# "Module already loaded", but not showing in palette (node-red-contrib-dht-sensor)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/module-already-loaded-but-not-showing-in-palette-node-red-contrib-dht-sensor/67894>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [18 September 2022 17:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/module-already-loaded-but-not-showing-in-palette-node-red-contrib-dht-sensor/67894 "2022-09-18T17:22:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![lessi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@lessi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lessi)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2022 17:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/module-already-loaded-but-not-showing-in-palette-node-red-contrib-dht-sensor/67894/1 "2022-09-18T17:22:33Z")

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I am trying to install [node-red-contrib-dht-sensor (node) - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-dht-sensor), but it says "Module already loaded" even though I cannot see that node in the palette. Moreover it doesn't show up in the installed section. It still shows up in the installation section and I can again and again click "install"

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## The protocol doesn't show anything useful: ...

2022-09-18T17:13:18.927Z Installieren : node-red-contrib-dht-sensor 1.0.4

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2022-09-18T17:13:38.602Z Installieren : node-red-contrib-dht-sensor 1.0.4

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2022-09-18T17:16:42.394Z Installieren : node-red-contrib-dht-sensor 1.0.4  
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There was a similar thread but that doesn't help me much: [Custom node installed but not showing in palette or list of installed modules - #8 by knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-installed-but-not-showing-in-palette-or-list-of-installed-modules/46300/8)

I cannot find any file with "dht" in folder /usr/src/node-red or below

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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:** [18 September 2022 19:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/module-already-loaded-but-not-showing-in-palette-node-red-contrib-dht-sensor/67894/2 "2022-09-18T19:20:22Z")

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Normally you should be looking in .node-red/node\_modules, assuming your flows are in .node-red

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**Author:** ![lessi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@lessi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lessi)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2022 19:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/module-already-loaded-but-not-showing-in-palette-node-red-contrib-dht-sensor/67894/3 "2022-09-18T19:33:21Z")

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Well as I am using portainer and docker (doubt whether that was a good idea) I usually need to search longer. I found the installations of the modules in the node-red container under /data/node\_modules/node-red-contrib-dht-sensor. The files and structure do look the same as in github. But still node-red does not recognize it as "installed"

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**Author:** ![lessi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@lessi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lessi)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2022 19:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/module-already-loaded-but-not-showing-in-palette-node-red-contrib-dht-sensor/67894/4 "2022-09-18T19:51:34Z")

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Solved it.

I mounted the node-red container manually as root with docker exec -u 0 -it xxxxxxxxxx /bin/bash and installed them manually as written in [node-red-contrib-dht-sensor (node) - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-dht-sensor)

Not sure why it didn't work via the GUI.

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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:** [2 October 2022 19:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/module-already-loaded-but-not-showing-in-palette-node-red-contrib-dht-sensor/67894/5 "2022-10-02T19:52:30Z")

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