nvm ls-remote command results in "N/A"

Question

I'm trying to install Node with nvm, but when I type any version it's not available. When I type nvm ls-remote I just just get "N/A".

I'm able to access the Internet, so I can't figure what could be going on.

Looks like maybe this issue got fixed? https://github.com/creationix/nvm/issues/554 — B T, Oct 05 '15 at 23:01
This is most likely a problem with curl and not with nvm, please see my answer below (http://stackoverflow.com/a/36300754/1439843) to fix curl. — Gerhard Burger, Mar 30 '16 at 05:55

Jeffrey Martinez · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-09T14:57:05.803

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Update with comment from LJHarb, who maintains nvm.sh

LJHarb suggests that a typical problem causing this is that "the SSL certificate authorities installed in your system have gone out of date". Checking this and trying to fix this would be a better first step.

In the case where you believe there is a problem on the nvm.sh side, LJHarb asks that users file a bug on nvm.sh's issue tracker.

Feel free to see the original text in the comments section.

Also, I'd like to point out that the below solutions are intended as workarounds only to be used temporarily if you're really in a bind. Permanently modifying the exported mirror or the nvm.sh script itself is not recommended.

Edit: Found easier fix

You can export the non https version of the mirror it uses to grab the stuff:

export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=http://nodejs.org/dist

Then nvm works

Pre edit

Had the same problem just now.

Looks like by default it tries to use curl if it's available on your system.

I assume you're on linux also, so try running curl $NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR and see if you get the same error I did:

curl: (77) error setting certificate verify locations:
  CAfile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
  CApath: none

Maybe some cert is expired or otherwise misconfigured (or someone's doing something nasty), until it's fixed, if you don't mind going around the security issue, you can find the nvm.sh file (should be at ~/.nvm/nvm.sh if you followed the install info), and you can add a -k on line 17 after the curl, so it looks like this:

-- nvm.sh --
nvm_download() {
16  if nvm_has "curl"; then
17    curl -k $*
18  elif nvm_has "wget"; then
19    # Emulate curl with wget
...
}

Don't forget to restart your shell, then try nvm ls-remote. Assuming the fix worked, you should be able to use nvm now.

edited Jun 09 '16 at 14:57

answered Oct 21 '14 at 01:26

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Right now I am on a vagrant box (laravel/homestead) on Mac OS 10.9. The box it fresh, so there shouldn't be anything nasty. Funny thing is, this is the same edition of the box I have on Windows PC and it works just fine. – eComEvo Oct 21 '14 at 01:30
It wouldn't be your box, it's on the mirror's end, I don't think there's much we can do to fix the root of the issue on our end. See my easier suggestion in the edit. Good luck! – Jeffrey Martinez Oct 21 '14 at 01:31
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I get no curl error. Instead I get an HTML error doc for `301 moved permanently`. When I echo that string, I get `https://nodejs.org/dist` which is absolutely correct from what I can tell. – eComEvo Oct 21 '14 at 01:44
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BTW, you original solution to add `-k` after `curl` solved the problem. The `export` solution did not work. Thanks for your help! – eComEvo Oct 21 '14 at 01:59
I have `curl -q` and replace witth `-k` solution worked! The export didnt work also. Thanks! – Spurdow Mar 07 '16 at 13:54
I met the same symptom on Kubuntu 16.04. The problem was that curl expected `/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt`, while in 16.04 it is in different place and is called differently: `/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt`. Linking file to the position where curl expects it solved the issue: `sudo mkdir -p /etc/pki/tls/certs/ && sudo ln -s /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt`. – Adobe Jun 05 '16 at 11:18
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I'm the http://nvm.sh maintainer. Please DO NOT edit nvm.sh directly. If you have SSL issues, *fix your SSL issues*. – LJHarb Jun 07 '16 at 23:28
@LJHarb any ideas on what ssl issues users might be running into they can fix? As I recall (though this a while ago for me) I didn't change anything when I had this issue. `nvm ls-remote` just stopped working for a few hours, then went back to normal. Happy to update the answer with your input. – Jeffrey Martinez Jun 08 '16 at 05:25
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Typically it's that the SSL certificate authorities installed in your system have gone out of date. In this specific case, the SSL certificate configurations on nodejs.org and iojs.org were temporarily altered - ie, it was out of user control, and was fixed without user intervention. In general in these situations, please file issues on http://nvm.sh rather than posting a random Stack Overflow question, and you'll get a fast response with far more context than you can get here. – LJHarb Jun 09 '16 at 05:53
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@LJHarb Added your input to the answer. Hopefully that captures what you're saying. If not, feel free to edit and add as well :) – Jeffrey Martinez Jun 09 '16 at 14:58
Thanks, much obliged :-) I want to fix bugs for everyone, and make sure future nvm upgrades are seamless – LJHarb Jun 10 '16 at 20:29
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In my case I am getting below response for `curl $NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR` `curl (7) Failed to connect to nodejs.org port 80: Network is unreachable` though I am able to `curl google.com` and able to open `http://nodejs.org/dist/` from browser – Rahul Shukla Nov 05 '16 at 15:36
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The golden command line was for me `export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=http://nodejs.org/dist` – Adam Bubela Aug 10 '17 at 09:35
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```export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=http://nodejs.org/dist/``` worked for me the / was needed as the original link now redirects to the / one – xeo May 16 '18 at 16:39
Over a year I've had this problem... Thank you sir. PS> Didn't work for me until I put the -k command into nvm.sh – Carson the Powers Jan 28 '21 at 23:34
Doing this in Windows bash, and adding the `-k` flag to curl command in `nvm.sh` fixed the issue for me. Thanks. – Kon Nov 02 '21 at 15:11

