Installation - Next-Lovable

System Requirements

Version 18.x or higher

npm, yarn, or pnpm

Install next-lovable globally to use it from anywhere:

npm install -g next-lovable@0.0.6

yarn global add next-lovable@0.0.6

pnpm add -g next-lovable@0.0.6

Global installation allows you to run next-lovable from any directory on your system.

Check if next-lovable is installed correctly:

next-lovable --version

You should see version 0.0.6 displayed.

To update to the latest version with more features:

npm update -g next-lovable

yarn global upgrade next-lovable

pnpm update -g next-lovable

Recommended: Consider upgrading to version 0.0.7+ which offers free single file conversions without authentication requirements.

Permission Denied Error

If you get permission errors on macOS/Linux, try:

sudo npm install -g next-lovable@0.0.6

Or better yet, configure npm to use a different directory:

mkdir ~/.npm-global
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
echo 'export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Command Not Found

If next-lovable command is not found after installation:

Restart your terminal
Check if the npm global bin directory is in your PATH:
npm config get prefix echo $PATH
Add npm global bin to your PATH if missing

Authentication Issues

If you cannot authenticate:

Learn the basics with a simple example

Learn about project migration