# Node Red 24x7 on VM in Cloud
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438
**Category:** General
**Created:** [29 January 2022 05:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438 "2022-01-29T05:56:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@redhair](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/redhair)
#### Post date: [29 January 2022 05:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438/1 "2022-01-29T05:56:10Z")
I need to run Node Red 24x7 on VM in Cloud. I start it from PC terminal window with SSH command. When i close terminal window and switch off my PC Node Red in Cloud also stops. Is there any way around it?
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### Author:  [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)
#### Post date: [29 January 2022 06:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438/2 "2022-01-29T06:32:43Z")
What OS are you running on the VM ?
You need to setup NR to run as a System service - this will vary based on your OS - assuming it is something based on Ubuntu/Debian then you would use the systemctl command
Craig
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### Author:  [@redhair](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/redhair)
#### Post date: [29 January 2022 06:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438/3 "2022-01-29T06:52:45Z")
> [@craigcurtin](#):
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> NR
I run Ubuntu 20.04. please provide link to NR
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### Author:  [@redhair](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/redhair)
#### Post date: [29 January 2022 06:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438/4 "2022-01-29T06:57:16Z")
i understand as an option to run Node Red as a service i can use PM2.
Now experimenting with this
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [29 January 2022 07:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438/5 "2022-01-29T07:46:31Z")
If you installed following this instructions, then you be able to run as a service as described further down the page.
[https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi#installing-and-upgrading-node-red](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi#installing-and-upgrading-node-red)
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### Author:  [@redhair](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/redhair)
#### Post date: [29 January 2022 09:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438/6 "2022-01-29T09:07:27Z")
Perfect, thanks.
it works
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [12 February 2022 09:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-24x7-on-vm-in-cloud/57438/7 "2022-02-12T09:07:53Z")
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