# General

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## [Combine multiple Payloads](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-multiple-payloads/78489)

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**Author:** [@luuki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/luuki)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [19 May 2023 10:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-multiple-payloads/78489 "2023-05-19T10:39:29Z")

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Hey Guys, I have about 30 Shelly 3EM sending simultaneus MQTT Messages to my MQTT Broker. I want to combine their measurements into a single payload to hand into InfluxDB but so far I am failing :frowning: The Devices …

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## [Cant use TLS with AMQP node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-use-tls-with-amqp-node/78508)

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**Author:** [@Josh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Josh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 May 2023 10:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-use-tls-with-amqp-node/78508 "2023-05-19T10:17:59Z")

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Hi there forum, I am trying to enable TLS for the node-red-contrib-amqp-ack node. I am getting good results when no security is enabled. But when I enable TLS and import the CA cert my node stays on connected status. An…

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## [Watch Global Variable](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watch-global-variable/78514)

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**Author:** [@joshk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joshk)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [19 May 2023 08:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watch-global-variable/78514 "2023-05-19T08:16:26Z")

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In node red, how can I watch the value of a global variable and do something with it when the value changes? I'm building an application that has a front-end user interface, and a sort of back end that does a control loo…

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## [Alexa is sending the same message more than once](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-is-sending-the-same-message-more-than-once/78522)

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**Author:** [@christianbalz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/christianbalz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [19 May 2023 02:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-is-sending-the-same-message-more-than-once/78522 "2023-05-19T02:55:28Z")

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Hello, I'm using the alexa - home node provided by node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill. Everything seems to be working, except for the fact that after the voice command, the message is sent more than once. In the followi…

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## [Getting digital display to display time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-digital-display-to-display-time/78506)

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**Author:** [@brian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/brian)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2023 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-digital-display-to-display-time/78506 "2023-05-18T18:49:15Z")

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Hi i am trying to get the \[node-red-contrib-ui-digital-display\] to display a countdown timer \[node-red-contrib-countdown-2\] but no matter what i do, i can´t get it to work. \[{"id":"f6f2187d.f17ca8","type":"tab","label…

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## [IFTTT Applets limited to 2 from May 23, 2023](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ifttt-applets-limited-to-2-from-may-23-2023/78512)

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**Author:** [@FireWizard52](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FireWizard52)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2023 16:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ifttt-applets-limited-to-2-from-may-23-2023/78512 "2023-05-18T16:21:06Z")

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Dear Readers, Yesterday evening, I received an email from IFTTT, with the following contents: "Starting on May 23, all free users will be limited to 2 Applets. At this time, you have 6 Applets. We hope you understand…

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## [Invalid credentials with @hermannp/node-red-getproduction-fusionsolar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/invalid-credentials-with-hermannp-node-red-getproduction-fusionsolar/78511)

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**Author:** [@TheBlackOne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TheBlackOne)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2023 14:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/invalid-credentials-with-hermannp-node-red-getproduction-fusionsolar/78511 "2023-05-18T14:35:22Z")

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Hey! I am trying to use the module @hermannp/node-red-getproduction-fusionsolar (node-red-getproduction-fusionsolar (node) - Node-RED) Unfortunately, it returns "Error: Invalid credentials for openAPI login" I verifie…

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## [Open the roller shutter at a height of less than 10° sun elevation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-the-roller-shutter-at-a-height-of-less-than-10-sun-elevation/78498)

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**Author:** [@Ersthelfer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ersthelfer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2023 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-the-roller-shutter-at-a-height-of-less-than-10-sun-elevation/78498 "2023-05-18T08:46:51Z")

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Hello I run node-red-contrib-sun-position in version 2.2.0 and use the blind-node there I would like the sun restriction to start at an (azimuth) angle of 213° (that also works) and end at a sun elevation angle below 1…

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## [Struggling with sqlite3](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-sqlite3/78411)

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**Author:** [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2023 08:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-sqlite3/78411 "2023-05-18T08:37:48Z")

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I need to drop a table and recreate it, after which I need to insert 30k records. Sometimes dropping works - but then does not recreate the table. Nothing in database. Database complains - 'database is locked'. When I…

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## [Showing gauges in UIbuilder](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/showing-gauges-in-uibuilder/78473)

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**Author:** [@magicman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/magicman)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2023 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/showing-gauges-in-uibuilder/78473 "2023-05-18T08:14:23Z")

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i am using gauges from @hotNipi previous posts which are superb but wanted to use UIbuilder rather than the dashboard but am unable to get them to display properly i hoped someone could show me how to use the templates t…

