# How to run node red on startup?

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**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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**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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