# Flows disappear after a few hours!

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-disappear-after-a-few-hours/82458>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [30 October 2023 06:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-disappear-after-a-few-hours/82458 "2023-10-30T06:46:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2023 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-disappear-after-a-few-hours/82458/9 "2023-10-31T10:29:04Z")

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You didn't answer the question:

> [@Colin](#):
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> Have you opened ports to allow access to node red from the Internet?

If you have, and have not paid attention to preventing hackers getting in via node-red, then no virus protection would help.  
See [Safely accessing Node-RED over the Internet](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/safely-accessing-node-red-over-the-internet/45024)

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