Gerhard Burger · Answer 2 · 2020-11-30T20:48:11.040

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Most likely this is caused by curl not being able to use certificates for https urls (verify with curl $NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR). Instead of using the http url as workaround, it is better to fix curl by pointing it to the appropriate CA bundle (source1, source2). Add the following line to your .bashrc:

Ubuntu (assuming you have the ca-certificates package installed)
```
export CURL_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
```

RHEL 7

export CURL_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt

edited Nov 30 '20 at 20:48

answered Mar 30 '16 at 05:53

Gerhard Burger

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This is the right answer. I did the first one initially and the problem returned. – GenericJam Oct 20 '16 at 17:29
May also depend on your flavor of Linux, on my RHEL7 I had to instead use "export CURL_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt" – Eric Soyke Sep 30 '20 at 19:43
@EricSoyke thanks, updated the answer with RHEL bundle location – Gerhard Burger Oct 12 '20 at 09:33

score 22 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 09 '21 at 06:23

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Create a file called

~/.curlrc

In it insert one line

-k

Then try again.

answered Mar 09 '21 at 06:23

hawkeye

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Works like a magic! – K. Symbol Apr 19 '22 at 13:54
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you should add the meaning this option – fuat May 09 '22 at 09:22
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From `man curl`: -k, --insecure (TLS) By default, every SSL connection curl makes is verified to be secure. This option allows curl to proceed and operate even for server connections otherwise considered insecure. The server connection is verified by making sure the server's certificate contains the right name and ver‐ ifies successfully using the cert store. See this online resource for further details: https://curl.haxx.se/docs/sslcerts.html – Kyle Challis May 16 '22 at 16:29

score 8 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 07 '16 at 16:29

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It seems the '/' is missing from the end of the url, that is why the 301 permanently moved message. So changing the link in nvm.sh from

http://nodejs.org/dist

to

http://nodejs.org/dist/

makes it work.

answered Feb 07 '16 at 16:29

holdfenytolvaj

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to check this quickly `cat nvm.sh | grep "curl.*nodejs.org/dist"` , and check the results – bvdb Jun 27 '21 at 14:45

score 7 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 13 '18 at 12:43

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If you are using nvm behide a proxy you need set proxy config to curl

edit or create the file ~/.curlrc and add this line with your proxy

echo 'proxy=http://<proxy-user>:<proxy-pass>@<proxy-url>:<proxy-port>' >> ~/.curlrc

if your proxy does not need a user and password, you can use it:

echo 'proxy=http:<proxy-url>:<proxy-port>' >> ~/.curlrc

answered Sep 13 '18 at 12:43

Clairton Luz

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I am using a ubuntu docker image and only this worked for me – kaushalpranav Dec 13 '21 at 10:54

score 7 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 19 '20 at 17:24

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Changing from

export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=http://nodejs.org/dist/

To

export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://nodejs.org/dist/

Worked for me :)

answered Jul 19 '20 at 17:24

Navy Flame

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This fixed it for me – Arnav Mishra Nov 24 '21 at 06:14

score 7 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 20 '20 at 13:30

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For others like me who land here after a search:

I had the same issue today on Ubuntu, but the cause turned out to be that the /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt file was completely empty.

