Ionic 1.x and 2.x in the same machine

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Is it possible to run in the same machine projects with ionic 1 and 2?

I have an OS (Mac OS) with Ionic 1 set up (Cordova 5.1.1, Ionic 1.2.4, Ionic CLI 1.7.14) and I want to run projects with Ionic 2. If I update Ionic (and CLI) globally to 2.x, will the 1.x still works?

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I’m using ionic 1 and 2 in different projects on Windows. I think Ionic fully supports 1 and 2. this is also on their page about installing ionic 2

Worried about your V1 Ionic projects? Don’t worry! The beta release has all the functionality to work with both V1 projects and V2 projects.

http://ionicframework.com/docs/v2/getting-started/installation/

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Thanks!
I set up 2 environments with Ionic 1 and 2 projects, everything is ok.

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I understand that the Ionic 2 beta release ALSO support Ionic 1 but are there any indications as to how long Ionic 2 will also allow Ionic 1 Apps to be developed for?

I ask as there may be a situation where a few years down the line I need to update some existing Ionic 1 Apps (which I might not be able to convert to Ionic 2 codebase due to client budgets or lack of).

Will this be possible?

How long will Ionic 1 be supported/available for?

When does its lifetime run out so to speak?

I appreciate any answers that anyone may have with regards to the above.

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You can use nvm to maintain the Different Node Instances.
see link: https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows

I am currently using nvm to manage Ionic V1 and V3 Projects.

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Does Ionic v1 really need a different Ionic CLI version? Ionic CLI works with v1 projects just fine.

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Hmm, True. But sometimes Developers tend to work on Different Node Setups for Working on Legacy Projects. For those use-cases, i think we will need nvm for working with Different Ionic Projects.
Correct me if i am Wrong!

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Nope, I am suggesting everybody use nvm or nvm-windows - it’s great. But not necessarily for the reason to have several different Ionic CLI - but to have different npm, node, cordova if necessary. Working with the newest Ionic CLI is always a good idea if your project is compatible - and almost all are (v2 betas excluded).

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Yes i agree with you, i should have been more specific. Thanks.

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