# How to run node red on startup?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [11 December 2020 06:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336 "2020-12-11T06:38:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![vikaspaithane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e480ec/32.png) [@vikaspaithane](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vikaspaithane)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2020 06:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336/1 "2020-12-11T06:38:04Z")

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I want to run node red on windows at startup and it will always on, I have tried it on Task shedular but there is required node red installation path, how to check its default path?

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**Author:** ![lizzardguki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lizzardguki/32/103637_2.png) [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2020 06:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336/2 "2020-12-11T06:40:28Z")

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Using Task Schedule you could just run a command it will essentially be what you type in Command Prompt to run the node-red( never installed Node-Red on windows)...

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**Author:** ![vikaspaithane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e480ec/32.png) [@vikaspaithane](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vikaspaithane)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2020 06:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336/3 "2020-12-11T06:44:36Z")

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let me know how to run node red then on startup

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2020 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336/4 "2020-12-11T09:49:18Z")

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If you do a search through the forum, you will find this question answered several times. It is also detailed in the documentation.

[Running on Windows : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/windows)

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**Author:** ![SuperNinja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/superninja/32/5761_2.png) [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2020 09:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336/5 "2020-12-11T09:56:43Z")

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[EDIT]

1. press the keys: `Win + r`
2. write: `shell:startup` this will open a "startup" window
3. open this directory :

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_C:\Users\<user\>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node-red.cmd_

1. drag the `node-red.cmd` into the "startup" window that just opened

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**Author:** ![vikaspaithane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e480ec/32.png) [@vikaspaithane](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vikaspaithane)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2020 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336/6 "2020-12-12T10:00:34Z")

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Yes Thank you,I have tried this **shell:srartup** ,  
At startup the PC node red command open but after 4 to 5 seconds goes to back, it seems like flashing command Popup.  
I require this node red command prompt always ON.

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**Author:** ![SuperNinja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/superninja/32/5761_2.png) [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2020 17:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336/7 "2020-12-12T17:28:39Z")

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I may have forgotten a step:

1. press the keys: `Win + r`
2. write: `shell:startup` this will open a "startup" window
3. open this directory :

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/4/b44181208b3107019c531f39631b08ba8c2c2dfc.jpeg)

_C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\npm\node-red.cmd_

4.you have to "right click =\> create a shortcut" of `node-red.cmd`  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/c/fca79fff45e17f547d0702f854bf2726fabd6ce7.png)

5.Then dragg and dropp this shortcut into the "Startup" window folder that just opened.

And its good 😉 this time

**ps**. don't forget to put the **node-red.cmd** back in the original folder

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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 February 2021 17:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-startup/37336/8 "2021-02-10T17:28:42Z")

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