# Running node-red offline

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-offline/1177>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [29 June 2018 07:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-offline/1177 "2018-06-29T07:51:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThanosMel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@ThanosMel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThanosMel)\
**Post date:** [29 June 2018 07:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-offline/1177/1 "2018-06-29T07:51:55Z")

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Is it possible to run node-red without internet access? I want to do some simple file handling on a system without internet access, the only mean that i ll use for communication is bluetooth. Also i want to ask if there is a way to use node-red’s ui without internet access. The answer may be obvious to many of you , but not me.

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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:** [29 June 2018 08:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-offline/1177/2 "2018-06-29T08:32:01Z")

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@ThanosMel Node-RED does not require an internet connection to run - assuming none of your flows want to do anything on the network.

The editor is only accessible in a browser. If you can login to a desktop environment on the device, then launch a web browser in that environment and access node-red at [http://localhost:1880](http://localhost:1880).

If your device doesn’t have a desktop environment and has no local network connection then you’re not going to be able to access the editor.