# Node pm2 Autoboot Node palette missing unable to reinstall

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [2 February 2021 08:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218 "2021-02-02T08:27:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![PainWorry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@PainWorry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PainWorry)\
**Post date:** [2 February 2021 08:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218/1 "2021-02-02T08:27:31Z")

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My friend have just install pm2 to make node-red automaticaly start when it boot up  
[https://nodered.org/docs/faq/starting-node-red-on-boot#2-determine-the-exact-location-of-the-node-red-command](https://nodered.org/docs/faq/starting-node-red-on-boot#2-determine-the-exact-location-of-the-node-red-command)  
but then he've found that node palette is missing and unable to reinstall how can I fix it.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [2 February 2021 08:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218/2 "2021-02-02T08:42:38Z")

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Your friend imported a flow that contains nodes that are not installed, in this case, node-red-dashboard and  
a serialport node (don't know which one)

To fix it, either remove the nodes from the flows and deploy, or install them, via the hamburger menu \> palette, install tab, search \> install or manually;

```auto
cd ~/.node-red
npm install <node name>

```

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**Author:** ![PainWorry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@PainWorry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PainWorry)\
**Post date:** [4 February 2021 06:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218/3 "2021-02-04T06:50:57Z")

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Solve  
[Starting Node-RED on boot : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/faq/starting-node-red-on-boot)  
sudo npm uninstall -g pm2  
I'm able to use the flow again but have to find another way to autoboot

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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:** [4 February 2021 07:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218/4 "2021-02-04T07:47:23Z")

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You solved it by uninstalling node-red? How can node red run at all if you have uninstalled it?

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**Author:** ![PainWorry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@PainWorry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PainWorry)\
**Post date:** [4 February 2021 08:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218/5 "2021-02-04T08:05:51Z")

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sorry I write it wrong  
sudo npm uninstall -g pm2

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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:** [4 February 2021 10:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218/6 "2021-02-04T10:05:00Z")

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> [@PainWorry](#):
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> have to find another way to autoboot

The docs have a section on [running node-red on startup in windows](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/windows#run-node-red-on-startup).

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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:** [18 February 2021 10:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-pm2-autoboot-node-palette-missing-unable-to-reinstall/40218/7 "2021-02-18T10:05:34Z")

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