# npm > Node package manager, to manage Node.js projects and install module dependencies. - Create a new project in the current folder `npm init` - Download all dependencies referenced in package.json `npm install` - Download a given dependency, and add it to the package.json `npm install {{module_name}}@{{version}} --save` - Set the version of the current project `npm version {{1.2.3}}` - Publish the current project `npm publish`