Changing the System-Wide Default Node.js Version on CloudLinux

Issue

How to change the default Node.js version from 10 to the latest version (22).

Environment

• NodeJS

Solution

To update the system-wide default Node.js version, you should run:

dnf module reset nodejs -y
dnf module enable nodejs:22 -y
yum update nodejs

After updating, to ensure the changes are applied within CageFS for all users, execute:

cagefsctl --force-update

Useful links

• Install Node.js on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Red Hat Developer