# Working alexa node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/working-alexa-node/17254>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [28 October 2019 20:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/working-alexa-node/17254 "2019-10-28T20:18:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [28 October 2019 21:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/working-alexa-node/17254/2 "2019-10-28T21:47:34Z")

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> **[node-red-contrib-amazon-echo](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo)**
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> Alexa controlled Node-Red nodes supporting latest Amazon Echo devices

worked for me 2 weeks ago but requires either running Node-RED as root or port forwarding port 80 to a higher port number

How to get it going here

> [@Amazon Echo Hub](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amazon-echo-hub/6724):
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> Has anyone tried using this new node? [https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-amazon-echo) I've not managed to get it to work with Echo Dot Gen-2 and NR running on Raspian Stretch on a RPi-3+ Would be interesting to hear from anyone who has been successful with it.

(I don't use it normally - I use node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill but that requires an account with a 3rd party)

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