# Deconz zigbee install problems

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deconz-zigbee-install-problems/29191>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [29 June 2020 21:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deconz-zigbee-install-problems/29191 "2020-06-29T21:05:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![michaelkpierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@michaelkpierce](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/michaelkpierce)\
**Post date:** [29 June 2020 21:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deconz-zigbee-install-problems/29191/1 "2020-06-29T21:05:23Z")

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I am able to get Node-Red to recognize the module, but it is only when the deCONZ application is running and it identifies it as Configuration tool 1 and does not identify any of the devices.

I am running on a Raspberry Pi 4. I have installed the deCONZ application which appears to be working. I have also installed the deCONZ NPM package.

What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be much appreciated.  
Regards  
Michael

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**Author:** ![afelix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/afelix/32/9743_2.png) [@afelix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/afelix)\
**Post date:** [30 June 2020 07:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deconz-zigbee-install-problems/29191/2 "2020-06-30T07:57:19Z")

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Hi Michael, welcome to the forums. Can you explain how you've set up Deconz within Node-RED? I'm running a conbee II from a pi 3, with deCONZ in docker on the same device. Next, I use the [node-red-contrib-deconz](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-deconz) node to connect to that deCONZ server. Can you show a list of your devices (screenshot works fine) as they are set up in the deconz application? I'm quite curious to see what's going on here 🙂

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**Author:** ![michaelkpierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@michaelkpierce](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/michaelkpierce)\
**Post date:** [30 June 2020 15:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deconz-zigbee-install-problems/29191/3 "2020-06-30T15:50:34Z")

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HI,  
Thanks for the response.

I have eventually been able to get it to work. The first thing I did not realize is that I had to use the deCONZ tool to add the devices. Once I added the devices through the tool, I was able to see them and program them in NODE-RED.

The other thing that surprised and confused me is that I need to have the deCONZ tool running in the Raspberry pi for NODE-RED to see the gateway. Is this the case or is there some other driver that I can load to make it work without the deCONZ application running.

Regards  
Michael

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**Author:** ![afelix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/afelix/32/9743_2.png) [@afelix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/afelix)\
**Post date:** [30 June 2020 17:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deconz-zigbee-install-problems/29191/4 "2020-06-30T17:49:56Z")

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The deCONZ nodes do nothing but communicate with the deCONZ application. See those nodes as a communication wrapper on top of the application, to allow you to use it from Node-RED. So, for that communication to work, the application needs to run, otherwise it has nothing to communicate with.

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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:** [29 August 2020 17:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deconz-zigbee-install-problems/29191/5 "2020-08-29T17:49:59Z")

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