# Selectively disable modules on Gateway startup

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selectively-disable-modules-on-gateway-startup/17256>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 7, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selectively-disable-modules-on-gateway-startup/17256 "2018-03-07T13:11:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pgmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d07c76/32.png) [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selectively-disable-modules-on-gateway-startup/17256/1 "2018-03-07T13:11:06Z")

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Is it possible to start Ignition gateway, telling the service which installed modules to enable/disable via command line paramaters, sort of “start in safe mode”? Main reason: I made a mistake programming a gateway module with the SDK and now I cannot reach the gateway configuration page anymore.

Thanks in advance, regards

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selectively-disable-modules-on-gateway-startup/17256/2 "2018-03-07T13:12:37Z")

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Not via any parameters, but you can remove the module from the `user-lib/modules` folder before starting the gateway.

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**Author:** ![pgmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d07c76/32.png) [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selectively-disable-modules-on-gateway-startup/17256/3 "2018-03-07T13:13:47Z")

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Oh, nice! Thank you very much Kevin!