# Problem with serial ports and npm

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-serial-ports-and-npm/53679>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 November 2021 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-serial-ports-and-npm/53679 "2021-11-13T12:48:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@charles](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/charles)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2021 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-serial-ports-and-npm/53679/1 "2021-11-13T12:48:51Z")

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hello everyone i'm a noob in node red and because of that i have some problems to install some nodes (serial and arduino) but istarted with the serial ports , look at this screenshot and please give me a solution because i'm going to kill myself lmao .  
(I apologize for my english).  
thank you everybody !

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/4/846ef023e502f74e52c108c3371131c99c20d9e4.png)

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2021 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-serial-ports-and-npm/53679/2 "2021-11-13T13:25:05Z")

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See the "Installing Node.js Windows Build Tools" section of [Running on Windows : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/windows)

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**Author:** ![charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@charles](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/charles)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2021 13:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-serial-ports-and-npm/53679/3 "2021-11-13T13:48:52Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/3/d370e332d72099b19b260f4aaad931cefa1b2bc0.png)  
is this normal ?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2021 13:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-serial-ports-and-npm/53679/4 "2021-11-13T13:52:07Z")

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maybe... I didn't know they were now included by default... (I don't use Windows daily)  
Good if they are.

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**Author:** ![charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@charles](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/charles)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2021 13:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-serial-ports-and-npm/53679/5 "2021-11-13T13:58:46Z")

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It works !!!! I can't believe it, thank you very much !!!!  
It's been 2 days that I try to make it work and I look at the different forums without solutions, while it's just because of Windows-Build-Tools.

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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:** [12 January 2022 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-serial-ports-and-npm/53679/6 "2022-01-12T13:59:46Z")

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