Hi TotallyInformation, I know this is kinda old topic, but I appreciate if you can reply. I used your alternate-node-red-installer and it works really fine. But I don't know how am I going to create an automatic start of my node-red. What I want is, if every time I logged on to my PC, I don't need…

As Steve says, there is a tool that lets you create a Windows service definition from an executable and that can certainly be used and is probably the best way over all. Alternatively, you can use the Windows Task Manager to start applications in different ways and at different times. If you do thi…

Just for completeness, NSSM can also direct stdout/stderr etc to a logfile (and do rotation) [image] [image] NOTE: I split this thread from an old (unrelated thread Copy Node-red Install on Windows server offline )

Hi steve! Thanks for this! I actually done this before using the nssm, however my nodered that time was installed globally. I just need to run the built-in "node-red.cmd" under "C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\npm" folder. I know how nssm works, but however I don't know what file do I need to run when u…

[image] Henjoe: I know how nssm works, but however I don't know what file do I need to run when using the alternate-node-red-installer the same command you run now! [image] or [image] Did you try?

OMG! I don't know why I never knew this haha. Let me try this when I get back to my computer. Thanks with regards, Henjoe

otherwise you can try this: [image] How to run node red on startup? General I may have forgotten a step: press the keys: Win + r write: shell:startup this will open a "startup" window open this directory : [image] C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\npm\node-red.cmd 4.you have…

User has to be logged on for that method though & he'll get no log file unless he pipes it & even then, no log file rotation etc..

If you want to run the locally installed version of Node-RED as per my alternate installer, the command you need to put into nssm is the one listed in the package.json file under scripts: "start": "node ./node_modules/node-red/red.js --userDir ./data", Though you need to change the relative paths …

Hi Steve so this is my master directory, [image] On the side of nssm, under Application and Path, what should I select in here? I tried to select the package.json with the following parameters: [image] But there we'ere errors and I cannot start my node-red. Is there any invalid configuration …

Hi Totally Information, I believed you are the who created the alternate-node-red-installer, How do you do the automatic run of the node-red? Just like what Steve says, using the nssm, I just don't what parameters need to fill out. I highly appreciated if you can send a sample of configuration. …

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otherwise you can try this:

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