# How to enable project option in unix

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-project-option-in-unix/11826>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [4 June 2019 06:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-project-option-in-unix/11826 "2019-06-04T06:55:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rjdugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rjdugar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rjdugar)\
**Post date:** [4 June 2019 06:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-project-option-in-unix/11826/1 "2019-06-04T06:55:55Z")

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I setted up node-red on linux env .  
But I am not getting project options on web to create project.  
Any help would be great .

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [4 June 2019 07:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-project-option-in-unix/11826/2 "2019-06-04T07:08:14Z")

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Have you followed the instructions in the docs?  
[https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/)

i.e.  
edited your settings.js file?  
Installed the prerequisites?

If so what does the start-up log say?

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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:** [4 June 2019 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-project-option-in-unix/11826/3 "2019-06-04T07:23:44Z")

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This has also been asked and answered in Slack.

@rjdugar please pick one place to follow up on the discussion.

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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:** [4 June 2019 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-project-option-in-unix/11826/4 "2019-06-04T08:55:33Z")

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(Answer from slack was git was not installed (or was version 1.x...)
