volta

Official POSIX install script. Detects your platform, downloads the latest release tarball, verifies SHA-256, and installs to `~/.volta` with PATH entries in `~/.profile` / `~/.zshrc`.

--skip-setup skip PATH edits; -v verbose; --version X.Y.Z pin to a specific release

PowerShell install command on Windows. Same behaviour as the bash script — downloads MSI / EXE, sets `VOLTA_HOME` and PATH for the current user.

Install the latest Node.js LTS release and set it as the global default. The `node`, `npm`, and `npx` shims are wired to the installed version.

<version> install a specific version (e.g. [email protected])

Install a specific Node.js version (e.g. node@18, [email protected], node@latest). Volta keeps all installed versions side by side; pin via `package.json` to switch.

Write `volta.node` into the project's `package.json` so every team member gets this version when they run `volta install`.

Pin the npm version used inside this project, independent of Node's bundled npm.

Pin Yarn (classic 1.x). For Yarn Berry (2+) use the `yarn` and `yarn@berry` form.

Pin pnpm so `pnpm install` always uses the same release on every machine.

Install a global npm package and capture its tool in Volta. The binary becomes available on PATH via Volta shims and is tracked in the user's Volta home.

-v verbose; --no-progress hide progress UI

Install a global package at a pinned version. Useful for tools like TypeScript where you want the same compiler for all projects.

Remove a globally-tracked npm package and its shim.

List all installed Node / package-manager / global tool versions Volta knows about.

node; npm; yarn; pnpm; packages

List only installed Node.js versions with the currently-default one marked.

List globally-installed npm packages and their pinned versions.

Print the absolute path of the binary Volta will dispatch to for the current directory (respects per-project pins).

Pre-download a Node / tool release into Volta's cache without installing it. Useful for offline CI.

--platform linux-x64 override target platform

Run an arbitrary command with the toolchain that Volta would use in the current project, without modifying your shell.

Run a command with explicit overrides that take precedence over project pins (handy for one-off compatibility checks).

Re-add Volta to your shell rc files (PATH + `VOLTA_HOME` env). Run after a shell upgrade or after `volta install` was run with `--skip-setup`.

Print Volta's version.

Show top-level help listing every subcommand.

Walk through common environment problems (PATH, shim conflicts, stale install, proxy issues) and suggest fixes.

Show where Volta stores tools and shims (default `~/.volta` on POSIX, `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Volta` on Windows).

Erase all installed toolchains (POSIX). Pair with removing the PATH lines from your shell rc to fully remove Volta.

Same on PowerShell — wipes the Volta home, then delete `Volta` from `HKCU\Environment\Path`.