# Where is Manage Palette in Node-RED 3.1.3?

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174
**Category:** General
**Created:** [1 January 2024 11:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174 "2024-01-01T11:39:06Z")
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### Author: ![dcaccount](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@dcaccount](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dcaccount)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 11:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/1 "2024-01-01T11:39:06Z")

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Hello and Happy New Year!

I have just installed in my Raspberry with Raspbian BookWorm Node-RED 3.1.3 and I cannot find any longer the Palette Manager.

Where can I find it? Please advise, thanks, Daniele

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### Author: ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 11:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/2 "2024-01-01T11:45:32Z")

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Hi and Happy New Year!

What do you mean, please can you send a screenshot.

Did you click on the bars?  
 ![Capture d’écran 2024-01-01 à 12.44.26](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/e/7e0dece6de8926d70c739ad4bbf8d52def6d5492.png)

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### Author: ![dcaccount](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@dcaccount](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dcaccount)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 12:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/3 "2024-01-01T12:00:50Z")

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Hello,  
I used to find Manage Palette in this menu, but now I cannot find it any longer. It used to be above Setting!

Please help, thanks!

 ![Screenshot 2024-01-01 alle 12.59.59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/2/722abf99e90141d3857d683b87517c9f522f8f95.png)

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### Author: ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 12:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/4 "2024-01-01T12:20:19Z")

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Can you check and show us your settings file for `externalModules`

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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: [1 January 2024 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/5 "2024-01-01T12:23:43Z")

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Usually that means that the npm executable is not available.

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### Author: ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 14:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/6 "2024-01-01T14:49:08Z")

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Did you install node-red using the script from the node-red docs? If so you many need to run  
`sudo apt install npm`. See [this thread](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspberry-pi-on-bookworm/84023/12) for more information.

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### Author: ![dcaccount](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@dcaccount](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dcaccount)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 16:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/7 "2024-01-01T16:29:06Z")

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Hello,  
thanks for your help.

I installed Node\_RED using:

```auto
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)

```

Shall I also perform?

```auto
sudo apt install npm

```

Please advise, thanks

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### Author: ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 16:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/8 "2024-01-01T16:32:01Z")

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> [@dcaccount](#):
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> Shall I also perform?

No because the script did it for you. Only if the script failed for npm part

Do you see the manage palette now?

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### Author: ![dcaccount](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@dcaccount](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dcaccount)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/9 "2024-01-01T16:38:12Z")

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I did not have any error while executing the script. I have not reinstalled it yet, shall I?

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### Author: ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 16:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/10 "2024-01-01T16:47:36Z")

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Can you run `npm -v` ?

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### Author: ![dcaccount](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@dcaccount](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dcaccount)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 16:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/11 "2024-01-01T16:51:35Z")

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> [@GogoVega](#):
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> `npm -v`

The output is:

> -bash: npm: command not found

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### Author: ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/12 "2024-01-01T16:53:59Z")

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Read the thread I linked to, it is explained there.

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### Author: ![dcaccount](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@dcaccount](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dcaccount)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 17:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/13 "2024-01-01T17:40:13Z")

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I read it but it is not clear to me what I have to do, can you please explain?  
Thanks

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### Author: ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [1 January 2024 17:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/14 "2024-01-01T17:44:37Z")

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Run the following command because the script is fixed now

```bash
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)

```

> [@Raspberry pi on Bookworm](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspberry-pi-on-bookworm/84023/30):
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> Script should be fixed now

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### Author: ![iiot2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8baadc/32.png) [@iiot2k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iiot2k)
#### Post date: [5 January 2024 13:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/15 "2024-01-05T13:49:28Z")

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I have just installed the current OS (64bit) for Raspi4 and Raspi5.  
Node-Red (3.1.3) was installed using the standard script.  
Unfortunately, the Palette Manager does not appear on the Raspi5.  
The Palette Manager appears on the Raspi4.  
Is this error known?

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### Author: ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [5 January 2024 13:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/16 "2024-01-05T13:54:25Z")

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> [@GogoVega](#):
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> Can you run `npm -v` ?

So can you run `npm -v` ?

@dceejay there may still be a problem

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### Author: ![iiot2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8baadc/32.png) [@iiot2k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iiot2k)
#### Post date: [5 January 2024 13:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/17 "2024-01-05T13:57:51Z")

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On Raspi4 : yes  
On Raspi5 : no

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### Author: ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 January 2024 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/18 "2024-01-05T14:07:57Z")

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What does this command show?

`apt policy nodejs`

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### Author: ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 January 2024 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/19 "2024-01-05T14:08:42Z")

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Also post the install log please, it is in /var/log/nodered-install.log

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### Author: ![iiot2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8baadc/32.png) [@iiot2k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iiot2k)
#### Post date: [5 January 2024 14:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-manage-palette-in-node-red-3-1-3/84174/20 "2024-01-05T14:12:19Z")

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I have restart the install script on Raspi5 and npm -v works.  
The Palette Manager also appears again.

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