# General

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## [Alexa authentication doesnt work](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-authentication-doesnt-work/94025)

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**Author:** [@Pinky](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pinky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2024 15:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-authentication-doesnt-work/94025 "2024-12-19T15:16:59Z")

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Hi everybody, I am currently setting up a new node red environment and have installed node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2-applestrudel Afterwards I followed the instructions to set up the alexa-account, where I get lost. I…

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## [Wow I am on Node Red V4.0.7](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wow-i-am-on-node-red-v4-0-7/94021)

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**Author:** [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2024 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wow-i-am-on-node-red-v4-0-7/94021 "2024-12-19T10:36:12Z")

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I got somehow in the secret beta tests. My docker NR is on V4.0.7 while official release nodes just talk about V4.0.5 as latest (related to the "News" sections) :wink:

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## [Node-RED (Docker container) node upgrades failing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-docker-container-node-upgrades-failing/93983)

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**Author:** [@rv803](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rv803)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2024 10:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-docker-container-node-upgrades-failing/93983 "2024-12-19T10:34:09Z")

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I am running Node-RED in a docker container and have done for quite some time. Whenever a new release of Node-RED occurs I simply pull down the new docker image and restart the container. I run the container with the f…

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## [New file appeared - .node-red/.cli-config.json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-file-appeared-node-red-cli-config-json/94020)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2024 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-file-appeared-node-red-cli-config-json/94020 "2024-12-19T09:33:26Z")

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I notice that a new file .cli-config.json has appeared in my .node-red folder. It contains just {} Is this a core node-red file or has it come from somewhere else? If node-red then should I include in my git repo?

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## [Can Node Mssql running in many flow?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-node-mssql-running-in-many-flow/93954)

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**Author:** [@riimeister](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/riimeister)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2024 06:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-node-mssql-running-in-many-flow/93954 "2024-12-19T06:16:04Z")

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Can this mssql node run if installed in 1 flow? if for example I have 9 flows then there will be 9 mssql nodes running at the same time

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## [Give me some ideas on how to approach this one please?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/give-me-some-ideas-on-how-to-approach-this-one-please/93919)

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**Author:** [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2024 05:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/give-me-some-ideas-on-how-to-approach-this-one-please/93919 "2024-12-19T05:11:28Z")

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Guys, This previous thread details a little of the background - with some significant changes now. Our power gird in Australia (NEM) is run on a 5min bidding window. I am with a wholesaler (so i get exposed to variabl…

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## [Trying to write to mariaDB with mysql node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-write-to-mariadb-with-mysql-node/93974)

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**Author:** [@djackson-telaid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/djackson-telaid)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2024 21:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-write-to-mariadb-with-mysql-node/93974 "2024-12-18T21:45:01Z")

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Ok, so I have a function node to update a maria DB. This function node will deploy and retrieve from the DB: msg.topic = 'SELECT \* FROM dwell\_time\_alerts LIMIT 1'; node.warn(msg.topic); // Log the query to Node-RED co…

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## [Getting "Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'myfile.pdf'" in read file node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-myfile-pdf-in-read-file-node/93989)

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**Author:** [@NoeudRouge](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/NoeudRouge)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2024 15:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-myfile-pdf-in-read-file-node/93989 "2024-12-18T15:17:48Z")

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Hi, I am trying to get attachments from emails on a imap server and upload it to a paperless-ngx server. So far, I managed to succeed in uploading a file located on the file system. The attachments collection seems al…

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## [Node-red-contrib-zwave-js transfer question](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-zwave-js-transfer-question/93962)

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**Author:** [@magicman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/magicman)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2024 12:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-zwave-js-transfer-question/93962 "2024-12-18T12:39:18Z")

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Hi, i have a P400 with node red installed and use the zwave.js node to control all of my z wave devices which it does very well. My question is I wish to set up another P400 for z wave control at the same location can …

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## [Data acquisition problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-acquisition-problem/93987)

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**Author:** [@slaaww](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/slaaww)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2024 09:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-acquisition-problem/93987 "2024-12-18T09:45:57Z")

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Hello, I have a laser sensor that I use as a meter to determine the number of cycles of a pump. The problem is that node red can’t read all the data that the sensor sends which distorts my meter. Do you have any solution…

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## [Problem with Exec](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-exec/93951)

