install fails for every version with "not found on server/mirror" despite the file existing
Author: sagebemeCreated Sep 12, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026
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Description
nvm install <version> fails for every version I've tried, always after a
consistent ~30s delay, with:
FAILED v<version>: Node.js v<version> not found on server/mirrorThis is not actually true -- the files exist and download fine directly:
curl -sI https://nodejs.org/dist/v24.20.0/node-v24.20.0-win-x64.zip
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/zipSteps to reproduce
- Fresh install of nvm-windows v2.0.0 (
nvm-2.0.0-amd64-setup.exe) nvm install 24.20.0(or any other version)- Wait ~30s
- Fails with "not found on server/mirror"
Versions tried (all fail identically)
24.21.0(latest at time of testing)24.20.022.17.1-- notably, this is the exact version already running natively on this machine via a separate global Node install, so it's definitely a real, existing release
Environment
nvm --version: 2.0.0nvm config:node_mirroris the defaulthttps://nodejs.org/dist- Tried from both PowerShell and Git Bash/MinGW -- same failure in both,
so it doesn't appear to be shell-specific (despite
nvm envflagging Git Bash as "Unsupported") - Windows 11 24H2 (10.0.26100)
nvm doctornot yet run -- happy to attach output if useful
Expected
nvm install should succeed for versions that are genuinely published on
nodejs.org, since the exact same URLs are reachable via a plain HTTP
client.
Source: coreybutler/nvm-windows