# Stop and start node red programmatically
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stop-and-start-node-red-programmatically/30270
**Category:** General
**Created:** [17 July 2020 16:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stop-and-start-node-red-programmatically/30270 "2020-07-17T16:43:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@premalatha-b](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/premalatha-b)
#### Post date: [17 July 2020 16:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stop-and-start-node-red-programmatically/30270/1 "2020-07-17T16:43:11Z")
I have embedded nodered in electron app.
Have started the node red. ( programmatically using RED.start()), now i want to restart it.
trying to use RED.stop.then(()=\>RED.start());
it is giving error like
Potentially unhandled rejection [1] TypeError: Cannot read property 'forEach' of undefined
at Object.addModule (...\node\_modules@node-red\registry\lib\registry.js:199:27)
It seems it is trying to load opcua node modules and it is giving this error.
When node red started first time programmatically, i didn't get this error, when i stop and then start I get this error.
Can idea how to handle this
- Any other way to restart node red programmatically?
- Am i doing anything wrong? please correct me
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [17 July 2020 17:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stop-and-start-node-red-programmatically/30270/2 "2020-07-17T17:45:37Z")
The RED.stop/start API does not currently work well with doing multiple restarts of the the runtime without also restarting the Node.js process. It just isn't the primary use case as Node-RED is normally a self-contained long running process.
It would be good to get it working - but I suspect it will need more testing and development work to get it working.
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### Author:  [@Verschnupft](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Verschnupft)
#### Post date: [19 February 2023 16:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stop-and-start-node-red-programmatically/30270/3 "2023-02-19T16:42:55Z")
Hey,
I just encountered a similar problem and was wondering if the API now supports this functionality (restarting without restarting the Node.js process).