# Is there a right way to update NR from a flow?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-right-way-to-update-nr-from-a-flow/36307>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [22 November 2020 03:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-right-way-to-update-nr-from-a-flow/36307 "2020-11-22T03:38:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 4

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![SuperNinja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/superninja/32/5761_2.png) [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Post date:** [22 November 2020 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-right-way-to-update-nr-from-a-flow/36307/4 "2020-11-22T08:19:20Z")

</div>

look a this :

> [@\[EDIT\] Displays if a new Node-Red update is available online, and update it from the Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edit-displays-if-a-new-node-red-update-is-available-online-and-update-it-from-the-dashboard/30061):
>
> This flow will search every 7 days if there is a new online version of Node-Red on [https://nodered.org/](https://nodered.org/). If that is the case, [EDIT] : In this new version : 1. Indicates whether a new online version is available. Click on it to start the update : [image] 2. A wheel that turns to make you wait : [image] 3. When the update is complete, you can select: either an automatic restart of NR or (by default) a popup which proposes if you want to restart (or not) in addition to indicating the time ta…

---

_[View the full topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-right-way-to-update-nr-from-a-flow/36307)._