diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 495ef3b..ecd9035 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+node_modules
 projects
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diff --git a/custom-settings.txt b/custom-settings.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 70acc62..0000000
--- a/custom-settings.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-userDir=.
-editorTheme.projects.enabled=true
-runtimeState.ui=true
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f9b859..1445def 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "Node-RED Edge local setup",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node-red -D @./custom-settings.txt"
+    "start": "node-red --userDir . -D editorTheme.projects.enabled=true -D runtimeState.ui=true"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "node-red": "^4.1.10"
   }
-}
+}
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