# Export and import a flow with all nodes inside
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-and-import-a-flow-with-all-nodes-inside/74249
**Category:** General
**Created:** [27 January 2023 09:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-and-import-a-flow-with-all-nodes-inside/74249 "2023-01-27T09:43:01Z")
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### Author:  [@Geppy57](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Geppy57)
#### Post date: [27 January 2023 09:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-and-import-a-flow-with-all-nodes-inside/74249/1 "2023-01-27T09:43:01Z")
Hi all.
I have a lot of IOT devices that needs an upgrade by installs new flows inside NR.
When I try to import these new flows, some nodes appears not complete because the relative node is not installed on the palette.
If the machine can be connect to the internet, I can upgrade palette with the node, if I don't have any connection to the internet, this operation is not possible.
There is a way to "pack" into the same export file both flows and palette nodes or a way to place a file into the IOT disk in order to install the new nodes from local?
Best regards
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [27 January 2023 10:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-and-import-a-flow-with-all-nodes-inside/74249/2 "2023-01-27T10:02:58Z")
> [@Geppy57](#):
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> There is a way to "pack" into the same export file both flows and palette nodes
No.
> [@Geppy57](#):
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> or a way to place a file into the IOT disk in order to install the new nodes from local
Yes.
1. download the required module tgz files
2. Use the upload module button
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### Author:  [@Geppy57](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Geppy57)
#### Post date: [27 January 2023 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-and-import-a-flow-with-all-nodes-inside/74249/3 "2023-01-27T11:02:05Z")
Hello.
First of all, thanks for your answer.
The first half of your suggestion is OK, but I see that inside the IOT I 've installed NODE-RED 1.0.3.
This version do not have the button 3, that appears e.g. on 1.3.5 version that I have installed on my PC.
There is a similar way to upgrade NODE-RED itself?
BR
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [27 January 2023 13:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-and-import-a-flow-with-all-nodes-inside/74249/4 "2023-01-27T13:12:19Z")
> [@Geppy57](#):
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> There is a similar way to upgrade NODE-RED itself?
Node-RED is a node.js app, upgrades can be done through `npm` as with any other similar app. But note the node.js requirements for the latest versions. When upgrading, you need to be on a supported LTS version of node.js (sensible to keep on those anyway). After upgrading node.js, if you have any nodes that have binary/c++ components (typically hardware related), you will probably want to do an `npm rebuild` in your userDir folder.
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### Author:  [@Geppy57](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Geppy57)
#### Post date: [1 February 2023 11:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-and-import-a-flow-with-all-nodes-inside/74249/5 "2023-02-01T11:16:37Z")
Thanks all for help.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [15 February 2023 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-and-import-a-flow-with-all-nodes-inside/74249/6 "2023-02-15T11:17:31Z")
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