# 752-8303 Edge, NPM & Node Red Local Install
**URL:** https://www.wago.community/t/752-8303-edge-npm-node-red-local-install/647
**Category:** Hardware and Linux
**Created:** [October 24, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/752-8303-edge-npm-node-red-local-install/647 "2023-10-24T14:51:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@robbudge](https://www.wago.community/u/robbudge)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/752-8303-edge-npm-node-red-local-install/647/1 "2023-10-24T14:51:44Z")
I am looking to install NPM and Node-Red directly on the PFC, I can see its possible on the Edge Computer but what about the PFC.
I would like to avoid using a docker container to install 3rd party software.
What Linux Base version is used and what would the Installer be
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### Author:  [@bjornidar](https://www.wago.community/u/bjornidar)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/752-8303-edge-npm-node-red-local-install/647/2 "2023-10-25T08:17:10Z")
EdgeComputer is Debian distro, but TP-panels and EdgeController is not a standard Linux-distro (I believe).
```auto
NAME=PTXdist
VERSION="2020.08.0"
ID=ptxdist
VERSION_ID="2020.08.0"
PRETTY_NAME="PTXdist / WAGO-TP"
ANSI_COLOR="1;34"
PTXDIST_VERSION="2020.08.0"
PTXDIST_BSP_VENDOR="WAGO"
PTXDIST_BSP_NAME="TP"
PTXDIST_BSP_VERSION="TP-trunk"
PTXDIST_PLATFORM_NAME="vtp-ctp"
PTXDIST_PLATFORM_VERSION="-trunk"
PTXDIST_BUILD_DATE="2023-06-22T21:38:49+0000"
```
Why wouldn’t you use Docker? Node-RED is already “3rd party” software from Wago pov.
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### Author:  [@WagoKurt](https://www.wago.community/u/WagoKurt)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/752-8303-edge-npm-node-red-local-install/647/3 "2023-10-25T16:19:42Z")
It is possible using libatomic, here are the steps for CC100/PFC.
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