[Tutorial] How to add another Node.js version to Laragon (node v12.13)

leokhoa

With Laragon, adding another Node.js version is very easy.

1.Download Node.js Windows Binary (.zip) (suppose you want to use Node.js version 12.13.1 64-bit):
https://nodejs.org/dist/v12.13.1/node-v12.13.1-win-x64.zip

Extract the downloaded to: C:\laragon\bin\nodejs\node-v12.13.1 (If there is no nodejs dir in bin, just create it and you can set name node-v12 if you prefer)

C:\laragon
-- bin
   -- nodejs
      -- node-v12.13.1
      -- .............

Close Laragon, then open it again (to refresh the Menu). Select the version at: Laragon Menu > Node.js > Version > node-v12.13.1

Now, open Terminal (Ctrl - Alt - T) and type:

node --version

Congrats! Your Laragon now has Node.js!
Very easy huh. That's all forks!

mnelson4

@leokhoa and make sure you close the terminal windows after switching node version, and open a new one.

mnelson4

since this article was originally written, node and NPM have moved along quite a bit, of course.
You can search through the latest releases of node on https://nodejs.org/dist/

zkmark

You must click on "start all" or it will not change version when you open the terminal

LebCit

In Windows, you should also check in the user variables PATH if another version is set and change i according to your choice.