# 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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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [20 July 2019 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-node-red-into-a-windows-portable-app/11259/8 "2019-07-20T19:37:29Z")

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> **[GitHub - TotallyInformation/alternate-node-red-installer: An alternative...](https://github.com/TotallyInformation/alternate-node-red-installer)**
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> 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...

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

> [@New Utility: alternate-node-red-installer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-utility-alternate-node-red-installer/13490):
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> Hi all, as I'm needing to install some clean installations of Node-RED for testing, I thought that I would finally get round to writing a proper tool for installing multiple independent instances of Node-RED. I've just finished that off and published to GitHub and npm so you should be able to use it straight away if you have a need for such a thing. It gives you a command-line installer that takes a single parameter controlling the root folder for installation. It should work on all platforms. …

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