# General

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## [SSE/Stream with HTTP POST?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sse-stream-with-http-post/84959)

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**Author:** [@flipzz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/flipzz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2024 11:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sse-stream-with-http-post/84959 "2024-01-27T11:54:40Z")

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Hi, any ideas on how to integrate with an API that supports Server Sent Events (SSE) but using POST methods? Been trying the node-red-contrib-sse-client but that seems to only support the GET requests. Seems to be an i…

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## [Can anyone help with bluetooth?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-bluetooth/84956)

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**Author:** [@EaB11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EaB11)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2024 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-bluetooth/84956 "2024-01-27T10:38:13Z")

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hi all... im trying to connect a gimbal (Zhiyun Crane Plus) to node red via bluetooth... I havent gotten very far at this point.. by default the gimbal isnt seen in RPi OS however i ran bluetoothctl and managed to get …

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## [STATUS node - problem? (in subflows)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/status-node-problem-in-subflows/84964)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2024 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/status-node-problem-in-subflows/84964 "2024-01-27T09:50:40Z")

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NR 3.0.2 I am playing with subflows. I have a status node in it but it seems I am seeing a bit of wrong information. (How many nodes are being monitored) Looking at the status node. It says 2. Here you can see a…

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## [How to read line to line any text in nodered dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-read-line-to-line-any-text-in-nodered-dashboard/84950)

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**Author:** [@azxo1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/azxo1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 21:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-read-line-to-line-any-text-in-nodered-dashboard/84950 "2024-01-26T21:13:37Z")

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Hello everyone! I have a log file that I would like to display on the dashboard, but the text is not displayed line by line, but continuously. how to solve this? log file: dashboard:

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## [NR installation without settings file wizard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nr-installation-without-settings-file-wizard/84945)

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**Author:** [@Monkey](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Monkey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 21:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nr-installation-without-settings-file-wizard/84945 "2024-01-26T21:19:30Z")

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A bit new to this, so this may be stupid question. I'm using ansible playbook to setup several things. Before it worked fine, but now there's this "wizard" after NR installation and my playbook hangs there until I stop …

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## [How to access the console to get the Web Socket port?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-the-console-to-get-the-web-socket-port/84949)

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**Author:** [@dcaccount](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dcaccount)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 20:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-the-console-to-get-the-web-socket-port/84949 "2024-01-26T20:08:27Z")

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I need to establish a web socket connection between Node-RED and a web site so I need the proper port. How can I have access to the Node-RED console to get the information on the ws port? Please advise, thanks, Daniele …

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## [Can not get externalModules to work](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-get-externalmodules-to-work/84944)

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**Author:** [@helander](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/helander)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 16:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-get-externalmodules-to-work/84944 "2024-01-26T16:54:11Z")

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I am using Node-Red version 3.1.3 (docker image nodered/nodered:latest) and I fail to get anything related to externalModules to work. I can add modules in function nodes but I can not get any modules to be loaded. There…

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## [Better way for current-state and event?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/better-way-for-current-state-and-event/84948)

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**Author:** [@Chris909090](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chris909090)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 16:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/better-way-for-current-state-and-event/84948 "2024-01-26T16:22:05Z")

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Hello together, I'm new in Node-red so maybe this easy question. I would like a value to be sent on start and on change. Is this only possible via this path with event node current\_state node and join node or is it no…

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## [HTTP Request not working for external addresses](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-not-working-for-external-addresses/84926)

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**Author:** [@grasgruen.it](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/grasgruen.it)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-not-working-for-external-addresses/84926 "2024-01-26T12:21:16Z")

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Hi, today I did upgrade to NR 3.1.3 and my HTML grabbing node does not work anymore. I can connect to internal HTTP servers, but not to https://www.google.com or https://www.orf.at. Always get the error err\_invalid\_arg\_…

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## [IN node-red i want to create a flow which executes a command and if that command takes more than 15 minutes to give result it should kill itself or terminate itself](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/in-node-red-i-want-to-create-a-flow-which-executes-a-command-and-if-that-command-takes-more-than-15-minutes-to-give-result-it-should-kill-itself-or-terminate-itself/84935)

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**Author:** [@77raimanish](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/77raimanish)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/in-node-red-i-want-to-create-a-flow-which-executes-a-command-and-if-that-command-takes-more-than-15-minutes-to-give-result-it-should-kill-itself-or-terminate-itself/84935 "2024-01-26T11:53:58Z")

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IN node-red i want to create a flow which executes a command and if that command takes more than 15 minutes to give result it should kill itself or terminate itself .

