# Cannot reach editor page or dashboard after installing flow **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [5 July 2022 14:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724 "2022-07-05T14:41:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@shel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shel)\ **Post date:** [5 July 2022 14:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/1 "2022-07-05T14:41:11Z")
Bought a new pi and installed the latest image, updated the OS, installed node red and opened the editor page. No problems. Created a simple flow and hit deploy. Now the fun starts. After the deploy I cannot access the editor page again or the dashboard page. I am working directly on the pi so it cannot be a network issue, at least I don't think so. Uninstalled node red, deleted the directory, re installed node red. I can now open the editor page. Create another flow, deploy, can no longer access the editor page. Not sure where to go from here Pi 4 latest Pi OS image node red 2.2.2 and I install the --node16 command ---
**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:** [5 July 2022 15:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/2 "2022-07-05T15:15:45Z")
If you stop node-red using `node-red-stop` and then start using `node-red --safe` it should start node red without starting the flows. Can you now access the editor? If so then that suggests something in your flow is hanging node-red. If you still can't access the editor then post the full console output you get from the node-red command. ---
**Author:** ![shel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@shel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shel)\ **Post date:** [5 July 2022 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/3 "2022-07-05T16:24:24Z")
no effect, cannot reach editor ![2022](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/5/952c6e82ab154db507055af1c2ce815cc089b24f.jpeg) ---
**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:** [5 July 2022 16:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/4 "2022-07-05T16:39:17Z")
Show us the output from the first command I suggested `node-red-stop` If possible copy/paste, not screen shot. ---
**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\ **Post date:** [5 July 2022 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/5 "2022-07-05T16:40:52Z")
Address already in use suggests that you already have Node-red running and are trying to start a second copy. Try **sudo systemctl stop nodered** then just **node-red** (it will not immeditely return to the dollar prompt) Can you load the editor now? Create a flow, deploy. Are there any errors shown on the terminal? Has it gone back to the dollar prompt? ---
**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:** [5 July 2022 16:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/6 "2022-07-05T16:44:56Z")
> [@jbudd](#): > > sudo systemctl stop nodered That is what `node-red-stop` does. ---
**Author:** ![shel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@shel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shel)\ **Post date:** [5 July 2022 16:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/7 "2022-07-05T16:56:43Z")
did the sudo systemctl stop nodered and node-red and then safe and can access the editor, disabled all flows and am now trying to sort out which is the offending flow, thanks to both of you @jbudd and @Colin for the help ---
**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:** [5 July 2022 16:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/8 "2022-07-05T16:58:22Z")
Perhaps the first time you ran `node-red stop` Or something similar instead of `node-red-stop` ---
**Author:** ![shel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@shel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shel)\ **Post date:** [5 July 2022 17:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/9 "2022-07-05T17:00:57Z")
entirely possible, keyboard has been pounded on relentlessly over this problem and surprised it still works [EDIT] by the time I come to the forum it's usually life or death. My wife says she'll kill me if I don't get this fixed and get a better attitude. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [19 July 2022 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-reach-editor-page-or-dashboard-after-installing-flow/64724/10 "2022-07-19T17:01:03Z")
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