# Setup to window PC

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-to-window-pc/22746>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [7 March 2020 07:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-to-window-pc/22746 "2020-03-07T07:18:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![buidiena3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@buidiena3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/buidiena3)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2020 07:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-to-window-pc/22746/1 "2020-03-07T07:18:06Z")

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Question for the group.  
I am trying to have more then one instance of Node-Red running (which I have). However, I would like to now use the options in the settings.js to get some more control, but can't seem to make it work.

Each instance of node i use the -s setting to specify the path to a settings.js. Inside those files, I have made some changes:  
nodesDir: 'C:\Users\MyUserName.node-red',  
userDir: 'C:\Users\MyUserName.node-red\RHI'

I believe i am nearly there. However, when Node-RED starts up, it can't find all the custom nodes.  
Any ideas as to what I have done wrong.

in Command Prompt, it states that is is "Waiting for missing types to be registered". I have verfiied that the path I used in the nodesDIR section is correct (from a windows point of view), but perhaps the syntax is not correct for node?

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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:** [7 March 2020 08:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-to-window-pc/22746/2 "2020-03-07T08:40:29Z")

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Maybe try escaping the \ with another \ eg. c:\Users\... etc. Or use / instead (windows can now cope with either)

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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:** [7 March 2020 14:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-to-window-pc/22746/3 "2020-03-07T14:52:39Z")

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> [@buidiena3](#):
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> I am trying to have more then one instance of Node-Red running

Details here:

> **[FAQ 2: How can I run multiple instances of Node-RED on the same server device?](https://it.knightnet.org.uk/kb/nr-qa/faq2-flow-vs-function-copy/)**
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> There are all sorts of reasons to want to run more than a single instance of Node-RED and several ways to do it.

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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:** [6 May 2020 14:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-to-window-pc/22746/4 "2020-05-06T14:52:41Z")

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