# How can i check for first startup of the Dashboard?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-check-for-first-startup-of-the-dashboard/27855>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [5 June 2020 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-check-for-first-startup-of-the-dashboard/27855 "2020-06-05T19:37:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pektin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/pektin/32/23401_2.png) [@Pektin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pektin)\
**Post date:** [5 June 2020 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-check-for-first-startup-of-the-dashboard/27855/1 "2020-06-05T19:37:23Z")

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Hi my name is Elijah,

i'd like to have a startup page made with the ui\_builder node. The thing is i already have the page, but i don't know how to check for first startup and let NodeRed redirect to the /startup page if it is the first startup. If you fill out the form on the startup page it redirects you to the normal dashboard with a button - that works. After that if you reopen it in the browser, it should only display the dashboard. Not the startup page anymore.

My question is:  
How can i check for the first startup of node red? Is there a built-in method? And how can i automatically redirect the user to the startup page inside the browser if it is the first startup?

Thanks for your time!

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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:** [6 June 2020 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-check-for-first-startup-of-the-dashboard/27855/2 "2020-06-06T13:53:50Z")

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> [@Pektin](#):
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> How can i check for the first startup of node red?

Use an inject node set to fire on start up.

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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:** [6 July 2020 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-check-for-first-startup-of-the-dashboard/27855/3 "2020-07-06T14:00:34Z")

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Closed on 6 July 2020 14:00 UTC

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