# Node-RED on Openmediavault

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**Created:** [24 July 2020 20:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-openmediavault/30666 "2020-07-24T20:49:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![stefan24](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/stefan24/32/23075_2.png) [@stefan24](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stefan24)\
**Post date:** [24 July 2020 20:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-openmediavault/30666/1 "2020-07-24T20:49:59Z")

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I started with Node-RED 1.0.6 on a Raspi 3, but decided to try out other systems, too, and have managed to install it on a Openmediavault (OMV) NAS version 4.1.35-1 and also the new 5.5.4.  
[www.openmediavault.org](https://www.openmediavault.org/)

Since OMV is Debian based, it's rather simple:

First you have to activate user home directories in OMV in the settings tab of the user menu:

![grafik](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/7/67d8479f0d0b8fc52520eaaf9094e3813e9feaa4.png)  
Just select a defined shared folder.  
(At least I had this already activated and the home directory of new user points to this shared folder.)

Then create a user (for example red) in the OMV webinterface, give it access to the groups sudo and ssh and change the shell to /bin/bash.

Then login via ssh or the console as this new user and install curl and maybe git for nodes not already available via npm.

`sudo apt-get install curl git`

Then install Node-RED with the standard script

`bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)`

and after manually starting `node-red-start` there you are: [http://nas:1880](http://nas:1880)

Install additional nodes like dashboard via "manage palette" or `cd ~/.node-red; npm install whatever` as the user you have created for Node-RED.

Dont't forget to enable auto start after reboots via `sudo systemctl enable nodered.service`.

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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 September 2020 20:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-openmediavault/30666/2 "2020-09-22T20:50:06Z")

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