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## [Would anybody help me?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/would-anybody-help-me/84930)

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**Author:** [@whizzypages](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/whizzypages)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 09:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/would-anybody-help-me/84930 "2024-01-26T09:35:29Z")

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Would anybody help me with a real tutorial that would allow me to build something step by step? I have programs in mind. My logic is very good. I have installed node-RED. However, I am totally lost. Each new tutorial I s…

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## [Looping through an object by incrementing an object name](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looping-through-an-object-by-incrementing-an-object-name/84929)

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**Author:** [@Rgrove](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rgrove)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 07:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looping-through-an-object-by-incrementing-an-object-name/84929 "2024-01-26T07:19:12Z")

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I get a JSON variable with sequentially numbered objects, and need to loop through it to pull out some data. In the past, I've had success with \["name" + i\], but NR is calling it an unknown object in this case. Anyone …

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## [Mysql search term in valid](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-search-term-in-valid/84821)

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**Author:** [@HenryTrang](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HenryTrang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2024 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-search-term-in-valid/84821 "2024-01-26T06:24:02Z")

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hello all i search for today's data but mysql ignore the term. what can i do. this is the sql i wrote, it work on mysql, but it fail in red-node. select \* from records where create\_time \>CURDATE() AND create\_time \< CUR…

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## [Duplicate msg output (undefined and value)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-msg-output-undefined-and-value/84928)

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**Author:** [@ratigoal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ratigoal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 22:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-msg-output-undefined-and-value/84928 "2024-01-25T22:06:33Z")

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Hi all, I am new with Node-red and started with my AhoyDTU solar panels streaming values to an influxdb - worked perfect. Now I am trying to stream my smart meter values via MQTT. Data are coming in perfect, but I have…

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## [HTTP Request - Bearer Token truncated](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-bearer-token-truncated/84854)

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**Author:** [@troyhodges](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/troyhodges)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 20:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-bearer-token-truncated/84854 "2024-01-25T20:47:59Z")

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Hello, I am new so please go gentle on me. I am having trouble receiving a complete/working bearer token from a HTTP request. I can use a cURL command external to Node-RED and all is ok and receive a code 200 along with…

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## [Podman Installation - Permissions Issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/podman-installation-permissions-issue/84835)

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**Author:** [@luckylinux](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/luckylinux)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 19:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/podman-installation-permissions-issue/84835 "2024-01-25T19:10:06Z")

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I am trying to install nodered using rootless Podman (which should be compatible with Docker) with Bind Mount, but I am running into some permission issues where the converter crashes/exits at startup. This is my compos…

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## [Lost connection to server, reconnecting... (DietPi)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lost-connection-to-server-reconnecting-dietpi/84914)

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**Author:** [@FloRu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FloRu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 18:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lost-connection-to-server-reconnecting-dietpi/84914 "2024-01-25T18:30:11Z")

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Hi! today I tried to install a fresh Node-RED on DietPi Bookworm, but immediately get the error message "Lost connection to server, reconnecting". There is no Firewall active and everything else should be like "out-of-…

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## [e Node-RED is not available in IBM Cloud Watson](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/e-node-red-is-not-available-in-ibm-cloud-watson/84921)

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**Author:** [@ayoub09](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ayoub09)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 18:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/e-node-red-is-not-available-in-ibm-cloud-watson/84921 "2024-01-25T18:34:50Z")

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I've encountered an issue where Node-RED is not available in IBM Cloud Watson. Could you please guide me on how to integrate Node-RED into IBM Cloud? I appreciate any assistance you can provide. Thank you.

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## [Using api to insert general config nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-api-to-insert-general-config-nodes/84917)

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**Author:** [@msmthng](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/msmthng)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 18:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-api-to-insert-general-config-nodes/84917 "2024-01-25T18:32:09Z")

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is there a way to insert config nodes in a way that they appear within the all nodes section? if i use the configs attribute on flows, config nodes will be stored with the flow and deleted if the flow gets deleted. thx…

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## [Type error: Cannot read property of undefined (reading \`category\`) when importing flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/type-error-cannot-read-property-of-undefined-reading-category-when-importing-flow/84912)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 17:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/type-error-cannot-read-property-of-undefined-reading-category-when-importing-flow/84912 "2024-01-25T17:05:18Z")

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This is an odd one. Below are two flow exports. Each individually will import and run ok. However if I import one and then the other (either order) then importing the second one shows a popup error in the browser - Typ…

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## [How to control switch 'state\_l1' in Zigbee2MQTT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-control-switch-state-l1-in-zigbee2mqtt/84811)

