How to use nvm and deployer on the server?

[klaasnicolaas]

I like to use nvm for version control of npm and node.
However when I run a deploy, I constantly run into the problem that the "npm install" can't run.

[prod]  error  in npm.php on line 25:
[prod] run command -v 'npm' || which 'npm' || type -p 'npm'
[prod] exit code 1 (General error)

Side note: when I install nodejs and npm outside of nvm it seems to work fine.

My .zshrc file contains:

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion

[antonmedv]

What’s the question? Looks like PATH problem. Note what Deployer uses bash by default.

Use absolutely path to you binary.

[klaasnicolaas]

The main question is what makes the difference 😄
But I'll set the absolute path a try again and put this also the bashrc as well. See if this makes a difference 🤔

[klaasnicolaas]

Hmm oke, this is what I did to fix it.

Adding this to .zshrc and .bashrc:

source $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion

[voutchko]

This only worked on Ubuntu when I added these lines into ~/.profile
(they were already in .bashrc)

Maybe someone else will find this useful.
I was stumped to find the $PATH when you ssh as a deployer to be different to one that deployer sees during deployment/provisioning...

[chrillep]

otherwise you can use

// General setup for NVM and Node.js.
// NVM (Node Version Manager) is sourced to manage Node.js versions.
// The `use_nvm` command ensures NVM is sourced and Node.js is available.
set('nvm', 'source $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh');
set('use_nvm', function () {
    return '{{nvm}} && node --version';
});

// Define tasks to run after the 'deploy:update_code' step.
after('deploy:update_code', [
    'nvm:install',      // Install Node.js using NVM.
    'corepack:enable',  // Enable Corepack and prepare Yarn.
    'yarn:install',     // Install project dependencies using Yarn.
    'yarn:build',       // Build the project using Yarn.
]);

// Task: Install the required Node.js version using NVM.
task('nvm:install', function () {
    cd('{{release_or_current_path}}');
    run('{{use_nvm}} && nvm install');
});

// Task: Enable Corepack and prepare Yarn.
task('corepack:enable', function () {
    cd('{{release_or_current_path}}');
    run('{{use_nvm}} && corepack enable && corepack prepare yarn@stable --activate');
});

// Task: Install project dependencies using Yarn.
// If a previous release exists, reuse its `node_modules` to save time.
task('yarn:install', function () {
    if (has('previous_release')) {
        if (test('[ -d {{previous_release}}/node_modules ]')) {
            run('cp -R {{previous_release}}/node_modules {{release_path}}');
        }
    }
    cd('{{release_or_current_path}}');
    run('{{use_nvm}} && yarn install --immutable');
});

// Task: Build the project using Yarn.
task('yarn:build', function () {
    cd('{{release_or_current_path}}');
    run('{{use_nvm}} && yarn build');
});