# Dashboard

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## [Locking down the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/locking-down-the-dashboard/98088)

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**Author:** [@fischgeek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fischgeek)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [14 July 2025 08:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/locking-down-the-dashboard/98088 "2025-07-14T08:34:55Z")

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Forgive the ignorance but... Is there any other way of locking down the dashboard per user other than paying for FlowFuse? I get that Dashboard 2.0 is a FlowFuse product, but there must be a way to do this other than bu…

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## [UI-Theme - Making Copies of](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-theme-making-copies-of/98122)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 July 2025 05:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-theme-making-copies-of/98122 "2025-07-14T05:58:07Z")

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I never noticed until recently, but the theme are growing. I am not sure what is causing this. (copy paste of widgets ? or flow examples from forum?). BUT, i actually want this i dont know how it is done. My question…

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## [DB2 - since 1.24.1 onwards - the size of widgets is getting changed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-since-1-24-1-onwards-the-size-of-widgets-is-getting-changed/98103)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2025 20:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-since-1-24-1-onwards-the-size-of-widgets-is-getting-changed/98103 "2025-07-13T20:27:49Z")

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Hi , I was on DB 1.24.0 I upgraded to 1.24.1 and then to 1.24.2 and then to 1.25 . Post each step i see the issue which seems to have appeared in 1.24.1 - continues to persist. (I have rechecked with each of the new v…

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## [DB2 - Dashboard sidebar - keeps scrolling to top on every change](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-dashboard-sidebar-keeps-scrolling-to-top-on-every-change/98119)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2025 20:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-dashboard-sidebar-keeps-scrolling-to-top-on-every-change/98119 "2025-07-13T20:01:55Z")

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Hi I think the issue exists for sometime but i could not see any post on this. Whenever i edit a widget on the dashboard side bar - once the change is done - the dashboard sidebar scrolls to the top. For one off odd i…

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## [Dashboard 2.0 Gauge Label](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-gauge-label/98097)

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**Author:** [@rewegit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rewegit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2025 18:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-gauge-label/98097 "2025-07-12T18:15:25Z")

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I'm just taking my first steps with Dashboard 2.0. I have a question about the gauge. How can I transfer the label from msg.topic? {{mag.topic}} does not work for me. How else can I proceed?

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## [Db2 - notification widget stamps current msg with attributes of previous message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-notification-widget-stamps-current-msg-with-attributes-of-previous-message/98082)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2025 18:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-notification-widget-stamps-current-msg-with-attributes-of-previous-message/98082 "2025-07-12T18:00:06Z")

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Hi Below is my scenario I have button1 - i click it. It goes to function 55. Function 55 sets an attribute (msg.test) on msg. The msg goes to notification I see it in debug with msg.test. All good. Button 2 does the s…

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## [DB 2 - Latest update question and layout editor feedback](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db-2-latest-update-question-and-layout-editor-feedback/98096)

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**Author:** [@Mrb32](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mrb32)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2025 15:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db-2-latest-update-question-and-layout-editor-feedback/98096 "2025-07-12T15:27:12Z")

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Hi Couple of things: 1- Latest DB 2 update: I have updated Dashboard 2, and this is how the properties panels now looks: Are the tab names supposed to look like that? This doesn't seem right to me. I was messing a…

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## [How to rearrange UI widgets once in a subflow?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-rearrange-ui-widgets-once-in-a-subflow/98091)

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**Author:** [@Mecworks](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mecworks)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2025 15:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-rearrange-ui-widgets-once-in-a-subflow/98091 "2025-07-12T15:11:58Z")

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I have a subflow that uses a config node to set the Dashboard 2.0 group. The subflow contains a several number inputs and a text field. I want to add a few widgets to the group which I can do by adding my UI nodes and se…

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## [Why does ui\_template node create a space in the dashboard layout?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100)

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**Author:** [@rakgupta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rakgupta)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2025 14:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ui-template-node-create-a-space-in-the-dashboard-layout/98100 "2025-07-12T14:25:28Z")

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Is ui\_template supposed to take up real estate on a DB2 page? If so, how can I "hide" that space. Below is an example: ui\_template above a ui-tabulator node ui\_template positioned beiow a ui-tabulator node …

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## [Ui-table (Dashboard 1) vs ui-tabulator (Dashboard 2) vs ui-table (Dashboard 2)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-dashboard-1-vs-ui-tabulator-dashboard-2-vs-ui-table-dashboard-2/97989)

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**Author:** [@rakgupta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rakgupta)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2025 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-dashboard-1-vs-ui-tabulator-dashboard-2-vs-ui-table-dashboard-2/97989 "2025-07-11T21:16:44Z")

