What is this?
Volta is a hassle-free JavaScript tool manager. It installs and runs any JS tool quickly and seamlessly, and one command — volta install — works no matter the package manager, Node runtime, or OS.
Volta is a hassle-free JavaScript tool manager. It installs and runs any JS tool quickly and seamlessly, and one command — volta install — works no matter the package manager, Node runtime, or OS.Is Volta a CLI I install on my machine, or a library that goes into my project?A command-line tool on your machine. It is written in Rust and ships as a snappy static binary, and you drive all tool management through the volta command.
A command-line tool on your machine. It is written in Rust and ships as a snappy static binary, and you drive all tool management through the volta command.How do I get it set up?Follow the Getting Started Guide on Volta's website to install it; after that, a single volta install command sets up any JS tool you need.
Follow the Getting Started Guide on Volta's website to install it; after that, a single volta install command sets up any JS tool you need.Do I need Node.js or any other tooling installed before I can use it?No — installing Node runtimes for you is exactly Volta's job, and since it ships as a static binary there is nothing else to set up first.
No — installing Node runtimes for you is exactly Volta's job, and since it ships as a static binary there is nothing else to set up first.Is Volta still actively maintained?No — the project is officially unmaintained. What works today should keep working, but breakages from new OS releases or ecosystem changes won't be fixed, and the team recommends migrating to mise (issue #2080).
No — the project is officially unmaintained. What works today should keep working, but breakages from new OS releases or ecosystem changes won't be fixed, and the team recommends migrating to mise (issue #2080).Does it work on Windows, or is it macOS and Linux only?Windows is fully supported — Volta works cross-platform on Windows and all Unix shells, with the same volta install command everywhere.
Windows is fully supported — Volta works cross-platform on Windows and all Unix shells, with the same volta install command everywhere.What tools can Volta manage besides Node itself?Your package managers — Volta supports multiple package managers, not just npm, and installs any of them through the same volta install command.
Your package managers — Volta supports multiple package managers, not just npm, and installs any of them through the same volta install command.Do I have to reinstall my global tools every time I upgrade Node?No. Volta offers stable tool installation, so tools you install once keep working across Node upgrades instead of needing a reinstall every time.
No. Volta offers stable tool installation, so tools you install once keep working across Node upgrades instead of needing a reinstall every time.Can I customize Volta for my company's setup?Yes — Volta exposes extensibility hooks for site-specific customization, so teams can adapt its behavior to their own environment.
Yes — Volta exposes extensibility hooks for site-specific customization, so teams can adapt its behavior to their own environment.Which topics is it in?version-manager, toolchain, devtools, package-manager, node, utility, rust, command-line-tool, free, npm, terminal, tool
version-manager, toolchain, devtools, package-manager, node, utility, rust, command-line-tool, free, npm, terminal, tool