# Disable Palette module and install it

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [10 February 2021 07:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725 "2021-02-10T07:04:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Syedabd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Syedabd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Syedabd)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2021 07:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/1 "2021-02-10T07:04:27Z")

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Can anyone help me out with the below question?  
How do I disable a specific module in the palette and Once after disabling it? Is there any way that I install it?  
For example : Please find attached a screenshot below

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/b/9bbd4ed83b88dd7db7593928aac2c012774605f3.png)

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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:** [10 February 2021 12:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/2 "2021-02-10T12:16:18Z")

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You can't disable a node you haven't installed. Why do you want to disable it?

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**Author:** ![Syedabd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Syedabd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Syedabd)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2021 12:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/3 "2021-02-10T12:44:38Z")

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Yes, I got your point, Colin.

But, the requirement is to customize the catalogues rather than loading the entire 3000+ catalogues and then disable any one of catalogue and try to figure out if there is the possibility to install it once it's disabled.

**For example; for a better explanation**  
I created catalogue.json (just 2-3 catalogues) file from 3000+ catalogues and running it locally and fetching it on click of manage palette, but I will have to disable it and find a way to install it once after disabled

PFA screenshot for reference

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/4/84e977e7d2087d2986505e0dac68c3f3f1971505.png)

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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:** [10 February 2021 13:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/4 "2021-02-10T13:24:13Z")

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OK, the palette usually means (to me anyway) the set of installed nodes.  
What you are asking for, I think, is to have a reduced set available for install, but still have a way of installing the hidden ones. Is that right?

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**Author:** ![Syedabd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Syedabd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Syedabd)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2021 14:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/5 "2021-02-10T14:01:09Z")

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**Exactly, You are right Colin** about How to install hidden nodes once after customizing and hiding the other nodes from the JSON file

Hoping for your reply soon  
Thank you Colin

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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:** [10 February 2021 17:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/6 "2021-02-10T17:06:11Z")

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Sorry, outside my knowledge base I am afraid.

Though presumably you could still install them from the command line using npm.

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**Author:** ![Syedabd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Syedabd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Syedabd)\
**Post date:** [11 February 2021 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/7 "2021-02-11T07:23:04Z")

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**How can we run multiple node-red applications in the same machine/system**?

**For example**  
In other words, Can we able to run on different ports  
The application running in **[http://127.0.0.1:1880/](http://127.0.0.1:1880/)** and the other in **[http://127.0.0.1:1881/](http://127.0.0.1:1881/)**

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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:** [11 February 2021 07:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/8 "2021-02-11T07:36:44Z")

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> [@Syedabd](#):
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> How can we run multiple node-red applications in the same machine/system

That can be done, if you search the forum I am sure you will find some good hits. Since this is nothing to do with the subject of this thread please start a new one if you need more help.

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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:** [12 April 2021 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-palette-module-and-install-it/40725/9 "2021-04-12T07:37:38Z")

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