Install Eleventy Globally Jump to heading
WARNING:
Installing globally is a quick way to get started but it is preferred to use
package.json installation instead. package.json installation will avoid versioning issues if you come back to this project later or decide to use Eleventy on multiple projects.
If you’re planning on deploying your site using a service like Netlify (running a build a deployment server), you must use package.json installation and not global installation.
Don’t include ~ $ when you run these commands.
npm install -g @11ty/eleventyThe above adds an eleventy command that you can use in any directory.
eleventy --version
2.0.0Alternatively, it’s worthwhile to note that installation (global or local) is not required at all to run Eleventy, but suffers the same long-term versioning problems noted above. With that in mind, you can use npx to run Eleventy directly (included with npm):
npx @11ty/eleventy