# How can I use UI standalone?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [12 July 2021 05:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285 "2021-07-12T05:23:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![jlian168](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jlian168/32/43737_2.png) [@jlian168](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jlian168)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 05:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/1 "2021-07-12T05:23:56Z")

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Dear All :

Like title, No need flow edit just ui ...Can and How?

Thank u

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**Author:** ![craigcurtin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 06:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/2 "2021-07-12T06:28:47Z")

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You have been asking a lot of questions lately without it appears doing any searching on the forum before posting.

If you search the forum on this you will find there are many links to solutions for this.

Craig

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**Author:** ![jlian168](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jlian168/32/43737_2.png) [@jlian168](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jlian168)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 08:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/3 "2021-07-12T08:09:58Z")

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Dear craigcurtin :

Thanks for ur reply,  
Cause I cant find it, Maybe keyword is not good!

Thank u.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 08:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/4 "2021-07-12T08:20:17Z")

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The Node-RED Dashboard UI is created by the flows you have running in Node-RED. You cannot have the Dashboard UI without Node-RED.

But you can _disable_ the Node-RED editor - look in your `settings.js` file, find the `disableEditor` setting. Uncomment it and set it to `true`.

When you restart node-red, the editor will not available, but the dashboard will be.

You may also want to change the `ui` setting so the dashboard is served from `/` rather than the default `ui`.

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**Author:** ![jlian168](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jlian168/32/43737_2.png) [@jlian168](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jlian168)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/5 "2021-07-12T08:25:15Z")

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Dear knollearly :

Thanks for ur reply.  
ok,I see.  
And I just want it be like A.exe file,  
Just run A that it can run alone.

Thank u.

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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:** [12 July 2021 08:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/6 "2021-07-12T08:29:08Z")

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> [@jlian168](#):
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> And I just want it be like A.exe file,  
> Just run A that it can run alone.

You can make a `.cmd` or `.bat` file to run `node-red` when double clicked.

Or create a shortcut link to the `node-red` command (which you will find if you type `where node-red` in a `cmd` terminal)

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**Author:** ![jlian168](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jlian168/32/43737_2.png) [@jlian168](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jlian168)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/7 "2021-07-12T08:30:58Z")

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Dear Steve-Mcl :

I just hope just only UI Is like A.exe  
But it seems cant be...

Thank u.

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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:** [12 July 2021 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/8 "2021-07-12T08:33:31Z")

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you can also create a shortcut to the UI

Drag the link from your browser to desktop

![0wz8Dn8tLn](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/3/63ea06f88afa0534db8a12360c234246c0809949.gif)

BUT - as Nick said, Node-RED _MUST_ be running (because dashboard cannot work without node-red)

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**Author:** ![jlian168](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jlian168/32/43737_2.png) [@jlian168](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jlian168)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 08:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/9 "2021-07-12T08:54:27Z")

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Dear Steve-Mcl :

Yeah, It seems only can do like u say.

Thank u.

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**Author:** ![kuema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kuema/32/6542_2.png) [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/10 "2021-07-12T09:12:07Z")

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You could try one of the many Node-RED Electron packaging projects.

Like this one: [Dashboard as electron app](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-as-electron-app/27579)

That should come close to a stand-alone app.

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**Author:** ![jlian168](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jlian168/32/43737_2.png) [@jlian168](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jlian168)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 09:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/11 "2021-07-12T09:44:56Z")

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Dear kuema :

Thanks for u share the information.

Thank u.

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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:** [10 September 2021 09:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-ui-standalone/48285/12 "2021-09-10T09:45:16Z")

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