# Installing Node-RED on TrueNAS 13.0

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**Created:** [30 March 2023 20:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-node-red-on-truenas-13-0/77093 "2023-03-30T20:45:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![EliasZoockt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/eliaszoockt/32/78141_2.png) [@EliasZoockt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EliasZoockt)\
**Post date:** [30 March 2023 20:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-node-red-on-truenas-13-0/77093/1 "2023-03-30T20:45:13Z")

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Heyy,

I used to use node red on truenas 12.3. now I am forced to use truenas 13.0 and found that Node RED is not available. Since I have no other way to host node red, I wanted to find out whether I can still install it on truenas 13. Or whether it can be added again to the community plugin list.

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [30 March 2023 21:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-node-red-on-truenas-13-0/77093/2 "2023-03-30T21:05:05Z")

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Welcome to the forums @EliasZoockt  
I can't fully answer the question - I know nothing about TrueNAS - someone here might though.

> Or whether it can be added again to the community plugin list.

I would expect the TrueNAS community forums to have more insight, given it may have been a member of said community who created the previous plugin?

Node RED its self will need Node JS \>= 14.x (but 16.x is recommended)

See  
[https://nodered.org/docs/faq/node-versions#installing-nodejs](https://nodered.org/docs/faq/node-versions#installing-nodejs)

Node RED can be installed either with NPM or via an install script, See : [GitHub - node-red/linux-installers: Node-RED install scripts for various flavours of Linux](https://github.com/node-red/linux-installers)

I wouldn't know if this script can run in TrueNAS

Side Note: I have moved this to General - as its not about using the forums.

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**Author:** ![FireWizard52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/firewizard52/32/34508_2.png) [@FireWizard52](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FireWizard52)\
**Post date:** [31 March 2023 13:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-node-red-on-truenas-13-0/77093/3 "2023-03-31T13:16:02Z")

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Hello @EliasZoockt.

I run 2 instances of Node-RED (version 3.0.2) in a TrueNAS Core (version 13-U4) Jail. However it has not been installed in version 13, but it has been installed in version 12, or even version 11.  
I use it already for a long time. After updating from 12 to 13 (or even from 11 to 12) it remains functional.

I noticed it disappeared from the list: [Apps - TrueNAS - Welcome to the Open Storage Era](https://www.truenas.com/apps/)  
I saw you raised a similar question in [This plugin needs an update · Issue #10 · tprelog/iocage-node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/tprelog/iocage-node-red/issues/10)  
As you have probably read there, the use of plugins is discouraged. They recommend to use a clean jail and to install it the regular way.

To install NodeJS and npm you can follow the guideline at: [https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-node-js-lts-npm-on-freebsd/](https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-node-js-lts-npm-on-freebsd/)

You also looked for support at: [Node-RED FreeBSD RC Script · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/apearson/56a2cd137099dbeaf6683ef99aa43ce0)

Wait for their answers.

Regards

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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:** [30 May 2023 13:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-node-red-on-truenas-13-0/77093/4 "2023-05-30T13:17:03Z")

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