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title: Manage a Flows Manager
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge-v1/manage-a-flows-manager
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createdAt: 2022-10-17T13:33:28.000Z
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You can manage flows managers by navigating to **Flows Manager** >** Overview**. 

# Manage Individual Flows Managers

Refer to the image and callouts below for management options. 

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\[1] **Flows Manager status**: The Flows Manager can have the following statuses. 

- **Running**: The flow has been deployed and is currently running as defined. 
- **Stopped**: The flow has been stopped by the user. 
- **Warning**: The flow encountered a problem. It has either timed out or is not running as defined. 

\[2] **Go To Flow Definition**: Opens the flow canvas. See [Create a Flow](docId:-oL2gwhtG2gkdJLBR6cai) to learn more. 

\[3] **Update Memory Limit**: Change the current memory limit. The options are: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1024 MB, 2048 MB, and 4096 MB. 

\[4] **Start Flow**: Starting a Flows Manager affects all associated individual flows and tabs in the flow canvas. 

\[5] **Stop Flow**: Stopping a Flows Manager affects all associated individual flows and tabs in the flow canvas. 

\[6] **Upload Modules**: Refer to the "Upload Modules" section below to learn how to upload a preexisting module or custom modules from an individual flow. 

\[7] **Download Flow File**: Download all associated flows and tabs for the Flows Manager. 

\[8] **Download Logs**: Download a log to review the activity of the Flows Manager and troubleshoot issues. 

\[9] **Remove Flow**: Removing a Flows Manager affects all of the associated tabs and cannot be undone.

# Upload Modules

You can upload a pre-existing module or custom modules from an individual flow. 

:::hint{type="warning"}
**Important**: 

- Make sure the module file you upload contains all dependencies. 
- If your custom node modules are version specific, make sure they work with `nodejs 10.16.3.`
- If custom node modules have any binding or require C/C++ compilation, the upload may not work.
:::

**To upload modules: **

1. In your project directory, create a folder named `node_modules`. 
2. Add the nodes files you want included in the `node_modules` folder. 
3. Compress the `node_modules` folder into a ZIP file.
   To create the ZIP file, you can right-click the folder in *Windows File Explorer*, and then select **Send to **> **Compressed (zipped) folder**.  
4. In Manufacturing Connect Edge, navigate to **Flows Manager**. 
5. Click the **Upload Modules** icon for the flows manager you want to update. 
6. Select the ZIP file of the folder you compressed and select **Open**. 
7. After the upload, stop and start the flows manager to implement the changes. 

If you don't see the expected new nodes after uploading and then stopping/starting, check the flow log to troubleshoot the issue.