# File node install & Write file sample

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**Category:** Developing Nodes\
**Created:** [3 September 2020 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-node-install-write-file-sample/32384 "2020-09-03T07:23:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![JVergara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@JVergara](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JVergara)\
**Post date:** [3 September 2020 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-node-install-write-file-sample/32384/1 "2020-09-03T07:23:10Z")

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Hello at all,

I need some help with the file node in Node-RED implementation. I would like to write the data from a table of datacloudant into a file ( CSV/XML or JSON). I have tried differente method but I dont get it how could I do. My problems:

- At first I can't found the file in /'file out' node in the library palette of node-RED. Could you anything say how can I added to my palette
- And after I would like see some sample how to write data in a file with Node-RED

Thanks you very much for your help  
Best Regards,  
J.Vergara

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [3 September 2020 07:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-node-install-write-file-sample/32384/2 "2020-09-03T07:28:22Z")

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Where are you running Node-RED ? Is this in the cloud ? If so the file nodes are not present as the ifile system is not persistent.

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**Author:** ![JVergara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@JVergara](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JVergara)\
**Post date:** [3 September 2020 07:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-node-install-write-file-sample/32384/3 "2020-09-03T07:30:16Z")

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yes I run in the cloud. Then it will be not possible to write into file if is running in cloud?

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**Author:** ![JVergara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@JVergara](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JVergara)\
**Post date:** [3 September 2020 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-node-install-write-file-sample/32384/4 "2020-09-03T08:57:02Z")

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I have found this document in tabulator: [http://tabulator.info/docs/4.7/download](http://tabulator.info/docs/4.7/download) , will be possible to do with this method?

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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:** [2 November 2020 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-node-install-write-file-sample/32384/5 "2020-11-02T08:57:05Z")

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