# Trouble Registering Custom Node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-registering-custom-node/8237>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 February 2019 17:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-registering-custom-node/8237 "2019-02-21T17:51:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [21 February 2019 22:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-registering-custom-node/8237/5 "2019-02-21T22:02:06Z")

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Hi @tcontrada

as a side note, when sharing code of any sort, it helps to format it properly - this post explains how/why: [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

The `.node-red/nodes` directory is used to load local nodes that are not packaged as a module - so the package.json is ignored and it will load any .js/.html file pair it can find.

Are there any error messages in the log when you start Node-RED related to your node?

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