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**Author:** [@Relo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Relo)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2024 09:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-exec/93951 "2024-12-18T09:13:53Z")

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Hi, I'm using the exec node in Node-RED. I want to play a sound clip when I give input to the exec node. When I run the command manually via the command line in Putty, everything works fine. However, when I run the same …

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## [To import a flow without dashboard installed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/to-import-a-flow-without-dashboard-installed/93963)

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**Author:** [@old-grumpy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/old-grumpy)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 21:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/to-import-a-flow-without-dashboard-installed/93963 "2024-12-17T21:01:54Z")

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I have saved the flows from a running nodered. now i want to import that flow on nodered without dashboard (want to start on dashboard-2) now it say :slight\_smile: Error: TypeError: v is undefined How to correct thi…

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## [Can someone explain why this switch node is not working ? (NR 4.02)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-someone-explain-why-this-switch-node-is-not-working-nr-4-02/93868)

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**Author:** [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-someone-explain-why-this-switch-node-is-not-working-nr-4-02/93868 "2024-12-17T20:22:50Z")

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Guys, I have a switch node looking a value in a Context Object and when i do a (what i thought was a straight string comparison for ==) it does not match - when i change the switch to contains - it does match I have ch…

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## [UIBuilder different Version of npm packes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-different-version-of-npm-packes/93955)

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**Author:** [@ghwaldo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghwaldo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 16:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-different-version-of-npm-packes/93955 "2024-12-17T16:15:56Z")

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In uibuilders node on library page i can install node modules with specified version. Can i also install differnt versions of a module in that way as it is possible with npm direct ? npm install jquery2@npm:jquery@2 np…

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## [Problems sending SMS via sms77 nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-sending-sms-via-sms77-nodes/93854)

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**Author:** [@Kralle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kralle)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 16:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-sending-sms-via-sms77-nodes/93854 "2024-12-17T16:08:49Z")

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Hello, I have a problem with SMS77. I configured several Dragino temperature sensors via Node Red. To keep it simple, Flow1 has 1 sensor that should send both an email and an SMS once the temperature is reached. This a…

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## [Update NodeRED to 4.0.5 from 3.0.2 failing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-nodered-to-4-0-5-from-3-0-2-failing/93921)

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**Author:** [@alanmasu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alanmasu)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 15:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-nodered-to-4-0-5-from-3-0-2-failing/93921 "2024-12-17T15:57:57Z")

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Hi, I just want to update NodeRED to 4.0.5 from 3.0.2, so I launch the script on the official site but something was wrong. The script has updated Node from 16.x to 18.14.1 but hasn't update NodeRED and also now I can'…

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## [Alarm-Melder (MTC-EU-AU01 Mutelcor) in Node Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alarm-melder-mtc-eu-au01-mutelcor-in-node-red/93966)

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**Author:** [@Kralle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kralle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 15:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alarm-melder-mtc-eu-au01-mutelcor-in-node-red/93966 "2024-12-17T15:56:18Z")

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Hello, I have a question. So far I have only configured contact, temperature or GPS sensors in Node Red. Receive and process data from MQTT to send emails or SMS or operate a dashboard. So far so good. Now I want to mo…

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## [Node influxdb no name/value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-influxdb-no-name-value/93935)

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**Author:** [@yoko9999](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yoko9999)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 15:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-influxdb-no-name-value/93935 "2024-12-17T15:47:48Z")

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Hello. I have a problem with InfluxDB or my node. So I'm getting data from OPC-UA server and i want to send this data to influx db with name. But I only post there value. I want to send data with measurement name. Maybe …

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## [Unstable bacnet connection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unstable-bacnet-connection/93961)

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**Author:** [@ThingsTinkerer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsTinkerer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unstable-bacnet-connection/93961 "2024-12-17T13:51:18Z")

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I don't have a lot experience with bacnet, so bear with me. I've tried using several bacnet palettes in NR, but ended up with a separate bacnet-stack library and particularly readprop (GitHub - bacnet-stack/bacnet-stack:…

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## [Text search in docx and pdf files](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-search-in-docx-and-pdf-files/93928)

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**Author:** [@alexander77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alexander77)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 13:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-search-in-docx-and-pdf-files/93928 "2024-12-17T13:17:54Z")

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Hi, i am looking for a node that acts like the F3 function in an pdf document. The purpose is to search for keywords in an bunch of technical documents available as pdf or docx.

