{"id":12418,"date":"2025-05-28T10:35:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/?p=12418"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:35:54","slug":"check-if-node-js-is-installed-on-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/node\/check-if-node-js-is-installed-on-system","title":{"rendered":"How To Tell If Node.js Is Installed Or Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

Method 1: Using Command Line (Recommended)<\/h2>\n

The easiest way to check if Node.js is installed is through the command line.<\/p>\n

For Windows:<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Open Command Prompt (cmd) or PowerShell.<\/li>\n
  2. Type the following command and press Enter:
    \nnode -v<\/code>\n<\/li>\n
  3. If Node.js is installed, it will return a version number, e.g., v18.17.1.<\/li>\n
  4. If you see an error like ‘node’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, Node.js is not installed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For macOS and Linux:<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. Open the Terminal.<\/li>\n
    2. Run the following command:
      \nnode -v<\/code><\/li>\n
    3. If Node.js is installed, you will see the version number displayed.<\/li>\n
    4. If not installed, you will receive a command not found error.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Method 2: Checking via npm (Node Package Manager)<\/h2>\n

      If you have Node.js installed, npm (Node Package Manager) is usually installed along with it.<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Open Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (macOS\/Linux).<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Run the command:
        \n npm -v<\/code><\/li>\n
      3. If installed, it will return a version number.<\/li>\n
      4. If not installed, you may see an error message.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Method 3: Checking via System Environment Variables (Windows Only)<\/h2>\n
          \n
        1. Open Run <\/strong>by pressing Win + R.<\/li>\n
        2. Type sysdm.cpl and press Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        3. Go to the Advanced tab and click on Environment Variables.<\/li>\n
        4. Under System Variables<\/strong>, look for NODE_PATH or NODE_HOME. If present, Node.js is installed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          What to Do If Node.js Is Not Installed?<\/h2>\n

          If you do not have Node.js installed, you can download and install it from the official website: \ud83d\udc49 Download Node.js<\/a><\/p>\n

          After installation, repeat the above steps to verify it is installed correctly.
          \n

          \"Also

          <\/p>

          Also Read:<\/h3>Node JS Multer<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Method 1: Using Command Line (Recommended) The easiest way to check if Node.js is installed is through the command line. For Windows: Open Command Prompt (cmd) or PowerShell. Type the following command and press Enter: node -v If Node.js is installed, it will return a version number, e.g., v18.17.1. If you see an error like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-node"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12420,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12418\/revisions\/12420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/qanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}