# Disable default node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-default-node/98378>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [30 July 2025 06:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-default-node/98378 "2025-07-30T06:40:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![czzhao95](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/czzhao95/32/102169_2.png) [@czzhao95](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/czzhao95)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2025 06:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-default-node/98378/1 "2025-07-30T06:40:43Z")

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I want to disable some of the default nodes, such as `exec`, so they don't appear in the node palette on the left. How can I do that?

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**Author:** ![czzhao95](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/czzhao95/32/102169_2.png) [@czzhao95](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/czzhao95)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2025 06:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-default-node/98378/2 "2025-07-30T06:46:52Z")

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i fixed it

> [@Select which nodes to show in interface](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/select-which-nodes-to-show-in-interface/2509):
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> Hello, Is there a way to select which nodes to be shown in the UI for the user to work with? I tried to remove some of the files associated with the installation of node-red but it did not work. I was wondering if it can be done for example using settings.js. Thank you in advance!

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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:** [13 August 2025 06:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-default-node/98378/3 "2025-08-13T06:47:00Z")

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