# Running node-red flows without node-red?

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**Created:** [27 April 2021 18:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-flows-without-node-red/44821 "2021-04-27T18:41:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![sad\_cyrano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sad\_cyrano](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sad_cyrano)\
**Post date:** [27 April 2021 18:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-flows-without-node-red/44821/1 "2021-04-27T18:41:26Z")

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first of all, I would like to apologize for this absolute beginner question, but I can not find a suitable answer. If I have developed a program with Node-RED, can I continue to develop the generated javascript code without Node-Red or run it without Node-Red or is the runtime always required? So my intention would be to first develop the basic framework with Node-Red and then manually customize the code. Would that be possible? Thanks for your help

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [27 April 2021 18:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-flows-without-node-red/44821/2 "2021-04-27T18:48:56Z")

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Hi,

Node-RED doesn't do code generation. The application you develop is stored in a JSON format that the Node-RED runtime interprets and runs.

In other words, to run a Node-RED flow, you need the Node-RED runtime

Nick

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**Author:** ![sad\_cyrano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sad\_cyrano](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sad_cyrano)\
**Post date:** [28 April 2021 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-flows-without-node-red/44821/3 "2021-04-28T18:54:29Z")

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Hi Nick,

thanks a lot for your fast and helpful response.

Best regards,  
Werner

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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:** [27 June 2021 18:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-flows-without-node-red/44821/4 "2021-06-27T18:55:07Z")

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