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@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ You can test your node as you build it by running it in a local n8n instance.
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3. Install the node into your local n8n instance:
```shell
# In the directory where you installed n8n
# In the nodes directory within your n8n installation
# node-package-name is the name from the package.json
npm link <node-package-name>
```
!!! note "Check your directory"
Make sure you run `npm link <node-name>` in the main directory where you installed n8n. This is probably in the `node_modules` directory within your Node.js installation, if you installed n8n globally.
Make sure you run `npm link <node-name>` in the nodes directory within your n8n installation. This is probably something like `~/.n8n/nodes/node_modules/`
4. Start n8n:
```
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5. Open n8n in your browser. You should see your nodes when you search for them in the nodes panel.
!!! note "Node names"
Make sure you search using the node name, not the package name. For example, if your npm package name is `n8n-nodes-weather-nodes`, and the package contains nodes named `rain`, `sun`, `snow`, you should search for `rain`, not `weather-nodes`.
Make sure you search using the node name, not the package name. For example, if your npm package name is `n8n-nodes-weather-nodes`, and the package contains nodes named `rain`, `sun`, `snow`, you should search for `rain`, not `weather-nodes`.