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## [Deceptive site ahead for my node-red sites](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deceptive-site-ahead-for-my-node-red-sites/77925)

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**Author:** [@makerstorage](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/makerstorage)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2023 03:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deceptive-site-ahead-for-my-node-red-sites/77925 "2023-05-18T03:52:07Z")

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Hi, Chrome is showing red Deceptive site ahead when I visit my node-red site. I have 3 websites running node-red and all stared to give this warning. Any idea on how to get rid of it. Regards, Nuri

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## [Node-red-node-instagram not authenticating - "Invalid Client ID"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-instagram-not-authenticating-invalid-client-id/18931)

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**Author:** [@chuank](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chuank)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2023 00:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-instagram-not-authenticating-invalid-client-id/18931 "2023-05-18T00:07:53Z")

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Hi everyone, Since Instagram's API moved over to Facebook's Instagram Basic Display API, has anyone been able to get the node-red-node-instagram authentication to work? I followed the steps outlined here on FB to initi…

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## [Basic Http request + cURL parameters](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/basic-http-request-curl-parameters/78501)

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**Author:** [@vongomben](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vongomben)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/basic-http-request-curl-parameters/78501 "2023-05-17T20:03:34Z")

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Hi! I'm stuck in a process of accessing / making requests a testing woocommerce instance. This allowed me to crash on a old problem I've had in node-red: how to pass cURL parameters in a call. How do I - say - create …

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## [TCP Client/Server Node Com issues](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tcp-client-server-node-com-issues/78503)

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**Author:** [@jts450](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jts450)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tcp-client-server-node-com-issues/78503 "2023-05-17T19:47:04Z")

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In my work network I am running 2 node-red instance on 2 different PC's. The Node-Red installation is a global install so any windows user can access the same node-red instance. Using the TCP nodes i am tryin to send da…

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## [Charge and discharge battery depending on prices](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/charge-and-discharge-battery-depending-on-prices/78496)

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**Author:** [@LasseTM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LasseTM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 14:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/charge-and-discharge-battery-depending-on-prices/78496 "2023-05-17T14:52:59Z")

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I am trying to make a node that collects the electric price 00:01 every day from Nordpool or Tiber api for SE3 and use currency SEK that calculates the difference between the lowest and the highest value between 00:00-11…

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## [Node-RED crash after alexa message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crash-after-alexa-message/78485)

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**Author:** [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 14:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crash-after-alexa-message/78485 "2023-05-17T14:42:27Z")

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Hi, I use Node-red and one Rspberry Pi 4 to manage my home automation. In this week usb-pen (with SO and node-red) is broken and I restored a backup without problem but every two/three days node-red crash ..... I saw…

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## [Https with an extern certificate](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/https-with-an-extern-certificate/78183)

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**Author:** [@Manuel\_o](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Manuel_o)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 13:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/https-with-an-extern-certificate/78183 "2023-05-17T13:20:00Z")

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Hello. I am testing the https of node red. I followed the instructions to implement a selft signt certificate. Worked so far. I created the key.pem and the cert.pem and added the path in my settings.js. But now i hav…

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## [Worldmap issues (ttl and click for details)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/worldmap-issues-ttl-and-click-for-details/78416)

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**Author:** [@thebaldgeek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thebaldgeek)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 12:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/worldmap-issues-ttl-and-click-for-details/78416 "2023-05-17T12:56:49Z")

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Revisiting the worldmap node again for my aircraft tracking website and having some issues that have been around for a while but are now really a bit of a show-stopper. ttl. I have tried passing in a string "1800", a …

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## [COAP response changing HEX buffer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/coap-response-changing-hex-buffer/78443)

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**Author:** [@JohnnyPicnic](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JohnnyPicnic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 12:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/coap-response-changing-hex-buffer/78443 "2023-05-17T12:54:17Z")

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Hi All, I'm tying to respond to a COAP request with a buffer of: \[64,219,228,137,163,6\] String: 4090e589a306 The COAP response is coming out as: \[64,239,191,189,229,137,163,6\] String: 40efbfbde589a306 I've tried di…

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## [Function node doesn't have timeout feature](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-node-doesnt-have-timeout-feature/78483)

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**Author:** [@KilianHertel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/KilianHertel)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 12:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-node-doesnt-have-timeout-feature/78483 "2023-05-17T12:28:53Z")

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Hi, the function node doesn't have a timeout feature but which is very well possible. Could i change the function node and make a pull request? Background is that if you create an endless loop in the function node then …

