How to setup Node.js using nvm on Ubuntu server

Install nvm and correct node version

sudo apt update
# install pre-requisite
sudo apt install curl build-essential -y
# install nvm
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
# load to current shell
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
source "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
# ensure below lines exists in
sudo nano ~/.bashrc:
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"
# reload  ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# install specific node version
# Next.js recommends 24.13 LTS version for latest nextjs v16
nvm install 24.13