Hi, I am trying to create a node in DietPi. To install the node I need to run npm install in ~/.node-red. But, I can't see such a folder. How should I proceed? Thanks.

[image] hkayan: So I should run npm install in /mnt/dietpi_userdata/node-red ? Yes - that is your user directory where your settings file lives and where you install nodes.

The DietPi setup is a bit different to the normal setup we provide - I can't remember the specifics of where it puts the user directory. When Node-RED starts it logs the full path to the user directory it is using - see what it says.

Here is the log. 19 Oct 10:25:32 - [info] Settings file : /mnt/dietpi_userdata/node-red/settings.js 19 Oct 10:25:32 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory] 19 Oct 10:25:32 - [info] User directory : /mnt/dietpi_userdata/node-red 19 Oct 10:25:32 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.p…

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knolleary 19 October 2021 09:56 4

Yes - that is your user directory where your settings file lives and where you install nodes.

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