# How to activate the Global Hooks

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-activate-the-global-hooks/78251>\
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**Created:** [7 May 2023 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-activate-the-global-hooks/78251 "2023-05-07T18:54:23Z")\
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> [@nru2023](#):
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> First way : using „require(‚sqlite3‘)“ produces „cannot find module sqlite3“ (sqlite has been installed with npm with and without –g option)

1. did it install without error?
2. what were the exact `npm` commands you used?

> [@nru2023](#):
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> and using „var sqlite3=global.get('sqlite3');“ with the error „TypeError: global.get is not a function“.

1. Where was this code written? in a function node? in a custom node/plugin?

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