# Filebased installation of Nodes

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filebased-installation-of-nodes/23660>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [26 March 2020 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filebased-installation-of-nodes/23660 "2020-03-26T09:12:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![DSiekmeier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dsiekmeier/32/19232_2.png) [@DSiekmeier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DSiekmeier)\
**Post date:** [26 March 2020 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filebased-installation-of-nodes/23660/1 "2020-03-26T09:12:36Z")

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Hi everybody,  
are there any plans for a possibility to install new Nodes from a file which was created via `npm pack`?

Kind Regards,  
Dennis

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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:** [26 March 2020 09:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filebased-installation-of-nodes/23660/2 "2020-03-26T09:47:31Z")

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from the command line ?

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**Author:** ![DSiekmeier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dsiekmeier/32/19232_2.png) [@DSiekmeier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DSiekmeier)\
**Post date:** [26 March 2020 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filebased-installation-of-nodes/23660/3 "2020-03-26T09:50:11Z")

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No sorry, actually I meant by using an upload button or something like that inside the UI of Node-RED. Maybe located at the "Manage palette" section.

Kind Regares

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**Author:** ![DSiekmeier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dsiekmeier/32/19232_2.png) [@DSiekmeier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DSiekmeier)\
**Post date:** [2 April 2020 04:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filebased-installation-of-nodes/23660/4 "2020-04-02T04:23:48Z")

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Sorry for bringing this topic up again: are there any plans for a filebased installation of Nodes via UI?

Kind Regards  
Dennis

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2020 01:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filebased-installation-of-nodes/23660/5 "2020-04-03T01:46:06Z")

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You could do it yourself if you really need it. Any node red package placed in `node-red\nodes` folder will get loaded upon node red start up.

So create a flow with an [endpoint that lets you upload](https://flows.nodered.org/flow/c70d0b4c54b583cf30c7e989b74feb68) a pack, then use the [zip node](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-zip) to unpack it into the nodes folder.

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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 June 2020 01:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filebased-installation-of-nodes/23660/6 "2020-06-02T01:46:21Z")

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