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

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**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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**Post date:** [8 October 2019 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-and-running-nr-in-root-at-bootup/16442/4 "2019-10-08T06:24:06Z")

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Hi KenKoknz,  
Have a look through this tutorial as it includes details of using Amazon Echo Hub in a flow.  
You do not need to start NR as root - NOT recommended, just forward a port.  
This pair of nodes work really well and still work as of 8th Oct 2019.  
Let me know if you need further details.

> [@Alexa... Turn on Christmas (Neopixels) \<\< revisited](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-turn-on-christmas-neopixels-revisited/15786):
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> One of my IoT students has been working on controlling a strip of Neopixels using Alexa. It basically takes some parts from the projects: Controlling a Neopixel strip Alexa... turn on Christmas Then joins them together to create a new project. The objective is to control a strip of Neopixels using three sliders on the dashboard and from Alexa with commands like... "Alexa, set Neopixels to red" "Alexa, set Neopixels to green" "Alexa, set Neopixels to 50" The student has updated the proje…

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