# How to share flows and make it easier install required modules?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-flows-and-make-it-easier-install-required-modules/49867>\
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**Created:** [18 August 2021 09:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-flows-and-make-it-easier-install-required-modules/49867 "2021-08-18T09:06:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prathamesh\_Gharat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/prathamesh_gharat/32/46650_2.png) [@Prathamesh\_Gharat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Prathamesh_Gharat)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2021 09:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-flows-and-make-it-easier-install-required-modules/49867/1 "2021-08-18T09:06:39Z")

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When I currently import flows on a new NodeRed installation, the required nodes are missing. Is there a way to make NodeRed suggest/ask to install specific nodes when importing a flow?

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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:** [18 August 2021 09:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-flows-and-make-it-easier-install-required-modules/49867/2 "2021-08-18T09:41:11Z")

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No there isn't. And it would be quite dangerous to have as a default at least.

Best thing to do is to script the sharing so that you can include a task to deploy the required node modules and then import the flow.

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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:** [17 October 2021 09:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-flows-and-make-it-easier-install-required-modules/49867/3 "2021-10-17T09:41:18Z")

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