I came across https://sourceforge.net/projects/nodejsportable/ and it made me think - if node.js can be made to run off a USB drive - could Node-RED be run from the same USB drive? When I mean "possible" I mean by a suitable 2nd degree wizard - not Nick or Dave :slight_smile:

It's definitely possible ... If you want a dashboard, you could start with the Node-Red-Electron app: [image] natcl/electron-node-red Electron Node-RED template. Contribute to natcl/electron-node-red development by creating an account on GitHub. And then from …

UP. Where you able to get it working? I´m very interested.

It looked beyond my abilities to do

however - I just had an idea and it seemed to work I had previously installed Node-RED Desktop Node-RED Desktop Desktop applicaiton of Node-RED. You can get a quick and easy powerful tool. (a packaged up version of Node-RED) on my win10 machine. I found the…

You could also try the alternative installer that I just released. It will let you install Node-RED anywhere. Though you still need Node.js installed so it isn't a complete solution. But a little tweaking and a manual unpack of Node.js to the memory stick would work.

@TotallyInformation Can you show me how to do it or point me to where I can get more info?

[image] GitHub - TotallyInformation/alternate-node-red-installer: An alternative... An alternative installer for Node-RED. Avoids global installs, no admin rights required. - GitHub - TotallyInformation/alternate-node-red-installer: An alternative installer for Node-RED. Avoids gl... …

Worked here. I also have node installed.

Ta for info :slight_smile: I'm going to try it out in the school I help out with on machines that don't have it and see what happens - I think it will work though

There is also this packaging tool: [image] pkg Package your Node.js project into an executable It creates a single executable of your code and all its dependencies for all major platforms, NodeJS is included. We successfully use it for deployments of our softwar…

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Hopefully the README should explain everything. If not, please add to the announcement thread and I will try to make it clearer:

Topic		Replies	Views
Portable Node-RED v2.1.3 Share Your Projects	44	6572	22 July 2025
NodeRed on a usb stick? General	4	1466	13 November 2019
Node-Red Packaging ( create .exe ) Core Development	3	2407	24 April 2020
Packing Node-RED as executable file? General	8	824	24 December 2022
Node-RED Standalone Executable General docker	42	2056	23 August 2023

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

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