# NPM needs updating?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-needs-updating/17208>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [27 October 2019 23:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-needs-updating/17208 "2019-10-27T23:05:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BigWillow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc79bd/32.png) [@BigWillow](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BigWillow)\
**Post date:** [27 October 2019 23:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-needs-updating/17208/1 "2019-10-27T23:05:48Z")

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Hi  
Still working this all out.  
Node Red wasnt working too well so I seem to have managed to update Node Red (and the pi) in general, but now my palette manager is missing.  
I have noticed this in the startup log which I assume explains this:

```auto
27 Oct 22:18:09 - [info] Palette editor disabled : npm version too old. Requires npm >= 3.x

```

So how do I update the NPM bit ?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [27 October 2019 23:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-needs-updating/17208/2 "2019-10-27T23:11:44Z")

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Please [follow the documentation.](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi)  
It should update npm/nodejs