# Install node-red to windows server in different ports
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-to-windows-server-in-different-ports/75627
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**Created:** [23 February 2023 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-to-windows-server-in-different-ports/75627 "2023-02-23T11:21:25Z")
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### Author:  [@mbe23](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mbe23)
#### Post date: [23 February 2023 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-to-windows-server-in-different-ports/75627/1 "2023-02-23T11:21:25Z")
Hello everyone, I need to install node-RED to a windows server in different ports and I can't find a way to do it. Already tried many things but none of them is working.
I did this before in linux servers and it's easy but I'm having issues with windows.
If anyone can help it would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [23 February 2023 12:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-to-windows-server-in-different-ports/75627/2 "2023-02-23T12:11:11Z")
> [@mbe23](#):
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> install node-RED to a windows server in different ports
Are you meaning multiple instances of node-red on ONE Windows Server - each with a different port number?
Or 1 Node-RED on 1 Windows Server with a port different to the default 1880 port?
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Either way, for Windows Server, I would recommend
- NPM Global is moved to somewhere common (e.g. `c:\programdata`)
- See here: [Running on Windows : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/windows#sharing-node-red-between-users)
- separate directories for each node-red instance
- see this post: [Node red multiple instances - #7 by Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-multiple-instances/9787/7)
- use of NSSM with a service account for running node-red
- See this post: [Running Multiple Instances of Node-red using NSSM - #2 by Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-multiple-instances-of-node-red-using-nssm/57127/2)
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### Author:  [@mbe23](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mbe23)
#### Post date: [23 February 2023 12:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-to-windows-server-in-different-ports/75627/3 "2023-02-23T12:33:52Z")
Yes, I'm meaning the first one.
It'd be perfect if I could have in one windows server different flows in port 1880, 1881, 1882, and so on.
Thank you for the links you provided, I'm going to check them.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [23 February 2023 16:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-to-windows-server-in-different-ports/75627/4 "2023-02-23T16:30:56Z")
In addition to Steve's suggestions. If you are going to use IIS as a reverse proxy, the normal approach is to use _iisnode_ which should manage the running of Node-RED for you. This is what Microsoft use on Azure for example.
That would also give you options to use standard ports and redirect URI's to individual Node-RED instances.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [24 April 2023 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-to-windows-server-in-different-ports/75627/5 "2023-04-24T16:31:21Z")
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