# Difference between Start and Restart Flows in Deploy dropdown

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-start-and-restart-flows-in-deploy-dropdown/70121>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [5 November 2022 14:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-start-and-restart-flows-in-deploy-dropdown/70121 "2022-11-05T14:05:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [5 November 2022 14:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-start-and-restart-flows-in-deploy-dropdown/70121/1 "2022-11-05T14:05:13Z")

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Having enabled runtimeState in settings.js

```auto
    runtimeState: {
        /** enable or disable flows/state endpoint. Must be set to `false` to disable */
        enabled: true,
        /** show or hide runtime stop/start options in the node-red editor. Must be set to `false` to hide */
        ui: true,
    },

```

I see Stop Flows in the Deploy dropdown. When I click Stop the Stop entry changes to Start. Is there any difference between Start and Restart Flows in this situation? I had not expected Start to retrigger inject buttons configured to trigger on startup, but they do.

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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:** [5 November 2022 16:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-start-and-restart-flows-in-deploy-dropdown/70121/2 "2022-11-05T16:42:15Z")

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The point of it is less about a restart and more about being able to have flows in a stopped state while you fix up or adjust (avoid flows "doing things" while you work)

As for what happens under the hood, start and restart I'm not 100% sure if there is a difference (I forget lol)

I think restart might reload flow file but start doesn't.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [5 November 2022 16:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-start-and-restart-flows-in-deploy-dropdown/70121/3 "2022-11-05T16:44:08Z")

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OK, understood. So from the Stopped condition, Restart and Start are actually identical.

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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:** [5 November 2022 16:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-start-and-restart-flows-in-deploy-dropdown/70121/4 "2022-11-05T16:44:46Z")

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Just edited prev post as you posted Colin ☝

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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:** [4 January 2023 16:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-start-and-restart-flows-in-deploy-dropdown/70121/5 "2023-01-04T16:45:05Z")

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