# Debug main.js of node-red-dashboard in vscode: vendor folder in src is missing

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**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard\
**Created:** [24 April 2023 15:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-main-js-of-node-red-dashboard-in-vscode-vendor-folder-in-src-is-missing/77886 "2023-04-24T15:21:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [24 April 2023 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-main-js-of-node-red-dashboard-in-vscode-vendor-folder-in-src-is-missing/77886/2 "2023-04-24T16:20:46Z")

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Hi.

The way I do this is...

1. Install node-red
2. Clone dashboard locally
3. `npm i /path/to/dashboard`
4. run code in VSCode for debugging following [this thread](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-proper-debug-custom-node/9308/13)
  1. For server side code, add debug stop points
  2. For client side code, add `debugger` statements (or console.log statements) and look for them in the browsers console

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