# Node-red running on DietPi shows gpio nodes as not available

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**Created:** [24 September 2021 06:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463 "2021-09-24T06:31:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![kedzior-io](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kedzior-io/32/48568_2.png) [@kedzior-io](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kedzior-io)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 06:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463/1 "2021-09-24T06:31:01Z")

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o this, running the latest DietPi (DietPi\_RPi-ARMv6-Bullseye) on Raspberry Pi zero W and using [node-red-node-pi-gpio (node) - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-node-pi-gpio) to talk to hardware.

However after deployment I see this:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/5/25bc8b4750001784467dfc13e0de95ac275f54f0.png)

RPi.GPIO python library is installed, I also installed WiringPi which show everything in order.

Not sure what's happening.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/5/053dc90cebd43f82b514b73408e60c55e72d7788.png)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 07:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463/2 "2021-09-24T07:26:18Z")

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Dumb question: in `raspi-config` have you enabled the GPIO pins?

(Not part of Node-Red)

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**Author:** ![Gunner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gunner/32/43582_2.png) [@Gunner](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gunner)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 07:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463/3 "2021-09-24T07:52:02Z")

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> [@kedzior-io](#):
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> Not sure what's happening.

Since you are **not** running Raspbian, have you followed all the instructions for that node?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/1/510dd04d2fa9da5c8946b9b789b7338a36e29fae.png)

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**Author:** ![Gunner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gunner/32/43582_2.png) [@Gunner](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gunner)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 08:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463/4 "2021-09-24T08:04:47Z")

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You may also need to search in the DietPi troubleshooting page...

> **[Node Red update and add-ons fail @ DietPi @ Raspberry Pi Zero W - Page 3](https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8944&p=34396&hilit=GPIO%2Bnode%2Bred#p34396)**
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> ok needed to apt install RPi.GPIO ... seems like dietpi-software instalation of python3 rpi-gpio is not enough

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**Author:** ![kedzior-io](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kedzior-io/32/48568_2.png) [@kedzior-io](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kedzior-io)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 08:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463/5 "2021-09-24T08:12:32Z")

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Oh yeah, RPi.GPIO was installed automatically with node-red.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/e/dede66ff7dacbecd0b2ce0ad50a640035c9d3d52.png)

and I ran those commands as well.

I should probably give it another go.

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**Author:** ![kedzior-io](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kedzior-io/32/48568_2.png) [@kedzior-io](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kedzior-io)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463/6 "2021-09-24T08:25:17Z")

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> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> raspi-config

I know that part from raspbian but using dietpi-config (DietPi is a lightweight os for rpi) and no options there to enable gpio. hmmm

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463/7 "2021-09-24T08:25:53Z")

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Sorry.... I am not the sharpest tool in the shed.

DietPi, RasPi.... My bad.

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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:** [23 November 2021 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-dietpi-shows-gpio-nodes-as-not-available/51463/8 "2021-11-23T08:26:12Z")

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