Node.js 14

The Ionic version used in this project requires Node.js 14, because it has a dependency on a version node-sass that doesn't work on Node.js 16 (latest LTS).

Node.js 14 is still supported until 2023.

You can download Node.js from the following URL:

https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v14.x/

Installation on MacOS

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules
sudo tar vzxf node-v14.18.2-darwin-x64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/ --strip-components 1

(note: the version number of the latest version of Node.js may have changed, update the command line accordingly)

Installation on MacOS via MacPorts

MacPorts provides aarch64 binaries for NodeJS.

sudo port install nodejs14 npm6