# Palette Installation

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/palette-installation/1366>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [5 July 2018 14:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/palette-installation/1366 "2018-07-05T14:51:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![FrankD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@FrankD](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FrankD)\
**Post date:** [5 July 2018 14:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/palette-installation/1366/1 "2018-07-05T14:51:38Z")

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Hello I’m a node-red newbie. I’m trying to install the modbus “node-red-contrib-modbus” Palette. The instructions say to run the blablabla command in the “root directory of your Node-Red install”.  
Question is how do i locate the root directory?  
Thx in advance!

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [5 July 2018 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/palette-installation/1366/2 "2018-07-05T15:41:47Z")

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It depends on your platform - if you are running on a Pi from the CLI enter `cd .node-red` and then enter the npm command.

Oh yeah…you are installing a node not a palette. However in the Node-Red editor, there is an option under the hamburger menu called Palette and you can use it to install nodes.