Node-Red does not run as a service on a raspberry

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Hi, I just upgraded my Node-Red on my Raspberry to the lastet version.

When I try to start it using "./node-red" it starts without any problem.

But when I try to start it as a service using "node-red-start" I am getting the output

"Node-RED is not yet fully installed. Please re-run the install script again manually.
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)
then retry node-red-start"

I tried to re-install using that script (I have been using it also for the first install), but I still get this message.....

What am I doing wrong here?

Regards,

Torsten

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Can you post the install log here please /var/log/nodered-install.log
Copy/paste it if possible, using the </> button.
There may be multiple install logs in there, in which case just the last one.

[Edit] Also what to the commands node -v and npm -v show?

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node -v shows "v10.21.0"
nmp -v shows "6.14.4"

I have uploaded the install logfile.

nodered-install.log.txt (28.9 KB)

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It seems you have been using nvm to manage versions of nodejs. The install script doesn't handle that I don't think.
I believe that if you want to use nvm then you will have to do the node red install manually.

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I am not sure what you really mean. I have followed an instruction how to install Node-Red 0.27 (something around that version) and now I have upgraded to that new version. Can you tell me what to do in order to install it properly?
I don't care if I manage versions of nodejs with nvm or something else ....

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Which instructions did you follow? If it told you to use nvm then it led you up the garden path.
nvm (Npm Version Manager?) is a tool for managing multiple versions of npm. I don't know how to get rid of it. Perhaps someone else does.

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Then re -run the Pi install script
https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi

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Thanks, that solved the problem.

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Can you share the link you used to install please? It would be good to provide some feedback to the author, if possible.

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I am sorry, but I do not have the link I used for the installation of 0.2x in the past. This is way too long ago.

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