# Node red always restarts with this error message

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [22 November 2024 22:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374 "2024-11-22T22:41:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![juntiedt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/juntiedt/32/58357_2.png) [@juntiedt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juntiedt)\
**Post date:** [22 November 2024 22:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/1 "2024-11-22T22:41:04Z")

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nodered.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=6/ABRT  
nodered.service: Failed with result 'signal'.

How can I fix it?

Runing on rpi 4 64 bit

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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:** [23 November 2024 06:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/2 "2024-11-23T06:33:47Z")

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How did you install node red and how are you starting it?

What do you see if you run  
`node-red`  
In a command window?  
Copy/paste the output please, not screenshot.

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**Author:** ![xx\_Nexus\_xx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/54ee81/32.png) [@xx\_Nexus\_xx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xx_Nexus_xx)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2024 08:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/3 "2024-11-23T08:35:41Z")

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Can you start in SAFE - Mode ?

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**Author:** ![juntiedt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/juntiedt/32/58357_2.png) [@juntiedt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juntiedt)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2024 15:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/4 "2024-11-23T15:13:56Z")

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i found that the flow below killed node-red.  
It seems that 6 template nodes within this flow are responsible for this crash.  
I tested it with 2 and it worked but with 6 it crashes.  
please have a look at these nodes which have styles.  
As I am am not experienced with CSS thats most probabely the reason for the crash.

[Aquara-thp-sensor-1.txt](https://discourse.nodered.org/uploads/short-url/bbx60zubURIim9NRDsPivAUYuEH.txt) (45.1 KB)

sory, to big for preformated text

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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:** [23 November 2024 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/5 "2024-11-23T15:26:08Z")

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You don't appear to have answered any of the questions I asked.

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**Author:** ![juntiedt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/juntiedt/32/58357_2.png) [@juntiedt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juntiedt)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2024 16:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/6 "2024-11-23T16:09:49Z")

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Hannes@raspberrypi:~ $ node-red  
23 Nov 17:08:22 - [info]

# Willkommen bei Node-RED

23 Nov 17:08:22 - [info] Node-RED Version: v4.0.5  
23 Nov 17:08:22 - [info] Node.js Version: v20.18.1  
23 Nov 17:08:22 - [info] Linux 6.6.51+rpt-rpi-v8 arm64 LE  
23 Nov 17:08:22 - [info] Paletten-Nodes werden geladen  
23 Nov 17:08:25 - [info] Einstellungsdatei: /home/Hannes/.node-red/settings.js  
23 Nov 17:08:25 - [info] Kontextspeicher: default [module=memory]  
23 Nov 17:08:25 - [info] Benutzerverzeichnis: /home/Hannes/.node-red  
23 Nov 17:08:25 - [warn] Projekte deaktiviert: editorTheme.projects.enabled=false  
23 Nov 17:08:25 - [info] Flow-Datei: /home/Hannes/.node-red/flows.json  
23 Nov 17:08:25 - [error] Ãberwachen (listen) von [http://127.0.0.1:1880/](http://127.0.0.1:1880/) nicht mÃ¶glich  
23 Nov 17:08:25 - [error] Fehler: Port wird verwendet  
Hannes@raspberrypi:~ $

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btw: on the same rpi runs zigbee2mqtt

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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:** [23 November 2024 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/7 "2024-11-23T16:40:55Z")

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I will try again

1. How did you install node red?
2. How do you start node-red normally
3. I should have said what do you see if you run `node-red` after stopping node red. The port not available message is probably because node-red is already running. Please do this with the failing flow so we can see the error that causes node-red to restart.

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**Author:** ![juntiedt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/juntiedt/32/58357_2.png) [@juntiedt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juntiedt)\
**Post date:** [24 November 2024 16:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/8 "2024-11-24T16:33:38Z")

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Hi Colin,  
thanks for your support!  
It is runing now. I migrated my application from my old RPI with dashboard 1 to a new one with dashboard 2. Then I copied my flows to the new one. Unfortunately I copied the template nodes as well and I think they did not work with DB2 and crashed. I rewrote this specific flow with DB 2 template nodes and now it works.

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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:** [8 December 2024 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-always-restarts-with-this-error-message/93374/9 "2024-12-08T16:34:07Z")

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