# Failed to launch the browser process
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-launch-the-browser-process/73453
**Category:** General
**Tags:** home-assistant, node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link
**Created:** [10 January 2023 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-launch-the-browser-process/73453 "2023-01-10T10:59:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@grotesmurf10](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/grotesmurf10)
#### Post date: [10 January 2023 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-launch-the-browser-process/73453/1 "2023-01-10T10:59:18Z")
after installing "node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link" node red won't start anymore. Can anybody help me with this problem? i can't disable the node on the normal way because NR won't start.
this is the log:
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## Add-on version: 14.0.1 You are running the latest version of this add-on. System: Home Assistant OS 9.4 (amd64 / qemux86-64) Home Assistant Core: 2023.1.2 Home Assistant Supervisor: 2022.12.1
## Please, share the above information when looking for help or support in, e.g., GitHub, forums or the Discord chat.
s6-rc: info: service base-addon-banner successfully started
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs: starting
s6-rc: info: service base-addon-log-level: starting
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs successfully started
s6-rc: info: service base-addon-log-level successfully started
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init: starting
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init successfully started
s6-rc: info: service init-nginx: starting
s6-rc: info: service init-customizations: starting
s6-rc: info: service init-customizations successfully started
s6-rc: info: service init-nodered: starting
patching file nodes/ui\_base.html
Hunk #1 succeeded at 1164 (offset 633 lines).
s6-rc: info: service init-nginx successfully started
changed 1 package, and audited 145 packages in 530ms
10 packages are looking for funding
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found 0 vulnerabilities
s6-rc: info: service init-nodered successfully started
s6-rc: info: service nodered: starting
s6-rc: info: service nodered successfully started
s6-rc: info: service nginx: starting
s6-rc: info: service nginx successfully started
s6-rc: info: service legacy-services: starting
s6-rc: info: service legacy-services successfully started
[11:58:03] INFO: Starting Node-RED...
> start
> node $NODE\_OPTIONS node\_modules/node-red/red.js --settings /etc/node-red/config.js
> 10 Jan 11:58:03 - [info]
> Welcome to Node-RED
> ===================
> 10 Jan 11:58:03 - [info] Node-RED version: v3.0.2
> 10 Jan 11:58:03 - [info] Node.js version: v18.12.1
> 10 Jan 11:58:03 - [info] Linux 5.15.80 x64 LE
> 10 Jan 11:58:04 - [info] Loading palette nodes
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] Dashboard version 3.3.0 started at /endpoint/ui
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] Settings file : /etc/node-red/config.js
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] User directory : /config/node-red/
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] Flows file : /config/node-red/flows.json
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] Server now running at [http://127.0.0.1:46836/](http://127.0.0.1:46836/)
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] Starting flows
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] [whatsappLink:Web] Status : Initializing Whatsapp..
> [11:58:05] INFO: Starting NGinx...
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [info] Started flows
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [red] Uncaught Exception:
> 10 Jan 11:58:05 - [error] Error: Failed to launch the browser process! spawn /config/node-red/node\_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium/linux-982053/chrome-linux/chrome ENOENT
> TROUBLESHOOTING: [puppeteer/docs/troubleshooting.md at main · puppeteer/puppeteer · GitHub](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md)
> at onClose (/config/node-red/node\_modules/puppeteer/src/node/BrowserRunner.ts:268:9)
> at ChildProcess. (/config/node-red/node\_modules/puppeteer/src/node/BrowserRunner.ts:257:9)
> at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:513:28)
> at Process.ChildProcess.\_handle.onexit (node:internal/child\_process:289:12)
> at onErrorNT (node:internal/child\_process:476:16)
> at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task\_queues:82:21)
> [11:58:05] INFO: Service Node-RED exited with code 1 (by signal 0)
> s6-rc: info: service legacy-services: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service legacy-services successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service nginx: stopping
> [11:58:05] INFO: Service NGINX exited with code 256 (by signal 15)
> s6-rc: info: service nginx successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service init-nginx: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service nodered: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service init-nginx successfully stopped
> [11:58:05] INFO: Service Node-RED exited with code 256 (by signal 15)
> s6-rc: info: service nodered successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service init-nodered: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service init-nodered successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service init-customizations: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service init-customizations successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service base-addon-log-level: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service base-addon-log-level successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service base-addon-banner: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service base-addon-banner successfully stopped
> s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner: stopping
> s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner successfully stopped
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### Author:  [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)
#### Post date: [10 January 2023 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-launch-the-browser-process/73453/2 "2023-01-10T11:13:14Z")
This looks like a Home Assistant install.
It would probably be best to take this to the Home Assistant Forum as not many people in here that are familiar with Home Assistant and it's own install method for NR.
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### Author:  [@grotesmurf10](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/grotesmurf10)
#### Post date: [10 January 2023 11:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-launch-the-browser-process/73453/3 "2023-01-10T11:24:37Z")
thanks for your reply
ok, i will....
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### Author:  [@milmat72](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/milmat72)
#### Post date: [22 January 2023 11:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-launch-the-browser-process/73453/4 "2023-01-22T11:35:04Z")
I have the same problem, did you find a solution? Thx.
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### Author:  [@grotesmurf10](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/grotesmurf10)
#### Post date: [24 January 2023 11:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-launch-the-browser-process/73453/5 "2023-01-24T11:30:42Z")
i manually removed the whatsapp-link by editing the config files in node-red.
after that, it started normally again
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [25 March 2023 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-launch-the-browser-process/73453/6 "2023-03-25T11:31:05Z")
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