# Install missing packages from package.json

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-missing-packages-from-package-json/49772>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [16 August 2021 04:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-missing-packages-from-package-json/49772 "2021-08-16T04:18:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![baruchiro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/baruchiro/32/46557_2.png) [@baruchiro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/baruchiro)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2021 04:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-missing-packages-from-package-json/49772/1 "2021-08-16T04:18:17Z")

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Hi, before I opening a Github Issue, I want to ask maybe I am missing something.

I'm looking for a way to implement a new flow on my local environment, and then push the updates to remote Docker deployment.

The only problem is that I have to run `npm install` in the remote machine, in case I added a new library.

Why not add an option to the Node-Red instance to run `npm install` on startup?

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**Author:** ![sammachin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sammachin/32/5121_2.png) [@sammachin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sammachin)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2021 08:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-missing-packages-from-package-json/49772/2 "2021-08-16T08:17:01Z")

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Take a look at the Projects feature [Projects : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/)

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**Author:** ![baruchiro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/baruchiro/32/46557_2.png) [@baruchiro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/baruchiro)\
**Post date:** [16 August 2021 17:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-missing-packages-from-package-json/49772/3 "2021-08-16T17:27:30Z")

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Is it can install the packages from `package.json` automatically, on load (and not from the UI)?

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**Author:** ![braunku](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/braunku/32/27955_2.png) [@braunku](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/braunku)\
**Post date:** [19 August 2021 01:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-missing-packages-from-package-json/49772/4 "2021-08-19T01:50:36Z")

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Can you install the necessary packages in the docker file?

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**Author:** ![baruchiro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/baruchiro/32/46557_2.png) [@baruchiro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/baruchiro)\
**Post date:** [20 August 2021 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-missing-packages-from-package-json/49772/5 "2021-08-20T08:49:26Z")

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Yes, but for that, I need to create a custom Dockerfile, and recreate the image if I changed the package.json.

Take a look on my solution:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68797479/how-to-run-node-red-on-docker-with-multiple-environments-with-git/68797480#68797480>

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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:** [19 October 2021 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-missing-packages-from-package-json/49772/6 "2021-10-19T08:50:05Z")

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