# NVM only available to root user

**Project:** Bugs | **Board:** Live | **Votes:** 9
**Tags:** {"en": "high"}
**URL:** https://roadmap.ploi.io/projects/7-bugs/items/632-nvm-only-available-to-root-user

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When installing Node Version Manager (NVM) through the Ploi panel it is only available to the root user. This should be available to all users including `ploi`.

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## Comments

**Crowleks** (2023-05-09T10:03:11+00:00):
[@Nathangeerinck](/user/Nathangeerinck) btw when I tried to delete nvm from Manage page it showed me notification about success but I still can see /root/.nvm folder and nvm still works well for root user. So looks like deletion not working too. 

**Denis Yilmaz** (2025-11-11T13:17:30+00:00):
any update on this?

**Dennis** (2026-01-28T07:40:39+00:00):
We issued a fix for this, uninstalling and installing should fix it now. 

In your deploy script:

```sh
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" 
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"

nvm --version
nvm install 18
nvm use 18
node --version
```