Where can i find the node-red workspace folder for a local install?

[jimmytang8855]

here is where my node-red local install resides
C:\Node-red-Try2\node_modules.bin
based on that, where might I find the node red workspace folder?

this is with regards to Kuema's advice from here:

[Question] Best way to install modules to an offline pc

I think the solution is the same. Just run npm install node-red-contrib-s7 in the NR workspace of your online machine, and copy the whole workspace to your offline machine (important is the node_modules dir). By workspace I mean the directory where your flows.json resides. I don't recommend installing nodes globally. In principle, this is how I do it all the time, as our customers' production machines have no internet connection. No npm cache needed. "npm pack" is for building an archive wh…

[marcus-j-davies]

Welcome to the forums @jimmytang8855

The script that starts Node RED - is not enough to ascertain where the userDir is.
but based on defaults: its usually ~/.node-red

~ : The user's (that is running Node RED) OS home directory

Also the start up transcript usually tell you.

Windows : C:/users/<User>/.node-red
*Nix : /home/<User>/.node-red

Again <User> = who is running Node RED

[jimmytang8855]

thank you marcus

just so theres a complete picture for the post- when i run node-red from cmd, here is part of what scrolls
2 Aug 21:35:52 - [info] Node-RED version: v4.0.2
2 Aug 21:35:52 - [info] Node.js version: v20.16.0
2 Aug 21:35:52 - [info] Windows_NT 10.0.22631 x64 LE
2 Aug 21:35:52 - [info] Loading palette nodes
2 Aug 21:35:53 - [info] Settings file : C:\Users\admin.node-red\settings.js
2 Aug 21:35:53 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
2 Aug 21:35:53 - [info] User directory : \Users\admin.node-red
2 Aug 21:35:53 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
2 Aug 21:35:53 - [info] Flows file : \Users\admin.node-red\flows.json

so flows.json appears to be in C:\Users\admin.node-red\

is there any way to change the settings so the workspace is pointed elsewhere? for instance C:\node-red\Workspace
i wonder if thats more of a nodejs side effect or a node-red thing (app isn't bound to a single parent directory).

[marcus-j-davies]

I'm not a windows user, but you can set the userDir as a command line argument, that is used to start Node RED

node-red --userDir C:/Some-Directory

Just remember, the user account used to run Node RED will need read/write access to that folder

[Colin]

Also, node-red --help will show you all the options available.

[jimmytang8855]

for windows:
node-red --userDir C:\NRWS
working like a champ
pretty handy because now i can have several workspace environments for testing various nodes and its no longer tied to a user account (a little more generic for multi-users)

[jimmytang8855]

this is good to know as well, i can use the help in conjunction with google to see how to implement the various options.