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section: configuring-npm
title: install
description: Download and install node and npm
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# install(5)

## Download and Install npm

### Description

To publish and install packages to and from the public npm registry, you must install Node.js and the npm command line interface using either a Node version manager or a Node installer. **We strongly recommend using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm.** We do not recommend using a Node installer, since the Node installation process installs npm in a directory with local permissions and can cause permissions errors when you run npm packages globally.

### Overview

- [Checking your version of npm and Node.js](#checking-your-version-of-npm-and-node-js)
- [Using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm](#using-a-node-version-manager-to-install-node-js-and-npm)
- [Using a Node installer to install Node.js and npm](#using-a-node-installer-to-install-node-js-and-npm)

### Checking your version of npm and Node.js

To see if you already have Node.js and npm installed and check the installed version, run the following commands:

```
node -v
npm -v
```

### Using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm

Node version managers allow 