# I need help "Type already registered"

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [26 December 2019 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589 "2019-12-26T08:57:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![nicsalabado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nicsalabado](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicsalabado)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2019 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/1 "2019-12-26T08:57:26Z")

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Hi, I'm very new here in node-red so please bear with me.  
Can someone help me with this? I don't know what will I do.

And can you also help me with the secretcredential. Thanks!!

## Welcome to Node-RED =================== 26 Dec 10:24:55 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.3 26 Dec 10:24:55 - [info] Node.js version: v12.14.0 26 Dec 10:24:55 - [info] Windows\_NT 10.0.18362 x64 LE 26 Dec 10:24:57 - [info] Loading palette nodes Missing ENV var CONFIG\_PATH 26 Dec 10:25:29 - [info] Dashboard version 2.19.3 started at /ui 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [warn]

## 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [warn] [node-red-node-sqlite/sqlite] Type already registered 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [warn]

## 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [info] Settings file : \Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red\settings.js 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory] 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [info] User directory : \Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [info] Flows file : \Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red\flows\_DESKTOP-NOPK4HG.json 26 Dec 10:25:30 - [warn] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Your flow credentials file is encrypted using a system-generated key. If the system-generated key is lost for any reason, your credentials file will not be recoverable, you will have to delete it and re-enter your credentials. You should set your own key using the 'credentialSecret' option in your settings file. Node-RED will then re-encrypt your credentials file using your chosen key the next time you deploy a change.

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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:** [26 December 2019 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/2 "2019-12-26T09:53:54Z")

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What have you done to get to this point?

The message suggests you have the sqlite node installed twice.

Don't worry about the credentialSecret message for now - it's something to deal with, but not an error. The message does tell you what to do and there have been previous threads about it on the forum you can find with a search.

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**Author:** ![nicsalabado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nicsalabado](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicsalabado)\
**Post date:** [7 January 2020 10:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/3 "2020-01-07T10:07:09Z")

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My friend said that he already forgot what exactly he did.

He said that He just wants to try and know what is the difference between the SQLite and SQLite DB. So after installing the SQLite he also installed the SQLite DB. Suddenly he noticed that the SQLite node is already gone and now replaced with SQLite DB node.

He thought that everything is okay and he can easily uninstall the SQLite DB after trying it...

He tried to do the

npm uninstall node-red-node-sqlite  
but nothing happens.

he also tried to delete and uninstall my node.js  
and tried to install node-red again and he was hoping that everything will be okay.

he also deleted the node-modules folder.  
I don't know where did he get that idea. ☹

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [7 January 2020 11:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/4 "2020-01-07T11:22:02Z")

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> [@nicsalabado](#):
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> My friend said that he already forgot what exactly he did.

Your original message says you are having the problem...where did your 'friend' come in?

I would suggest that you (or your friend) start from scratch and document step by set what he has done. I would also suggest he read the description of a node before installing it. The sqlitedf node:

> Sends SQL queries to an SQLite cloud database provided as a service at [https://www.sqlitedb.com/](https://www.sqlitedb.com/)

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [7 January 2020 11:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/5 "2020-01-07T11:43:40Z")

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So what exactly is the problem that your friend has now? If he is still having the type already registered error then post here the contents of the file .node-red/package.json

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**Author:** ![nicsalabado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nicsalabado](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicsalabado)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2020 01:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/6 "2020-01-08T01:58:08Z")

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I and my friend do have a dashboard project using node-red. I am the one who leads in our project. And he asked me if it is okay if he will try to do our dashboard because seriously this node-red is giving me some headaches already... So I let him do our dashboard. Then that's what happened.

Can we reset our node-red so that we can start again from scratch?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![nicsalabado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nicsalabado](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicsalabado)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2020 02:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/7 "2020-01-08T02:20:55Z")

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Still do have the same problem as the "Type already registered" error.

{  
"name": "node-red-project",  
"description": "A Node-RED Project",  
"version": "0.0.1",  
"private": true,  
"dependencies": {  
"node-red-contrib-alasql": "~1.1.0",  
"node-red-contrib-sqlitedb": "~1.4.0",  
"node-red-dashboard": "~2.19.3",  
"node-red-node-mysql": "0.0.19",  
"node-red-node-rbe": "~0.2.6",  
"node-red-node-sqlite": "~0.4.1",  
"node-red-node-tail": "~0.1.0"  
}  
}

Thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![kuema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kuema/32/6542_2.png) [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2020 05:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/8 "2020-01-08T05:43:32Z")

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As stated earlier, you have installed both `node-red-contrib-sqlitedb` AND `node-red-node-sqlite`. Both register a node with the type `sqlitedb`.

