# Installation

> Windows is only supported through a Linux virtual environment of some kind, such as WSL

On Ubuntu/WSL:

    sudo apt-get install podman

On Mac:

    brew install podman

It's recommended to use nvm and Node.js 20:

    curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash

Restart your terminal and then run:

    nvm install 20

Check that the installation went smoothly by looking for clean output from the following command:

    node --version

Install the dfx command line tools for managing ICP applications:

    DFX_VERSION=0.16.1 sh -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://sdk.dfinity.org/install.sh)"

Check that the installation went smoothly by looking for clean output from the following command:

    dfx --version

If after trying to run `dfx --version` you encounter an error such as `dfx: command not found`, you might need to add `$HOME/bin` to your path. Here's an example of doing this in your `.bashrc`:

    echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin"' >> "$HOME/.bashrc"