# Installing big contrib node on a 256M old Pi

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**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [21 November 2021 07:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-big-contrib-node-on-a-256m-old-pi/54053 "2021-11-21T07:33:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [21 November 2021 07:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-big-contrib-node-on-a-256m-old-pi/54053/1 "2021-11-21T07:33:40Z")

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I want to install node-red-contrib-tts-ultimate on an old Pi B (256M RAM total) and its failing/timing out

I think this is due to memory constraint

I had an idea to install it on a PiZero (same processor but 512M Ram) and then try copying it across to see it that gets around the issue

But as well as its node-modules folder - I assume I'm going to have to manually edit some package files as well

Is this even viable?

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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:** [20 January 2022 07:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-big-contrib-node-on-a-256m-old-pi/54053/2 "2022-01-20T07:34:31Z")

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