How to Set the Default Node Version Using nvm

For those who don't know yet, nvm is an excellent utility for when we want to switch Node versions quickly without having to uninstall the current one and install the desired one.

For a long time I used the command:

nvm use <DESIRED_VERSION>

To switch the Node version to a newer one, until a few days ago I discovered how to change the nvm default version in a very simple way.

Just use the following command changing the <DESIRED_VERSION> part to the version you want to keep as default, for example 16.5.0:

nvm alias default <DESIRED_VERSION>

And that's it, now you'll always be using this nvm version at any time or in any terminal you open 😁.