink in the base directory path from the major/minor release to the installed point release.

For example:

/usr/local/lib/nodejs/14.19 -> /usr/local/lib/nodejs/14.19.1

• The Node.js wiki recommends using the base directory /usr/local/lib/nodejs.
• The base directory is created if it doesn't exist yet.

Use the Python API as follows:

import os

from cyberfusion.Nodechup import BaseDirectory, Installation

Installation(base_directory=BaseDirectory(path="/usr/local/lib/nodejs/"), version="14.19.1").download(
    update_default_version=True)

Run the nodechup command without any arguments for help.