# Dashboard doesn't load anymore
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-doesnt-load-anymore/64151
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [20 June 2022 06:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-doesnt-load-anymore/64151 "2022-06-20T06:54:43Z")
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### Author:  [@thelwyn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thelwyn)
#### Post date: [20 June 2022 06:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-doesnt-load-anymore/64151/1 "2022-06-20T06:54:43Z")
My dashboard now just shows me the default welcome screen asking me to deploy nodes (" Welcome to the Node-RED Dashboard
Please add some UI nodes to your flow and redeploy.") , but it was working still few days ago and has worked for months without any maintenance. Node-red is starting without error and I can access the interface, it's just the dashboard that doesn't work.
From the log it says the dashboard is started at /ui
```auto
Welcome to Node-RED
===================
20 Jun 07:43:24 - [info] Node-RED version: v2.1.4
20 Jun 07:43:24 - [info] Node.js version: v12.22.5
20 Jun 07:43:24 - [info] Linux 5.10.63-v7l+ arm LE
20 Jun 07:43:25 - [info] Loading palette nodes
20 Jun 07:43:27 - [info] Dashboard version 3.1.7 started at /ui
20 Jun 07:43:27 - [info] Settings file : /root/.node-red/settings.js
20 Jun 07:43:27 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
20 Jun 07:43:27 - [info] User directory : /root/.node-red
20 Jun 07:43:27 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
20 Jun 07:43:27 - [info] Flows file : /root/.node-red/flows.json
20 Jun 07:43:27 - [warn]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Your flow credentials file is encrypted using a system-generated key.
If the system-generated key is lost for any reason, your credentials
file will not be recoverable, you will have to delete it and re-enter
your credentials.
You should set your own key using the 'credentialSecret' option in
your settings file. Node-RED will then re-encrypt your credentials
file using your chosen key the next time you deploy a change.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
20 Jun 07:43:28 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
20 Jun 07:43:28 - [info] Starting flows
20 Jun 07:43:28 - [info] Started flows
20 Jun 07:43:28 - [info] [sqlitedb:1d491e80d6a313cc] opened /home/pi/Nodered/wujiang.db ok
20 Jun 07:43:28 - [info] [mqtt-broker:74ef89ff207982b8] Connected to broker: mqtt://localhost:1883
```
What else should I look at?
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [20 June 2022 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-doesnt-load-anymore/64151/2 "2022-06-20T08:24:53Z")
That shows you are running as root user. Is that correct ? I would expect you to be running as user pi.
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### Author:  [@thelwyn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thelwyn)
#### Post date: [22 June 2022 02:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-doesnt-load-anymore/64151/3 "2022-06-22T02:22:35Z")
Hello,
Thanks for the fast reply. Yes it seems it is ran as root... and I don't remember why. I made this installation as a test and it was working so good that it became a full prototype and soon production 😃
Might have to do with the fact that I'm located in China and I couldn't do the recommended install at the time that retrieve content from Github thus I went another way.
Anyway, today I'm back to work, and it just loads totally fine... I don't really like the problem that solve by themselves without any idea where the trouble came from but it's not a critical system for me so I'll be happy with it this time.
Topic closed... for now.
Have a good day!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [6 July 2022 02:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-doesnt-load-anymore/64151/4 "2022-07-06T02:23:11Z")
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