The solution was to run:

sudo update-ca-certificates

answered Jul 20 '20 at 13:30

Chris L8

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This didn't do anything for me (didn't work), but seems to point the right direction of the issue (Expired certificates), so give it a try – Alexander Santos Apr 15 '21 at 14:56
That fixed all for me. – Marcelo Scofano Diniz Jun 06 '21 at 03:12

score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Dec 15 '16 at 17:29

I had this same problem, but none of the other solutions helped. curl -v $NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR/ showed TLS 1.2 and no problem with certs. When I tried which curl, it turns out that I had an anaconda3/bin directory in my PATH, which has it's own version of curl (not sure why they need that). Once I fixed my path, nvm ls-remote worked just fine. Hope this helps save someone else some frustration.

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 06 '20 at 20:43

My scenario could be rare, but just want to add another data point to this thread:

Because of my local setup issue, I don't want to install curl, and I explicitly set an alias for curl to warn myself from installing it in the future, which results in the nvm believing I have curl available and use curlto download. It worked after I removed my alias.

Solution

check explicitly if your curl or wget is usable.

score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Sep 29 '21 at 06:34

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I was having this issue lately. Changing to http://nodejs.org/dist/ did not work for me because it redirecrs to https and that results in NA from nvm ls-remote. So what I've done was:

sudo update-ca-certificates

Then I edited ~/.nvm/nvm.sh and changed

http://nodejs.org/dist to https://nodejs.org/dist/ (added https and "/" to avoid redirects) and it worked

answered Sep 29 '21 at 06:34

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The end `/` after `dist` did the trick. Thanks. Just for additional info, rather than editing the `nvm.sh`, you can just add `export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://nodejs.org/dist/` to one of the following files `~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile` – James Antony Dec 06 '21 at 10:31

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Apr 03 '22 at 12:22

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I solved my problem by manually upgrading nvm to the latest version

(
  cd "$NVM_DIR"
  git fetch --tags origin
  git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --match "v[0-9]*" $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)`
) && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"

answered Apr 03 '22 at 12:22

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score 0 · Answer 12 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

I was running into this problem when using Vagrant 1.7.1 running a Ubuntu 14.04 box under Virtual Box 4.3.30 on Windows 7. I tried suggestions above and nothing worked for me. I found this post over here that was related to the Curl error I was getting when trying to run: curl $NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR The error was: curl: (7) Couldn't connect to server I was able to follow a suggestion on that post and then once I restarted my Vagrant box with a vagrant reload I was able to run nvm ls-remote and see a list of versions of node and install. Here is what I did on the vagrant box: cd /etc/

sudo nano hosts

changed 127.0.0.1 localhost

to:

0.0.0.0 localhost

Hope this helps anyone with the same issue. Thanks@ Truong Nguyen

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Jul 18 '19 at 07:48

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For me, this will work

nvm alias default node points "default" at the latest installed Node version (8.11.1).

answered Jul 18 '19 at 07:48

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wait ... do I need node before I can install nvm ? – bvdb Jun 27 '21 at 14:47

score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Oct 08 '19 at 16:54

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It's work for me in my linux:

export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=http://nodejs.org/dist

answered Oct 08 '19 at 16:54

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Dec 09 '21 at 23:21

On Ubuntu server, the interfaces aren't setup with DHCP by default. I forgot about this and after I installed nvm, I rebooted which lost network connectivity and didn't realize it. I know that you had network connectivity, but I am posting this as something for posterity to check. Stupid simple thing that can be easily forgotten/missed.

score 0 · Answer 16 · edited May 14 '22 at 13:12

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For nvm-windows use nvm list available

edited May 14 '22 at 13:12

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answered May 11 '22 at 19:58

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nvm ls-remote command results in "N/A"

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