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FreeSewing is built with Node.js, a JavaScript runtime.
You'll need to install Node JS on your system, and to do so, we'll use nvm, short for Node version manager.
Using nvm has a number of benefits in comparison with installing Node from the node.js website, or from a package provided by Homebrew or your OS distribution:
- You can easily switch between different Node versions
- Everything gets installed in your home folder, avoiding permission problems
The latest instructions for setting up nvm can be found here. If you want to just skip to the commands that most likely work, keep reading.
To setup nvm, run the following command in a terminal window:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash
If you don't have curl on your system, here's an alternative approach using wget:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash
After the script is completed, try running the following command:
nvm
If all goes well, it should show you the nvm help.
If you get nvm: command not found or something similar, close the Terminal
application, and open a new one. Now nvm should be found.