# Alternate-node-red-installer

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternate-node-red-installer/81172>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [10 September 2023 08:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternate-node-red-installer/81172 "2023-09-10T08:35:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2023 10:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alternate-node-red-installer/81172/9 "2023-09-10T10:02:57Z")

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> [@Manuel\_o](#):
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> So i can use bash \<(curl -sL [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)) to create node red as my main instance.

Not quite. This installs the core of node-red. You dont have any instances until you start node-red.

> [@Manuel\_o](#):
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> than (in there) i can copy the settings.js, name it for example settings1881.js.

This is NOT necessary.

> [@Manuel\_o](#):
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> Can you help me here a bit more please. I guess u changed uiPort: process.env.PORT || 1880, to uiPort: process.env.PORT || 1881 (for emxample).

No, dont do that.

See this: [Node red multiple instances - #7 by Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-multiple-instances/9787/7)

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