# Setting up dashboard in windows node-red

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [4 April 2020 14:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217 "2020-04-04T14:16:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![ScheepersJohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/scheepersjohan/32/39556_2.png) [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 14:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/1 "2020-04-04T14:16:19Z")

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Hi,

How do you change the layout in Windows 10 OS?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/6/46aaf644dc288627fb47b1a15e14eebc8b9519b3.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/5/c596cee86c44bba5285e0a959ca3bb5426d6e88a.png)

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/b/fb1b7d6fa5b59c89426caaf1e50505d51408b0f3.png)

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 14:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/2 "2020-04-04T14:23:18Z")

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You have all your widgets in one group. Group has width as you set it and it grows as long as needed in height. Adding another group creates another such column. And then you can change the order of elements in group as well as order of groups.

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**Author:** ![ScheepersJohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/scheepersjohan/32/39556_2.png) [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 16:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/3 "2020-04-04T16:00:28Z")

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This is on Windows OS machine not a Raspberry PI, the drop down menu for Desktop is not there, so want to know how you edit the settings.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/9/a98b802119b46dd0d375bdbb01a184bb77798fdf.png)

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 17:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/4 "2020-04-04T17:45:58Z")

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Restart node-red and show us the start up log. There is something wrong but hard to tell based on those images only.

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**Author:** ![ScheepersJohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/scheepersjohan/32/39556_2.png) [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 18:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/5 "2020-04-04T18:24:30Z")

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C:\Program Files\nodejs\>node-red  
4 Apr 20:22:41 - [info]

# Welcome to Node-RED

4 Apr 20:22:41 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.4  
4 Apr 20:22:41 - [info] Node.js version: v8.11.2  
4 Apr 20:22:41 - [info] Windows\_NT 10.0.16299 x64 LE  
4 Apr 20:22:42 - [info] Loading palette nodes  
4 Apr 20:23:07 - [info] Dashboard version 2.9.4 started at /ui  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [info] Settings file : \Users\Johan.node-red\settings.js  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [info] User directory : \Users\Johan.node-red  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [info] Flows file : \Users\Johan.node-red\flows\_JohanLaptop.json  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [warn]

* * *

Your flow credentials file is encrypted using a system-generated key.

If the system-generated key is lost for any reason, your credentials  
file will not be recoverable, you will have to delete it and re-enter  
your credentials.

## You should set your own key using the 'credentialSecret' option in your settings file. Node-RED will then re-encrypt your credentials file using your chosen key the next time you deploy a change.

4 Apr 20:23:08 - [info] Starting flows  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [info] [tcp out:479483a.903487c] connecting to 10.0.0.4:2002  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [info] Started flows  
4 Apr 20:23:08 - [info] [tcp in:1e13a9b2.c09826] listening on port 1883  
4 Apr 20:23:09 - [info] Server now running at [http://127.0.0.1:1880/](http://127.0.0.1:1880/)

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 18:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/6 "2020-04-04T18:39:02Z")

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Only thing I see here is that nodjs version is a bit old. Version 8 should be still supported but it is recommended to use v10. I can't say it is the reason but if you can, update.

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**Author:** ![ScheepersJohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/scheepersjohan/32/39556_2.png) [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 18:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/7 "2020-04-04T18:48:24Z")

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I have just ran a upgrade and it says on v8.11.2

PS C:\Users\Johan\> npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red  
C:\Users\Johan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node-red-pi -\> C:\Users\Johan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\bin\node-red-pi  
C:\Users\Johan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node-red -\> C:\Users\Johan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\red.js

- node-red@1.0.4  
updated 2 packages in 97.65s  
PS C:\Users\Johan\> node-red  
4 Apr 20:29:27 - [info]

# Welcome to Node-RED

4 Apr 20:29:27 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.4  
4 Apr 20:29:27 - [info] Node.js version: v8.11.2  
4 Apr 20:29:27 - [info] Windows\_NT 10.0.16299 x64 LE  
4 Apr 20:29:30 - [info] Loading palette nodes

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 19:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/8 "2020-04-04T19:09:18Z")

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I meant the Node.js version: v8.11.2 should be updated to the reccomended version 10.xx

> **[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/)**
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> Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.

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**Author:** ![ScheepersJohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/scheepersjohan/32/39556_2.png) [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 22:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/9 "2020-04-04T22:07:02Z")

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Thank for the reply.

Have upgraded to v12.16.1, but the Dashboard are still not available.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/a/eabcfed43922eacf66d1ecb2f699ff6841a6a1c4.png)

5 Apr 00:13:51 - [info]

# Welcome to Node-RED

5 Apr 00:13:51 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.4  
5 Apr 00:13:51 - [info] Node.js version: v12.16.1  
5 Apr 00:13:51 - [info] Windows\_NT 10.0.16299 x64 LE  
5 Apr 00:13:52 - [info] Loading palette nodes  
5 Apr 00:13:53 - [info] Dashboard version 2.9.4 started at /ui  
5 Apr 00:13:53 - [info] Settings file : \Users\Johan.node-red\settings.js  
5 Apr 00:13:53 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]  
5 Apr 00:13:53 - [info] User directory : \Users\Johan.node-red  
5 Apr 00:13:53 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false  
5 Apr 00:13:53 - [info] Flows file : \Users\Johan.node-red\flows\_JohanLaptop.json  
5 Apr 00:13:53 - [info] Server now running at [http://127.0.0.1:1880/](http://127.0.0.1:1880/)  
5 Apr 00:13:53 - [warn]

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 22:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/10 "2020-04-04T22:25:09Z")

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The dashboard version is also well past its sell by date so will be missing many features, latest is 2.20.0

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**Author:** ![ScheepersJohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/scheepersjohan/32/39556_2.png) [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 22:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/11 "2020-04-04T22:29:56Z")

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> [@ScheepersJohan](#):
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> Settings file : \Users\Johan.node-red\settings.js

Thank you Sir, solved,,,,,,working 100%

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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:** [4 May 2020 22:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-up-dashboard-in-windows-node-red/24217/12 "2020-05-04T22:36:47Z")

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