# Node red will not start

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [30 November 2020 12:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758 "2020-11-30T12:58:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![hebbus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@hebbus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hebbus)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2020 12:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758/1 "2020-11-30T12:58:53Z")

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Try to install nodered again and I get the following message:  
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get install nodered  
Pakketlijsten worden ingelezen... Klaar  
Boom van vereisten wordt opgebouwd  
De statusinformatie wordt gelezen... Klaar  
Sommige pakketten konden niet geïnstalleerd worden. Dit kan betekenen  
dat u om een onmogelijke situatie gevraagd heeft, of, indien u  
de distributie 'unstable' gebruikt, dat sommige benodigde pakketten nog gemaakt moeten worden of uit 'Incoming' verwijderd werden.  
De volgende informatie kan misschien helpen de situatie op te lossen:

De volgende pakketten hebben niet-voldane vereisten:  
nodered : Vereisten: npm (\>= 5.8)  
E: Kan problemen niet verhelpen, u houdt defecte pakketten vast.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2020 13:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758/2 "2020-11-30T13:46:32Z")

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What OS are you running and how did you install node-red initially? Using apt is not the usual way of installing node-red.

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**Author:** ![hebbus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@hebbus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hebbus)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2020 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758/3 "2020-11-30T15:26:41Z")

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I m using a raspberrypi with the standaard operating system noobs, my documentation tells me that I have to use sudo apt-get install nodered.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2020 15:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758/4 "2020-11-30T15:32:12Z")

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This is the best way to install on a pi, as recommended in the node red docs. [https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi)

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**Author:** ![hebbus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@hebbus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hebbus)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2020 16:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758/5 "2020-11-30T16:37:45Z")

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I have followed all the instructions from the Node-red site for installing.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2020 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758/6 "2020-11-30T16:38:26Z")

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Where there does it say to use `apt-get install nodered`?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2020 17:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758/7 "2020-11-30T17:06:46Z")

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If your problem is actually that node red will not start then in a terminal run  
`node-red-stop`  
`node-red-start`  
and copy/paste the resulting log here. When pasting it in, go to a new line and use the `</>` button at the top of the edit window and paste it in.

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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:** [29 January 2021 17:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-will-not-start/36758/8 "2021-01-29T17:06:52Z")

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