NodeJS on Apple Silicon M1

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Currently looking for a version of NodeJS compiled natively on Apple M1 (Apple Silicon) aka ARMv8 for macOS

Seems all current and past NodeJS builds including current nightlies do not contain any Darwin ARM binaries yet.

I may attempt to compile v12.18.3 for Darwin ARM if no release soon...Read below for updates....NodeJS v15 compiled successfully on macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 - Kernel 20.1.0 - Darwin ARM64 M1 Chip

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Okay so you just use nvm (Node Version Manager) Available here: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm

Node Version Manager if it cant download the binary prebuilt, it will download the source of node and attempt to compile it.

I should add that you may need Macports installed https://www.macports.org/install.php

Run the command after installing Macports for Big Sur:

sudo port install git curl openssl automake

 

Run the following command after installing MacPorts and the XCode Command Line Toolchain:

nvm install v15

It will try to find any available binaries, which will fail, and then it will download the source of NodeJS and attempt to compile it for darwin arm64 with no-asm

Successfully compiled NodeJS v15.2.1 on Apple Silicon macOS Big Sur M1 Mac Mini Late 2020

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I should add that you do need Macports installed https://www.macports.org/install.php

Run the command:

sudo port install git curl openssl automake

 

This will enable you to have deps installed to compile NodeJS, you also need Xcode 12.2 fully setup and command line tools installed.

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I will eventually make a full guide on how to compile Node directly from the git for different versions for darwin arm64