# Node-red-contrib-amazon-echo and running NR in root at bootup

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-and-running-nr-in-root-at-bootup/16442>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [7 October 2019 21:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-and-running-nr-in-root-at-bootup/16442 "2019-10-07T21:59:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![kenkoknz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@kenkoknz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kenkoknz)\
**Post date:** [7 October 2019 23:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-and-running-nr-in-root-at-bootup/16442/3 "2019-10-07T23:59:22Z")

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After further digging in the Forum, it is not recommended to run NR in root.  
Also found found this topic "[Amazon Echo Hub](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amazon-echo-hub/6724)". Followed instructions with iptables and redirect, still device not discovered by Alexa.  
However running as root works.

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