# Error on opening node-red on cmd
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-on-opening-node-red-on-cmd/73394
**Category:** General
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard
**Created:** [9 January 2023 07:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-on-opening-node-red-on-cmd/73394 "2023-01-09T07:04:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Vaibhavi27](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vaibhavi27)
#### Post date: [9 January 2023 07:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-on-opening-node-red-on-cmd/73394/1 "2023-01-09T07:04:35Z")
Hello,
Initially I was using node-red which work absolutely smooth. But since I have downloaded a pallate which has blocked me to go to node-red page. As I enter node-red command it gives me an local host address.
> > Error: connect ETIMEDOUT 192.168.1.10:9990
> > at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (node:net:1284:16)
Which closes the node-red automatically.
I just want to get rid of this and make some flows.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [9 January 2023 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-on-opening-node-red-on-cmd/73394/2 "2023-01-09T07:37:47Z")
You can start node red in safe mode, which does not start the flows, using the command
`node-red --safe`
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### Author:  [@Vaibhavi27](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vaibhavi27)
#### Post date: [9 January 2023 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-on-opening-node-red-on-cmd/73394/3 "2023-01-09T08:50:45Z")
Thanks alot!!
This worked but will I have to do this every time I have to use node-red??
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [9 January 2023 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-on-opening-node-red-on-cmd/73394/4 "2023-01-09T08:57:50Z")
Starting Node-red in safe mode gives you an opportunity to fix whatever you downloaded.
You don't want to start in safe mode every time, and (I think) that it exits safe mode when you deploy.
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### Author:  [@Vaibhavi27](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vaibhavi27)
#### Post date: [10 January 2023 05:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-on-opening-node-red-on-cmd/73394/5 "2023-01-10T05:23:20Z")
As suggested I have removed unwanted nodes and my flows are working fine now!!
It was a great help !!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [24 January 2023 05:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-on-opening-node-red-on-cmd/73394/6 "2023-01-24T05:23:42Z")
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