# Start Up Settings

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-up-settings/87982>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [15 May 2024 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-up-settings/87982 "2024-05-15T14:46:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![LucasPelu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@LucasPelu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LucasPelu)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2024 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-up-settings/87982/1 "2024-05-15T14:46:15Z")

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Hi, I want to change the start up path of settings file C:\Users\x6294075\ to the path E:\npm

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thanks, Lucas

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2024 15:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-up-settings/87982/2 "2024-05-15T15:16:30Z")

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you can set the `userDir` or `settings` file using the command line options as per the docs: [Running Node-RED locally : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/local#command-line-usage)

e.g

```auto
node-red -u e:/node-red

```

or

```auto
node-red -s e:/node-red/settings.js

```

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**Author:** ![LucasPelu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@LucasPelu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LucasPelu)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2024 15:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-up-settings/87982/3 "2024-05-15T15:34:38Z")

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Hi Steve I need to execute the .ps1 file and that path always be the E:\npm\settings.js .  
The way you say I need to type it every time i start up the node-red.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2024 15:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-up-settings/87982/4 "2024-05-15T15:52:28Z")

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Not if you create your own batch or PS file.

Are you running node-red as a service? or always manually starting it?

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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:** [15 May 2024 17:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-up-settings/87982/5 "2024-05-15T17:13:49Z")

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Or use PM2 to manage Node-RED. 🙂

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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:** [29 May 2024 17:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-up-settings/87982/6 "2024-05-29T17:14:33Z")

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