To manage Node.js versions on Windows, I recommend using nvm-windows
(Node Version Manager for Windows). Here’s how we can handle this:
- First, let’s install nvm-windows. I’ll propose a command to check if it’s already installed:
nvm version
Great! I see that nvm-windows is already installed (version 1.1.12). Now, let’s:
- List available Node.js versions
- Install a compatible version (let’s use Node.js 18 LTS)
- Switch to that version
Here are the commands:
nvm list available
Now, let’s install Node.js 18 (which is compatible with your package) and switch to it:
nvm install 18.19.1
Now let’s switch to Node.js 18:
nvm use 18.19.1
Perfect! Now you’re using Node.js 18.19.1, which is compatible with the @achrinza/node-ipc
package. Here’s a summary of what we did:
- Verified nvm-windows was installed
- Listed available Node.js versions
- Installed Node.js 18.19.1
- Switched to Node.js 18.19.1
You can now try running your project again, and the version compatibility error should be resolved.
Some useful nvm-windows commands for future reference:
nvm list
- Show installed versionsnvm use <version>
- Switch to a specific versionnvm install <version>
- Install a new versionnvm uninstall <version>
- Remove a version
If you need to switch back to Node.js 20 in the future, you can use nvm use 20.15.1
.