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I am starting to plan on moving my Dashboard 1 to Dashboard 2. Currently, I have quite a few pages displaying data in table format using ui-table. If ui-table (Dashboard 1) and ui-tabulator (Dashboard 2) both use the tab…

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## [Dynamically creating widgets with payload in same msg - payload is not always reflected](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-creating-widgets-with-payload-in-same-msg-payload-is-not-always-reflected/97966)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2025 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-creating-widgets-with-payload-in-same-msg-payload-is-not-always-reflected/97966 "2025-07-11T14:37:21Z")

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Hi - I face a strange issue . And this is seen on multiple widgets - forms / dropdown etc. I configure multiple widgets (forms etc) using dynamically msg.ui\_update In the same message i also add the payload to msg.payl…

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## [Dashboard 2.0: Drop down highlight color changeable?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-drop-down-highlight-color-changeable/98073)

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**Author:** [@LoRdOfUnO](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LoRdOfUnO)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2025 16:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-drop-down-highlight-color-changeable/98073 "2025-07-10T16:14:23Z")

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Hi folks, I'm wondering if it is possible to change the highlight color of the search fonction using CSS. I can't figure witch class i should play with. Any one have an idea about that ? thank !

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## [Updating label - ui-text](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-label-ui-text/98063)

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**Author:** [@rakgupta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rakgupta)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2025 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-label-ui-text/98063 "2025-07-10T08:07:40Z")

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Trying to set the label of ui-text node dynamically. I finally figured out that I had to use ui\_update.label to change the text (and not msg.label), but for some reason, I am seeing the \[object Object\] next to the label …

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## [Real time data in table view](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/real-time-data-in-table-view/98014)

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**Author:** [@Felix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Felix)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2025 12:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/real-time-data-in-table-view/98014 "2025-07-09T12:39:08Z")

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Hi all. So, I have some experience with programming in Node Red, but ... There is a question, which is not for my brain ... Is there a possibility, how to visualize data comming from f.e. modbus of many sensors in tabl…

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## [Unable get Audio to play on Dashboard 1](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-get-audio-to-play-on-dashboard-1/98044)

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**Author:** [@leftymuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leftymuller)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2025 07:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-get-audio-to-play-on-dashboard-1/98044 "2025-07-09T07:42:43Z")

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Hello All, I've been doing a project that uses audio out and speech although, I have another instance of nodered where this is working perfectly this instance not so much! if I use "audio out" the audio wont play on …

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## [Dashboard 2.0: Drop down node "placeholder"?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-drop-down-node-placeholder/98037)

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**Author:** [@rakgupta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rakgupta)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [8 July 2025 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-drop-down-node-placeholder/98037 "2025-07-08T15:26:24Z")

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Upgrading from Dashboard 1 to Dashboard 2, is there a way to replicate the "placeholder" functionality in the Dropdown node in Dashboard 1? The "Placeholder" value is displayed as the default if nothing is selected. Das…

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## [Dashboard 2 Gauges not able to arrange like before](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-gauges-not-able-to-arrange-like-before/97969)

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**Author:** [@Sirri](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sirri)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [8 July 2025 10:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-gauges-not-able-to-arrange-like-before/97969 "2025-07-08T10:15:13Z")

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I have been using the interface I created with Gauge classic on dashboard 2 for a few months. After the dashboard and gauge update, their old layouts are broken and I cannot create a similar interface using the same or a…

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## [Dashboard 1 ui template within a subflow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-1-ui-template-within-a-subflow/98017)

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**Author:** [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [8 July 2025 00:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-1-ui-template-within-a-subflow/98017 "2025-07-08T00:47:26Z")

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Hi all, Dashboard widgets allow me to select a "dynamic" group I created in the subflow However I cannot seem to select this for a ui template group, as the drop down doesn't contain that entry. Some searching …

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## [Feeding an Array into UI-TABLE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feeding-an-array-into-ui-table/97991)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 July 2025 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feeding-an-array-into-ui-table/97991 "2025-07-06T12:24:16Z")

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I want to show a sparkline / bargraph in a ui-table. but unable to get an example. I tried feeding msg.payload set as \[1,2,3,4,5\] but it is not working. I am intending to eventually plot a series of values from mysql t…

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## [Dashboard 2.0 Text Input node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-text-input-node/97988)

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**Author:** [@Jean-Rem](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jean-Rem)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [6 July 2025 08:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-text-input-node/97988 "2025-07-06T08:15:38Z")

