Copy the absolute path to that folder.Inside the bin folder there should be a folder containing the latest node version e.g.Wait until node and npm have finished installing.nvm install latest (Make sure to still be inside of the bin folder in your terminal program). Install the version of node you want i.e.(In my case, for some reason the settings.txt isn't created in the bin folder but instead is made at root of my usb i.e. When asked to enter the absolute path use your Cmder bin folder.Navigate to the bin folder in Cmder and run install.md.Extract the contents of nvm-noinstall.zip into the bin folder inside of the portable Cmder folder.Download nvm-noinstall.zip from the latest release.Install Cmder in your desired location.

I used a portable version of Cmder but I imagine any terminal program where you can add to the PATH is fine. If you are still reading then here is my working (very hacky) solution to get NodeJS portable! If you are reading this then you may have gone through the following as I have.Īttempted to use NodeJS Portable by Crazy Max which fails due to the company proxy server and not being able to set the proxy before the installation of Node.Īttempted to use NodeJS Portable by Gareth Flowers which installs correctly but the Node version is too outdated to use ReactJS or similar frameworks.Īttempted to use nvm-windows which after following the instructions given in the README doesn't work because nvm use 13.8.0 requires you to enter a username and password for Window's User Account Control. Or maybe just in a non-restricted directory?

So you want to use NodeJS on a portable flash drive?

Nvm windows