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Expand Up @@ -18,11 +18,20 @@ You can test your node as you build it by running it in a local n8n instance.
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/// note | Check your directory
Make sure you run `npm link <node-name>` in the nodes directory within your n8n installation. This can be:

* `~/.n8n/custom/`
* `~/.n8n/<your-custom-name>`: if your n8n installation set a different name using `N8N_CUSTOM_EXTENSIONS`.
///
Make sure you run `npm link <node-name>` in the nodes directory within your n8n installation. This can be:

Linux:

* `~/.n8n/custom/`
* `~/.n8n/<your-custom-name>`: if your n8n installation set a different name using `N8N_CUSTOM_EXTENSIONS`.

Windows:

- `%userprofile%\.n8n\nodes`
- `%userprofile%\.n8n\<your-custom-name>`

If you've done a fresh n8n install, you need to start n8n for it to create the `.n8n` directory.
///

4. Start n8n:
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