# Copy Node-red installation

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-node-red-installation/53753>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [15 November 2021 07:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-node-red-installation/53753 "2021-11-15T07:57:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![PiMo131](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/pimo131/32/34978_2.png) [@PiMo131](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PiMo131)\
**Post date:** [15 November 2021 07:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-node-red-installation/53753/1 "2021-11-15T07:57:55Z")

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Hi,

We are using Node-red al lot and most of the basic flows are the same. As will be admin passwords, security settings and \_settings file settings.

Is there an easy way to copy a whole Node-Red installation from 1 (windows) device to another one?  
I now about electron-node-red, but for some reason I keep getting build issues. Which I can't seem to wrap my head around.

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**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:** [15 November 2021 08:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-node-red-installation/53753/2 "2021-11-15T08:17:30Z")

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Install node red on the new system, then copy the whole of the .node-red folder across except the node\_modules folder. Go into that folder and run  
`npm install`  
Then start node red and watch the console output. It will tell you which flows file it is looking for. If it is looking for the wrong one then either rename the file, and the associated cred file, or change settings.js to point to that file.

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**Author:** ![PiMo131](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/pimo131/32/34978_2.png) [@PiMo131](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PiMo131)\
**Post date:** [17 November 2021 22:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-node-red-installation/53753/3 "2021-11-17T22:42:29Z")

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That was easier then expected 😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [16 January 2022 22:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-node-red-installation/53753/4 "2022-01-16T22:43:24Z")

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