You have to decide which one to use, and uninstall the other one using `npm uninstall`.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2020 07:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/9 "2020-01-08T07:47:38Z")

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If you use npm make sure you are in the .node-red directory. Alternatively do it from the palette manager within node red.

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**Author:** ![nicsalabado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nicsalabado](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicsalabado)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2020 08:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/10 "2020-01-08T08:04:21Z")

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I tried the npm uninstall. Then this happens

**C:\Users\PROGRAMMER\>npm uninstall node-red-contrib-sqlitedb**  
**npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open**  
**'C:\Users\PROGRAMMER\package.json'**  
**npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open**  **'C:\Users\PROGRAMMER\package.json'**  
**npm WARN PROGRAMMER No description  
npm WARN PROGRAMMER No repository field. npm WARN PROGRAMMER No README data  
npm WARN PROGRAMMER No license field.  
audited 1169 packages in 7.773s**  
**1 package is looking for funding**

* * *

**run `npm fund` for details**  
**found 2 moderate severity vulnerabilities**

* * *

run `npm audit fix` to fix them, or `npm audit` for details

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**Author:** ![nicsalabado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nicsalabado](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicsalabado)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2020 08:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/11 "2020-01-08T08:08:28Z")

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after the npm uninstall I just follow what it said...  
So I did the npm audit fix.. then this one shows

**npm ERR! code EAUDITNOPJSON**  
**npm ERR! audit No package.json found: Cannot audit a project without a package.json npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:  
npm ERR! C:\Users\PROGRAMMER\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2020-01-08T07\_58\_06\_621Z-debug.log**

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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:** [8 January 2020 08:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/12 "2020-01-08T08:11:00Z")

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You ran the command in the wrong directory.

As Colin said, you must run it in your Node-RED user directory: `\Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red`

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**Author:** ![nicsalabado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nicsalabado](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicsalabado)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2020 09:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/13 "2020-01-08T09:07:04Z")

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I'm Sorry. I didn't notice that I ran it in a wrong directory.  
Anyway, this what happens after I uninstall the SQLite DB.

**C:\Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red\> npm uninstall node-red-contrib-sqlitedb  
removed 5 packages and audited 460 packages in 73.511s  
1 package is looking for funding  
run `npm fund` for details found 0 vulnerabilities  
C:\Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red\> node-red  
8 Jan 16:31:33 - [info]  
Welcome to Node-RED**  
**===================**  
**8 Jan 1631:34 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.3  
8 Jan 16:31:34 - [info] Node.js version: v12.14.0  
8 Jan 16:31:34 - [info] Windows\_NT 10.0.18362 x64 LE  
8 Jan 16:31:43 - [info] Loading palette nodes  
Missing ENV var CONFIG\_PATH  
8 Jan 16:33:54 - [info] Dashboard version 2.19.3 started at /ui  
8 Jan 16:33:56 - [warn] Missing node modules:  
8 Jan 16:33:56 - [warn] - node-red-contrib-sqlitedb (1.4.0): sqlitedb  
8 Jan 16:33:56 - [info] Removing modules from config  
8 Jan 16:33:56 - [info] Settings file : \Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red\settings.js  
8 Jan 16:33:56 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]  
8 Jan 16:33:57 - [info] User directory : \Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red  
8 Jan 16:33:57 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false  
8 Jan 16:33:57 - [info] Flows file : \Users\PROGRAMMER.node-red\flows\_DESKTOP-NOPK4HG.json  
8 Jan 16:33:58 - [warn]**

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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:** [8 January 2020 09:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/14 "2020-01-08T09:24:35Z")

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Great - so its all working then.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2020 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-help-type-already-registered/19589/15 "2020-01-08T09:40:47Z")

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The 'Missing node modules' warning is a bit confusing. It just means that you had been using it but have removed it outside of node-red. It is not the same as the 'Flows stopped due to missing nodes' message which means that you have a node in the flow that node-red cannot find.