# Node-Red crashed Starting Flows - help please

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashed-starting-flows-help-please/42281>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 March 2021 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashed-starting-flows-help-please/42281 "2021-03-08T21:23:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/brew/32/19776_2.png) [@Brew](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Brew)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2021 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashed-starting-flows-help-please/42281/1 "2021-03-08T21:23:43Z")

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Hi there, I've been trying ti configure a new node, GroupMe, I've messed it up and now when Node-Red Crashes on launch, anyone any pointers on how to fix it?

Have tried `node-red-start --safe` sadly still fails.

```auto
Welcome to Node-RED
===================
8 Mar 21:18:31 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.2.9
8 Mar 21:18:31 - [info] Node.js version: v14.16.0
8 Mar 21:18:31 - [info] Linux 5.10.17-v7l+ arm LE
8 Mar 21:18:31 - [info] Loading palette nodes
8 Mar 21:18:35 - [info] Dashboard version 2.26.1 started at /ui
8 Mar 21:18:36 - [info] Settings file : /home/pi/.node-red/settings.js
8 Mar 21:18:36 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
8 Mar 21:18:36 - [info] User directory : /home/pi/.node-red
8 Mar 21:18:36 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
8 Mar 21:18:36 - [info] Flows file : /home/pi/.node-red/flows_rpi44gb.json
8 Mar 21:18:36 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
8 Mar 21:18:36 - [info] Starting flows
8 Mar 21:18:38 - [info] Started flows
8 Mar 21:18:38 - [info] [mqtt-broker:33bcdad9.ce80a6] Connected to broker: rpi44gb@mqtt://rpi44gb:1883
8 Mar 21:18:39 - [red] Uncaught Exception:
8 Mar 21:18:39 - Error [ERR_UNHANDLED_ERROR]: Unhandled error. ('Subscribing to user or group failed!')
    at IncomingStream.emit (events.js:304:17)
    at IncomingStream.subscribeResponse (/home/pi/node_modules/groupme/lib/IncomingStream.js:167:12)
    at /home/pi/node_modules/groupme/lib/IncomingStream.js:67:20
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at each (/home/pi/node_modules/groupme/lib/IncomingStream.js:213:9)
    at WebSocketConnection.<anonymous> (/home/pi/node_modules/groupme/lib/IncomingStream.js:62:11)
    at WebSocketConnection.emit (events.js:315:20)
    at WebSocketConnection.processFrame (/home/pi/node_modules/websocket/lib/WebSocketConnection.js:554:26)
    at /home/pi/node_modules/websocket/lib/WebSocketConnection.js:323:40
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:75:11)
nodered.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
nodered.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

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**Author:** ![hardillb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hardillb/32/12373_2.png) [@hardillb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hardillb)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2021 21:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashed-starting-flows-help-please/42281/2 "2021-03-08T21:35:44Z")

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`node-red-start` doesn't take the `--safe` argument

You want to run `node-red-stop` to stop the service instance then run

`node-red --safe` to run things in safe mode

You also probably want to open an issue with the `node-red-contrib-groupme` to fix their uncaught exception

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**Author:** ![Brew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/brew/32/19776_2.png) [@Brew](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Brew)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2021 21:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashed-starting-flows-help-please/42281/3 "2021-03-08T21:41:30Z")

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Thanks, I'm back in result.

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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:** [22 March 2021 21:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashed-starting-flows-help-please/42281/4 "2021-03-22T21:42:03Z")

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