# Node Palette Question

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [18 August 2019 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444 "2019-08-18T09:50:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mrmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mrmike/32/11013_2.png) [@mrmike](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrmike)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2019 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444/1 "2019-08-18T09:50:36Z")

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What does it mean in the palette when some nodes do not have a coloured icon? Just a dotted border around the rounded square icon.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/7/7d479e0b03b1e1cce080d0df34164f304e546afb.png)

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2019 10:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444/2 "2019-08-18T10:37:05Z")

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They are configuration nodes, rather than regular flow nodes.

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**Author:** ![mrmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mrmike/32/11013_2.png) [@mrmike](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrmike)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2019 11:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444/3 "2019-08-18T11:07:27Z")

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Oh, I see. I can see the alexa-remote-account configuration node, but I can't seem to find the others in configuration nodes section. Any idea why these would not show?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2019 11:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444/4 "2019-08-18T11:20:01Z")

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The config node sidebar only shows config nodes you have deployed in your flow.

You can see in your screen shot the 'in use' label next to the remote-account node, but not the others.

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**Author:** ![mrmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mrmike/32/11013_2.png) [@mrmike](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrmike)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2019 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444/5 "2019-08-18T11:21:48Z")

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It appears as though after installing a new package I had not restarted node, after restarting the configuration nodes were configurable. Thanks for the advice!