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    • Volta

    published: 2025-03-21

    tags: Volta,Javascript,nvm

    Simply: allows 2 applications with different versions of node to run together on the same machine at the same time

    1. winget install Volta.Volta or choco install volta -y
    2. volta install node@14.21.3
    3. volta install node@16.20.2

    note: if VSCode was open during the above install, then it will need to be restarted for the commands below to work

    1. The pin command adds a volta entry to package.json and means that whenever you open the workspace volta loads up the specified node (and appropriate npm) In the VS terminal of the … a. widget project workspace run volta pin node@16.20.2 b. admin project workspace run volta pin node@14.21.3

    2. npm run watch in the VS terminal starts the watch using the correct node version Can have both projects watched with different versions at the same time.

    note: Needed npm clean-install before first run after getting the new node version. note: NVM does not need to be uninstalled for volta to work