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Hello, I'm looking in my dashboard project to "freeze" a Text Input field. Is there a way to add "disabled" or "readonly" props to this Text Input field ? I have try with msg.ui\_update "readonly": true, but without resu…

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## [How to disable a button from another button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-disable-a-button-from-another-button/97971)

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**Author:** [@g0heu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/g0heu)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [5 July 2025 20:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-disable-a-button-from-another-button/97971 "2025-07-05T20:25:58Z")

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Hi all I am just starting to play with Nodered and ESP32 so I apologise if this is a basic question but I have to start somewhere !!. I have got 2 flows the same the top one controls an antenna switch turning it on and…

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## [Dashboard 2.0 tab in editor sidebar is showing label names instead of the label values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-tab-in-editor-sidebar-is-showing-label-names-instead-of-the-label-values/97984)

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**Author:** [@tonymacdonald](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tonymacdonald)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [5 July 2025 15:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-tab-in-editor-sidebar-is-showing-label-names-instead-of-the-label-values/97984 "2025-07-05T15:11:10Z")

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I have been seeing this for a while but wondered if there is an open ticket or if it something wrong with my setup. When I open the Dashboard 2.0 tab in the editor sidebar all of the labels in the tab are displayed by n…

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## [Dashboard 2.0 resize](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-resize/97978)

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**Author:** [@jussie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jussie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [5 July 2025 13:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-resize/97978 "2025-07-05T13:12:40Z")

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Hello, I'm using Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 and I'm trying to reduce the size of the groups (cards/widgets), similar to zooming out to 80% in a browser. However, I only want to scale the content of the groups, not the enti…

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## [How to find all the flowfuse dashboard widget nodes in a display group](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-all-the-flowfuse-dashboard-widget-nodes-in-a-display-group/97976)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 July 2025 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-all-the-flowfuse-dashboard-widget-nodes-in-a-display-group/97976 "2025-07-05T09:15:23Z")

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Is there a way to search for all the flowfuse dashboard widgets that are in a particular ui-group? If I search for the group by name it just finds the config node not the widgets.

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## [Using Global Group on Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-global-group-on-dashboard/97960)

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**Author:** [@Desmond-Zeh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Desmond-Zeh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [5 July 2025 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-global-group-on-dashboard/97960 "2025-07-05T08:38:21Z")

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Hello! I have project that I am currently working on which requires that I display the gross power of a power plant on each page or tab on ui dashboard. I used to achieve this on smaller projects that is duplicating the…

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## [Modbus data aggregation for plotting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-data-aggregation-for-plotting/97803)

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**Author:** [@Sido1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sido1)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [4 July 2025 12:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-data-aggregation-for-plotting/97803 "2025-07-04T12:09:39Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm currently working with Node-RED to build a dashboard. I have three Modbus requests that return energy data from different sources (here transformed to functions). My goal is to create a line or bar char…

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## [No puedo instalar el Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-puedo-instalar-el-dashboard/97947)

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**Author:** [@amospinamo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/amospinamo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [3 July 2025 23:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-puedo-instalar-el-dashboard/97947 "2025-07-03T23:39:19Z")

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Intento instalar el dashboard en mi PC, y me sale un error, tengo instalada la versión 20.9.0 del NODE RED ver figura adjunta Qué puede ser???

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## [Manager variable two different instances](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/manager-variable-two-different-instances/97908)

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**Author:** [@fernandosalvaro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fernandosalvaro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 July 2025 06:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/manager-variable-two-different-instances/97908 "2025-07-02T06:13:25Z")

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Dear all I have developed an application using Dashboard 2 (flowfuse), and for many areas I have only one dashboard with many gauges. The operator can select the line and area. After that the gauges show the information…

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## [How do I configure Echarts in Dashboard 2 in my intranet?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-configure-echarts-in-dashboard-2-in-my-intranet/97889)

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**Author:** [@hyxdxhb1231](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hyxdxhb1231)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [1 July 2025 06:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-configure-echarts-in-dashboard-2-in-my-intranet/97889 "2025-07-01T06:03:57Z")

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How to configure Echarts in the intranet with the ui-template of dashboard2.0? And update the data via msg.payload, no CDN is required

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## [Title cut off on number nodes Dashboard 2](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/title-cut-off-on-number-nodes-dashboard-2/97875)

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**Author:** [@rothestar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rothestar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 June 2025 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/title-cut-off-on-number-nodes-dashboard-2/97875 "2025-06-30T17:24:19Z")

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I have a dashboard2 number node. the lable is cut off in you should read P-band I-time D-time setpoint best regards Henrik

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