# Is it possible to make Node-RED into a windows portable app

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-node-red-into-a-windows-portable-app/11259>\
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**Created:** [17 May 2019 19:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-node-red-into-a-windows-portable-app/11259 "2019-05-17T19:46:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [17 May 2019 20:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-node-red-into-a-windows-portable-app/11259/2 "2019-05-17T20:58:19Z")

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It's definitely possible ... If you want a dashboard, you could start with the Node-Red-Electron app:

> **[natcl/electron-node-red](https://github.com/natcl/electron-node-red)**
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> Electron Node-RED template. Contribute to natcl/electron-node-red development by creating an account on GitHub.

And then from there it looks like there are some config examples to make Electron portable:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50905886/i-am-trying-to-turn-my-electron-app-to-windows-portable>

If you don't care about having a UI there are a ton of examples of packaging and running a Node.js script as a portable app, or just run the portable version of Node.js configured to run node-red.

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