# Keep the flows running after closing the web browser

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keep-the-flows-running-after-closing-the-web-browser/82348>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [26 October 2023 06:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keep-the-flows-running-after-closing-the-web-browser/82348 "2023-10-26T06:27:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![zouhir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@zouhir](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zouhir)\
**Post date:** [26 October 2023 06:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keep-the-flows-running-after-closing-the-web-browser/82348/1 "2023-10-26T06:27:53Z")

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Hi, can anyone tell whether it is possible to keep the flows running on the background after closing the web browser ? In my case, whenever I close chrome window node-red flows stop. Is there anyway to do that ? Same question for the command prompt where node-red command is running.  
Thanks in advance.

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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:** [26 October 2023 06:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keep-the-flows-running-after-closing-the-web-browser/82348/2 "2023-10-26T06:33:37Z")

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> [@zouhir](#):
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> whenever I close chrome window node-red flows stop

That is not how Node RED works, all flows are running server side, they do not require a Web Browser, the browser is used to only edit the flows - Node RED, won't be Node RED otherwise, unless you are using Nodes that are poorly developed?

We need to see an example

> [@zouhir](#):
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> Same question for the command prompt where node-red command is running.

Node RED is a Node application, so if you need to run it in a non-interactive shell (as it normally should be), use something like `systemd`

See:  
[https://nodered.org/docs/faq/starting-node-red-on-boot](https://nodered.org/docs/faq/starting-node-red-on-boot)

`systemd` example  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/resources/nodered.service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/resources/nodered.service)

**EDIT**  
I should mention, I refer to `systemd` but for something like windows, `NSSM` is used

> <https://gist.github.com/dceejay/576b4847f0a17dc066db>

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 October 2023 07:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keep-the-flows-running-after-closing-the-web-browser/82348/3 "2023-10-26T07:01:29Z")

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What OS and hardware are you running on? How do you start node red running?

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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:** [25 December 2023 07:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keep-the-flows-running-after-closing-the-web-browser/82348/4 "2023-12-25T07:02:10Z")

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