# Raspberry Pi and UDP?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspberry-pi-and-udp/7129>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [22 January 2019 08:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspberry-pi-and-udp/7129 "2019-01-22T08:17:17Z")\
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The error is exactly what it says:

> [@HenrikHub](#):
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> UDP access error, you may need root access for ports below 1024

If you want to use a port number \< 1024, you need to run as root.

We generally recommend _not_ to run as root, so if you can, pick a port higher than 1024.

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