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DevKit

Node

DevKit installs Node 20, 22 and 24 from nodejs.org on the Runtimes screen. They’re used for dev-server sites, background processes and DevKit’s terminal commands.

Which version a site uses

Section titled “Which version a site uses”
  1. The version chosen for the site in its row on the Sites screen.
  2. Otherwise .nvmrc or .node-version in the project.
  3. Otherwise the default on the Runtimes screen.

A PHP site can use Node too: a Laravel site served by PHP 8.4 can run its Vite process with Node 22. The site’s Node version applies to its background processes.

Dev servers

Section titled “Dev servers”

Sites with a dev or start script in package.json are run with the package manager that matches the lockfile (pnpm, yarn, bun or npm). DevKit sets PORT and proxies https://<name>.test to it, including WebSockets for hot reload. To use a different command:

Terminal window
devkit run storefront "npm run dev -- --port $PORT"