# Can't instal SQLite on node-red
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966
**Category:** General
**Created:** [19 December 2018 15:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966 "2018-12-19T15:19:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@PicoPi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PicoPi)
#### Post date: [19 December 2018 15:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/1 "2018-12-19T15:19:24Z")
My Node-red is working fine on my RPI2, but I can't install SQLite!
Here is what I do and what I get.
_pi@RPI2:~/.node-red $ sudo npm install node-red-node-sqlite_
_npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No repository field._
_npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No license field._
_+ node-red-node-sqlite@0.3.5_
_updated 1 package and audited 1017 packages in 40.703s_
_found 0 vulnerabilities_
_pi@RPI2:~/.node-red $_
I tried installing it from the node-red "manage pallet" tab.
No errors are returned.
Can anyone help me resolve this issue?
I've also upgraded to the latest versions of everything including n and npm;
sudo n latest
sudo npm install -g npm
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [19 December 2018 15:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/2 "2018-12-19T15:22:04Z")
Hi @PicoPi
You should not use `sudo` when installing modules in `~/.node-red` as it will muck up your file permissions.
The output you've shared shows a completely successful install of the sqlite module.
Have you restarted Node-RED?
Have you checked the Node-RED log on startup to see if there are any error messages related to the module?
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### Author:  [@PicoPi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PicoPi)
#### Post date: [19 December 2018 15:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/3 "2018-12-19T15:24:06Z")
Thanks for the quick rely.
I've rebooted the Pi a couple of times.
where can I check for the log file?
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### Author:  [@PicoPi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PicoPi)
#### Post date: [19 December 2018 15:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/4 "2018-12-19T15:25:34Z")
The reason I used sudo was that I got a bunch of permission errors
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [19 December 2018 15:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/5 "2018-12-19T15:47:58Z")
Which was telling you that you have a larger issue. You most likely need to save you flows, uninstall Node-RED (and possibly Node.JS), certainly remove all your global npm packages and rename your userDir folder (probably ~/.node-red).
Then carefully follow the installation instructions.
Only Node-RED itself needs to be installed globally in a standard installation. If you get errors when installing nodes from the palette, come back to us with the errors and we can help you sort it out.
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### Author:  [@PicoPi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PicoPi)
#### Post date: [19 December 2018 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/6 "2018-12-19T16:19:05Z")
It was working fine until I decided to install sqlite.
I don't have the knowledge to do all you suggested.
I have a backup of my SD card. I'll revert back to it.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [19 December 2018 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/7 "2018-12-19T19:47:06Z")
once reverted you should be able to do
```
cd ~/.node-red
npm i --unsafe-perm node-red-node-sqlite
```
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### Author:  [@machadotiago](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/machadotiago)
#### Post date: [20 December 2018 17:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/8 "2018-12-20T17:34:58Z")
Sorry for the late response.
This problem you are having is a very common issue.
Please check this answer: [Sqlite doesn t work after update](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-doesn-t-work-after-update/1830/12?u=machadotiago) about how to install the SQLite node on a Rpi
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### Author:  [@PicoPi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PicoPi)
#### Post date: [30 December 2018 04:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-instal-sqlite-on-node-red/5966/9 "2018-12-30T04:32:01Z")
Thanks for the reply.
I managed to install it from the command line. It does take a long time, but It showed up under "Storage" nodes after that.
Just to make sure and experiment a bit more, I then went back to a fresh install of Rasbian, and this time, installed it from inside Node-Red using "Manage Pallets".
It also worked but took a long time.
Thanks again for the heads up.
~A happy camper