# Running node-red and using putty

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [3 November 2021 18:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181 "2021-11-03T18:04:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![traderjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@traderjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/traderjoe)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2021 18:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181/1 "2021-11-03T18:04:28Z")

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Simple problem here:  
I'm running node-red on a raspberry pi. I putty in and I start up my node-red.

How do I use the SSH to do something else now? After staring up node-red, it doesn't go back to the prompt. I can't close my putty or node-red shuts down. What do I do?

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2021 18:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181/2 "2021-11-03T18:14:06Z")

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Enable Node-Red as a systemd service:

```auto
sudo systemctl enable nodered
sudo systemctl start nodered

```

Access Node-Red using a browser from any machine on your network

`<Raspberry Pi IP address>:1880`

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**Author:** ![davidz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@davidz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidz)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2021 18:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181/3 "2021-11-03T18:16:02Z")

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Press "CTRL+C", Node-RED will continue running in the background.

You can go back to the command line.

Also like Jbudd suggested, run Node-RED as systemd service.

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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:** [3 November 2021 18:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181/4 "2021-11-03T18:38:25Z")

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> [@davidz](#):
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> Press "CTRL+C", Node-RED will continue running in the background.

That is true if node red is started using `node-red-start` which starts it as a service, but not if started using `node-red`.  
That assumes that node red was installed as described for the pi in the node red docs of course.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2021 19:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181/5 "2021-11-03T19:45:32Z")

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4 options:

- Open a new PuTTY window
- Install a terminal multiplexer such as byobu, TMUX, or GNU Screen
- Send to the background using Linix job controls. Start node-red with something like `npm start &`
- Set up and use a systemd job for Node-RED

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**Author:** ![davidz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@davidz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidz)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2021 21:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181/6 "2021-11-03T21:02:54Z")

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It is good to know. I always use "node-red-start" to check if there is anything wrong with the flows.

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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:** [2 January 2022 21:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-and-using-putty/53181/7 "2022-01-02T21:03:20Z")

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