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**Author:** [@christianbalz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/christianbalz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-control-switch-state-l1-in-zigbee2mqtt/84811 "2024-01-25T16:27:40Z")

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I'm using an MS-104BZ device with two gangs, and I would like that when I say 'Alexa, turn off the office light,' gang 1 is turned off. In other words, how to pass the payload '{"state\_l1": "ON"}' to Zigbee2MQTT Any id…

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## [Telegram bot EFATAL: Error: self-signed certificate in certificate chain](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/telegram-bot-efatal-error-self-signed-certificate-in-certificate-chain/83522)

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**Author:** [@struland](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/struland)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/telegram-bot-efatal-error-self-signed-certificate-in-certificate-chain/83522 "2024-01-25T15:41:28Z")

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The error poped up with the telegram sender node. I successfully tested the setup in my home lab and then installed the MiniPC with Node-Red running in a podman container to a different location. EFATAL: Error: self-sig…

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## [Node-red-contrib-zwave-js node will not update to 9.0.3](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-zwave-js-node-will-not-update-to-9-0-3/84911)

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**Author:** [@magicman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/magicman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 15:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-zwave-js-node-will-not-update-to-9-0-3/84911 "2024-01-25T15:12:23Z")

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Hi, I am trying to update Zwave.js to the latest version and it is failing 535 verbose argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--no-audit" "--no-update-notifier" "--no-fund" "--save" "--save-prefix=~" "--product…

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## [Is there a known issue where flow.set is inconsistently failing?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-known-issue-where-flow-set-is-inconsistently-failing/84855)

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**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-known-issue-where-flow-set-is-inconsistently-failing/84855 "2024-01-25T13:51:39Z")

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Is there any known issue where flow.set is inconsistently failing? I have run into this three times now, where an existing working flow that does flow.set (write to file system, i.e. persistent) seems to fail to write o…

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## [Delay node rate limit by topic starts limiting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-rate-limit-by-topic-starts-limiting/84857)

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**Author:** [@afonsoc12](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/afonsoc12)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 13:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-rate-limit-by-topic-starts-limiting/84857 "2024-01-25T13:35:17Z")

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Hi, So I want to rate limit the amount of output messages, by topics. I have a node that fires messages with different msg.topics and msg.payload, which is exemplified with inject nodes in the photo. The idea is: Th…

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## [Uncaught Exception crashing Node-RED, uncertain how to proceed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uncaught-exception-crashing-node-red-uncertain-how-to-proceed/84903)

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**Author:** [@Kingwizar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kingwizar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 09:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uncaught-exception-crashing-node-red-uncertain-how-to-proceed/84903 "2024-01-25T09:47:34Z")

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Hello, I'm experiencing a problem with Node-RED. It consistently reports that there is no connection, and I'm uncertain about how to proceed with troubleshooting this issue. 25 Jan 10:26:12 - \[info\] Welcome to Node-RE…

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## [Payload address has a decimal (period)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-address-has-a-decimal-period/84899)

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**Author:** [@jdexmchine](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jdexmchine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 09:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-address-has-a-decimal-period/84899 "2024-01-25T09:36:22Z")

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Hello, I am receiving these data from a sensor: { "pm25": 27, "pm10": 30, "pm1.0": 20, "temperature": 17.5, "humidity": 35.5 } I have success in getting the data using below code, as an example: var newMsg = { …

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## [Deploy failing. No response from server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-failing-no-response-from-server/14952)

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**Author:** [@terri1769](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/terri1769)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [5 July 2021 07:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-failing-no-response-from-server/14952 "2021-07-05T07:32:54Z")

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Hi, This was all working fine until about an hour ago. All of a sudden I'm getting "Deploy failed. No response from server" every time I try to deploy changes. Even a change as small as physically moving a node on th…

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## [Not see tcp in port in the server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-see-tcp-in-port-in-the-server/84897)

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**Author:** [@iamlaobie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iamlaobie)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 05:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-see-tcp-in-port-in-the-server/84897 "2024-01-25T05:40:36Z")

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I want to use "tcp in" create a tcp server using port 8899. After deploy, I can't see the port by netstat command in docker container,How can I connect this port from outside of node-red?

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## [Closing mqtt instance in a function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-mqtt-instance-in-a-function-node/84893)

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**Author:** [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 00:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-mqtt-instance-in-a-function-node/84893 "2024-01-25T00:21:40Z")

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I am trying to use a function node and the mqtt package in a function node. So my code is executed on start (which is probably what's causing problems starting the flows here). I do not have any code that handles clos…

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