# Can not start node-red

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-start-node-red/9531>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [28 March 2019 07:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-start-node-red/9531 "2019-03-28T07:55:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chirag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@chirag](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chirag)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2019 07:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-start-node-red/9531/1 "2019-03-28T07:55:57Z")

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i have installed node.js as per instruction given on website but can not start node-red.

and showing below mention error.

Your environment has been set up for using Node.js 10.15.3 (ia32) and npm.

C:\Users\Admin\>node -v  
v10.15.3

C:\Users\Admin\>npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red  
npm ERR! code ETIMEDOUT  
npm ERR! errno ETIMEDOUT  
npm ERR! network request to [https://registry.npmjs.org/node-red](https://registry.npmjs.org/node-red) failed, reason:  
connect ETIMEDOUT 104.16.20.35:443  
npm ERR! network This is a problem related to network connectivity.  
npm ERR! network In most cases you are behind a proxy or have bad network settin  
gs.  
npm ERR! network  
npm ERR! network If you are behind a proxy, please make sure that the  
npm ERR! network 'proxy' config is set properly. See: 'npm help config'

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:  
npm ERR! C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2019-03-28T07\_42\_16\_  
286Z-debug.log

C:\Users\Admin\>npm install ../chirag  
npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL  
npm ERR! Could not install from "..\chirag" as it does not contain a package.jso  
n file.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:  
npm ERR! C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2019-03-28T07\_44\_41\_  
188Z-debug.log

help for resolve the same

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2019 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-start-node-red/9531/2 "2019-03-28T08:26:50Z")

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You haven’t installed node-red yet due to this error

> [@chirag](#):
>
> This is a problem related to network connectivity.

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**Author:** ![chirag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@chirag](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chirag)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2019 10:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-start-node-red/9531/3 "2019-03-28T10:43:55Z")

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with wifi connection the problem was solved out.  
thank you