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## [Git defender error when creating a project](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/git-defender-error-when-creating-a-project/78431)

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**Author:** [@chainhead](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chainhead)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 11:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/git-defender-error-when-creating-a-project/78431 "2023-05-17T11:30:47Z")

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My organization requires me to run git defender for committing changes into our GitHub organization. Even after running this command, I am unable to create a new project from Node-RED. Here are the steps I am following. …

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## [Exec Befehle hilfe](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-befehle-hilfe/78361)

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**Author:** [@Shwowak](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Shwowak)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [17 May 2023 05:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-befehle-hilfe/78361 "2023-05-17T05:35:52Z")

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bash /data/evcc.sh Die evcc.sh #!/bin/bash sudo docker pull evcc/evcc:latest sudo docker stop evcc sudo docker rm evcc cd /home/pi/smarthome sudo docker-compose up -d Nodered Debug : /data/evcc.sh: line 3: su…

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## [Create a TCP server and send messages to client](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-tcp-server-and-send-messages-to-client/78462)

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**Author:** [@andre\_x](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/andre_x)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 May 2023 16:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-tcp-server-and-send-messages-to-client/78462 "2023-05-16T16:50:40Z")

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I need to create a TCP server to which a media player software (Coolux Pandoras Box) will connect. This is simple, but I should use that same server to send commands to the client...how do I do that? Thanks!

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## [Flows-cred.json decrypt/encrypt dependency](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-cred-json-decrypt-encrypt-dependency/78456)

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**Author:** [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 May 2023 15:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-cred-json-decrypt-encrypt-dependency/78456 "2023-05-16T15:51:24Z")

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I am creating a script that a user would provide a configuration file, that haves a list of: -dependencies settings ( for updating settings.js) -flows -subflows -configurations (for nodes) -nodes What i want to d…

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## [New book about Node-RED MCU Edition](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-book-about-node-red-mcu-edition/78307)

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**Author:** [@phoddie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/phoddie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 May 2023 15:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-book-about-node-red-mcu-edition/78307 "2023-05-16T15:51:22Z")

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I happy to be able to pass along news of a new book about Node-RED MCU Edition that was just published in Japan. It's a step-by-step introduction to using Node-RED on microcontrollers. It starts from getting set-up befor…

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## [Login session with http](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/login-session-with-http/78470)

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**Author:** [@Raimaisa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Raimaisa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 May 2023 14:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/login-session-with-http/78470 "2023-05-16T14:56:14Z")

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Hi, I'm pretty new to node-red and I've got a few doubts and questions. I've been trying to create a login system with node red http nodes, but I can't figure out how to give each user its own session. I tried to use co…

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## [How to activate the Global Hooks](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-activate-the-global-hooks/78251)

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**Author:** [@nru2023](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nru2023)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [16 May 2023 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-activate-the-global-hooks/78251 "2023-05-16T10:06:44Z")

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Hi ! I would like to activate the global hooks as described in Hooks API : Node-RED. After spending hours and hours searching for any example how to activate them - has anybody any deeper information how to do this ? W…

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## [Node-RED with PIC Microcontroller](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-with-pic-microcontroller/78310)

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**Author:** [@mexcoindia](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mexcoindia)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [16 May 2023 03:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-with-pic-microcontroller/78310 "2023-05-16T03:08:57Z")

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I am new to Node-RED and today first time created account and logged. I want to control a device over WhatsApp. The device has PIC microcontroller. I need tutorial and guidance.

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## [The objects disappears from map when .geojson file is used as an input for worldmap node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-objects-disappears-from-map-when-geojson-file-is-used-as-an-input-for-worldmap-node/78454)

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**Author:** [@nensak](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nensak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 May 2023 00:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-objects-disappears-from-map-when-geojson-file-is-used-as-an-input-for-worldmap-node/78454 "2023-05-16T00:30:13Z")

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I use two type of files as an input in "worldmap" node, .csv and .geojson, it works fine, BUT I've realized that the map populated with objects defined from .geojson file is being cleared after browser refresh, while it …

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## [Whats missing to get credentials check on dashboard and editor?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whats-missing-to-get-credentials-check-on-dashboard-and-editor/78410)

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**Author:** [@LuisPereira](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LuisPereira)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [15 May 2023 20:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whats-missing-to-get-credentials-check-on-dashboard-and-editor/78410 "2023-05-15T20:44:02Z")

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Hi I'm trying to get credentials requirement upon acessing nodered dashbaord and editor. I have edited the settings.js (uncommenting and adding username and encrypted password) just as explained here. But no promp log…

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