# Open console at startup

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-console-at-startup/10539>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [25 April 2019 13:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-console-at-startup/10539 "2019-04-25T13:39:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![dakure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dakure](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dakure)\
**Post date:** [25 April 2019 13:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-console-at-startup/10539/1 "2019-04-25T13:39:27Z")

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I am running NodeRed as service.  
Is there a way the console opens on startup also?  
Thank you all

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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:** [25 April 2019 13:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-console-at-startup/10539/2 "2019-04-25T13:54:14Z")

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Do you mean you want to see the node-red log as node red runs? If so then if you use  
`node-red-start`  
to start it then it will show you the log. If it is already running then  
`node-red-log`  
will open the log. To stop it and start it showing the log then

```bash
node-red-stop
node-red-start

```

If node-red is auto running on startup then I don't think you can make it automatically open the console as at the time it starts there will not be a user logged in.