Volta

Configuration Commands

Set up Volta defaults, configure shell integration, and manage tool locations.

9 commands

Pro Tips

Run volta setup after installation to configure your shell

Commands

Setup shell

$ volta setup

Configure shell for Volta.

Bash completions

$ volta completions bash

Generate bash shell completions.

Fetch tool

$ volta fetch node@20

Download tool without installing.

Zsh completions

$ volta completions zsh

Generate zsh shell completions.

Fish completions

$ volta completions fish

Generate fish shell completions.

PowerShell completions

$ volta completions powershell

Generate PowerShell completions.

Set VOLTA_HOME

$ export VOLTA_HOME=$HOME/.volta

Set custom Volta home directory.

Enable pnpm support

$ export VOLTA_FEATURE_PNPM=1

Enable experimental pnpm support.

Verbose output

$ volta --verbose install node@20

Run Volta command with verbose logging.