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### Prerequisites
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If you are using Raspberry Pi OS, Bullseye is the currently supported version.
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### Installing and Upgrading Node-RED
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We provide a script to install Node.js, npm and Node-RED onto a Raspberry
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Pi. The script can also be used to upgrade an existing install when a new
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release is available.
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Pi, and other platforms running a Debian based OS. The script can also be
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used to upgrade an existing install when a new release is available.
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Running the following command will download and run the script. If you want
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to review the contents of the script first, you can view it [on Github](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered).
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the `node-red` command to run Node-RED in a terminal. It can then be stopped
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Due to the limited memory of the Raspberry Pi, you will need to start Node-RED
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Due to the limited memory of the Raspberry Pi, you may need to start Node-RED
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with an additional argument to tell the underlying Node.js process to free up
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unused memory sooner than it would otherwise.
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### Running as a service
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The install script for the Pi also sets it up to run as a service. This means it
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The install script also sets it up to run as a service. This means it
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The following commands are provided to work with the service:
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- `node-red-restart` - this stops and restarts the Node-RED service
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- `node-red-restart` - this restarts the Node-RED service
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- `node-red-reload` - this stops then starts the Node-RED service
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- `node-red-log` - this displays the log output of the service
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You can also start the Node-RED service on the Raspberry Pi OS Desktop by selecting
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the `Menu -> Programming -> Node-RED` menu option.
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### Autostart on boot
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If you want Node-RED to run when the Pi is turned on, or re-booted, you can enable the service
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If you want Node-RED to run when the device is turned on, or re-booted, you can enable the service to autostart by running the command:
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<div class="doc-callout">We recommend using a browser outside of the PI and pointing it at Node-RED running on the Pi. However you can use the built in browser and if so we recommend Chromium or Firefox-ESR and <i>not</i> Epiphany</div>.
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<div class="doc-callout">We recommend using a browser outside of the Pi and pointing it at Node-RED running on the Pi. However you can use the built in browser and if so we recommend Chromium or Firefox and <i>not</i> Epiphany</div>.
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When browsing from another machine you should use the hostname or IP-address of the Pi: `http://<hostname>:1880`. You
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can find the IP address by running `hostname -I` on the Pi.

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