# Contrib-node version management and process restarting

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contrib-node-version-management-and-process-restarting/17266>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [29 October 2019 08:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contrib-node-version-management-and-process-restarting/17266 "2019-10-29T08:08:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [29 October 2019 09:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contrib-node-version-management-and-process-restarting/17266/4 "2019-10-29T09:37:10Z")

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> Oh, and a “restart Node-RED” button? Sometimes I don’t have SSH handily available.

When node-red stops, it cannot start itself

I see that someone was able to use an [exec node with `node-red-restart`](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-node-red-via-dashboard/15330) (i thought you needed sudo for this but ok, perhaps you could try it)

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