The rtx tool can be used to update the default version of Node.js and npm.

Use Node.js 20x

rtx use --global node@20

Use Node.js 18x

rtx use --global node@18

Use Node.js 17

rtx use --global node@17

Persist version forever

If you want to set Node.js version forever, please use please create .rtx.toml file in your home directory with the following content:

[tools]
node = ['20']

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