# Custom node installed but not showing in palette or list of installed modules

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-installed-but-not-showing-in-palette-or-list-of-installed-modules/46300
**Category:** Developing Nodes
**Created:** [26 May 2021 18:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-installed-but-not-showing-in-palette-or-list-of-installed-modules/46300 "2021-05-26T18:58:24Z")
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### Author: ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [27 May 2021 12:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-installed-but-not-showing-in-palette-or-list-of-installed-modules/46300/8 "2021-05-27T12:57:56Z")

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> [@mvandenabeele](#):
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> But is it not strange that the same files do work in my development environment?

Yes, that is strange. But it will depend how you have got your dev environment setup and how/where the node has been installed in it.

If the nodes are under `~/.node-red/nodes` then node-red will be loading them as 'local' nodes by scanning that directory for any `.js` and `.html` file pairs.

When installed properly under `~/.node-red/node_modules/...` then Node-RED relies on the package.json to tell it what files it needs to load.

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