# After configure Node, Node-Red crashed

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** home-assistant\
**Created:** [13 December 2023 13:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673 "2023-12-13T13:05:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![selfmade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/selfmade/32/79581_2.png) [@selfmade](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/selfmade)\
**Post date:** [13 December 2023 13:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673/1 "2023-12-13T13:05:37Z")

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Hello,

sorry, i'm not sure if that question right her.

I installed Node-Red under HomeAsssistant.  
Recently I imported this node [node-red-miele (node) - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/node/@alainx277/node-red-miele)

After I made the settings, Node-Red crashed a short time later.  
Since NR won't start now, I tried to reinstall an earlier version but that doesn't work either

```auto
Error loading settings file: /etc/node-red/config.js
[14:04:59] INFO: Service Node-RED exited with code 0 (by signal 0)
[14:05:01] INFO: Starting Node-RED...

> start
> node $NODE_OPTIONS node_modules/node-red/red.js --settings /etc/node-red/config.js

Error loading settings file: /etc/node-red/config.js
[14:05:09] INFO: Service Node-RED exited with code 0 (by signal 0)
[14:05:11] INFO: Starting Node-RED...

> start
> node $NODE_OPTIONS node_modules/node-red/red.js --settings /etc/node-red/config.js

```

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [13 December 2023 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673/2 "2023-12-13T13:25:03Z")

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If the problem is related to HA we find it difficult to help.

> [@selfmade](#):
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> After I made the settings,

What settings?

> [@selfmade](#):
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> `Error loading settings file: /etc/node-red/config.js`

What is in that file?

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**Author:** ![selfmade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/selfmade/32/79581_2.png) [@selfmade](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/selfmade)\
**Post date:** [13 December 2023 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673/3 "2023-12-13T16:40:55Z")

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> [@Colin](#):
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> What is in that file?

i not find that file.  
My System is a Raspberry pi , HOS System, Node-Red is there ass Add-on instaled.

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [13 December 2023 16:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673/4 "2023-12-13T16:47:16Z")

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> [@selfmade](#):
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> `node_modules/node-red/red.js --settings /etc/node-red/config.js`

Node RED does not use a path of `/etc/node-red/config.js`, unless a 3rd party system has changed the defaults

In this instance:  
Node RED has been instructed to use the settings file of : `/etc/node-red/config.js` - which does not exist

You will need to Address that with HA, given this install was with HA, as mentioned by @colin

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**Author:** ![selfmade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/selfmade/32/79581_2.png) [@selfmade](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/selfmade)\
**Post date:** [13 December 2023 16:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673/5 "2023-12-13T16:51:08Z")

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> [@marcus-j-davies](#):
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> Node RED does not use a path of `/etc/node-red/config.js`, unless a 3rd party system has changed the defaults

exactly that i think so... now... because after import this miele-flow adn after i configure my miele-account-datas there, a few minutes later my node-red crash totaly... no restore, nothing helps more

i think you have right.. this import-node-red-miele-flow change maybe somethings...

yes thats right... i understood now ... ok i ask in HASS-community

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [13 December 2023 16:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673/6 "2023-12-13T16:55:16Z")

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I have checked the source code of that module - and it doesn't make any changes to the core of Node RED (and it **Should not** if it ever did)

This is very likely a problem with the HA add-on itself 🤷‍♂️

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 February 2024 16:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/after-configure-node-node-red-crashed/83673/7 "2024-02-11T16:55:54Z")

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