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## [Actions reference in Documentations](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/actions-reference-in-documentations/93938)

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**Author:** [@mikulik86](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikulik86)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 12:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/actions-reference-in-documentations/93938 "2024-12-17T12:56:52Z")

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There is a reference to different Actions in the Documentation, like this: What the action actually means?

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## [Insert using node-red-contrib-oracledb-mod](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-using-node-red-contrib-oracledb-mod/93925)

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**Author:** [@engjie0918](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/engjie0918)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 09:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-using-node-red-contrib-oracledb-mod/93925 "2024-12-17T09:13:14Z")

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I'm working on a Node-RED flow to insert random data into an Oracle database table at regular intervals, but I'm facing an issue where all the inserted values end up being NULL. I need help identifying where I might be g…

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## [Cron+ vs Inject node - question](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cron-vs-inject-node-question/93948)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 08:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cron-vs-inject-node-question/93948 "2024-12-17T08:37:58Z")

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I use cron+ a bit and am curious if there is a benefit to using it in this scenario: Two dates in a year. One to turn off and one to turn on. Would two inject nodes be better or one cron+ node?

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## [Do you know a way to read Windows Program's RAM?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/do-you-know-a-way-to-read-windows-programs-ram/93942)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 07:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/do-you-know-a-way-to-read-windows-programs-ram/93942 "2024-12-17T07:46:24Z")

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Hi, I've a program which unfortunately is abandoned, I would read its results and use NR fo send where i need, do you know if there is a node able to open Windows RAM and read certain locations? Do you know if it's possi…

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## [Node-Red on RPi restarts after ~2 weeks](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-rpi-restarts-after-2-weeks/91210)

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**Author:** [@Becker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Becker)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 07:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-rpi-restarts-after-2-weeks/91210 "2024-12-17T07:38:03Z")

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Hi, I´m using Node-Red on 4 devices :face\_with\_hand\_over\_mouth: On one RPi I can see Node-Red restarts every few weeks, I saw this line: Sep 23 09:01:59 openwb kernel: Node 0 active\_anon:54128kB inactive\_anon:875100kB …

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## [Adjusted package.json of node-red-contrib-spotify locally, how to 'reload' it into Node Red?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adjusted-package-json-of-node-red-contrib-spotify-locally-how-to-reload-it-into-node-red/93915)

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**Author:** [@quizzical](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/quizzical)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 December 2024 19:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adjusted-package-json-of-node-red-contrib-spotify-locally-how-to-reload-it-into-node-red/93915 "2024-12-16T19:45:00Z")

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Sorry this is probably a silly question. I saw that node-red-contrib-spotify does not have all Spotify API functionalities. Essentially node-red-contrib-spotify is a wrapper around spotify-web-api-node which is missing…

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## [Modbus frequent error (timed out & port not open)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-frequent-error-timed-out-port-not-open/93904)

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**Author:** [@ThingsTinkerer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsTinkerer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 December 2024 17:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-frequent-error-timed-out-port-not-open/93904 "2024-12-16T17:49:23Z")

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Getting frequent problems connecting to modbus using flex-getter. Running request every minute, it fails perhaps every 10 minutes more or less. Error is "Timed out" or "Port Not Open". What's strange is I made a retry me…

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## [Zwavejs help please](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zwavejs-help-please/93912)

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**Author:** [@fogmajor](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fogmajor)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [16 December 2024 14:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zwavejs-help-please/93912 "2024-12-16T14:50:56Z")

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Good Afternoon I wonder if someone could point me in the right direction, I have node-red running fine and have installed Zwavejs successfully along with my USB zwave controller. I have included a AEON Labs ZW096 plug …

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## [Node-red-serial port port selection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-serial-port-port-selection/93845)

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**Author:** [@plouc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/plouc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 December 2024 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-serial-port-port-selection/93845 "2024-12-16T14:27:04Z")

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Hi there! I'm looking for a way a user with only access to node-red dashboard to be able to select which serial port to connect to. This topic is exactly talking about it: However the githubs links seems to be broken…

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## [Intermittent deploy issue - very long](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/intermittent-deploy-issue-very-long/93905)

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**Author:** [@StrongTown](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/StrongTown)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [16 December 2024 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/intermittent-deploy-issue-very-long/93905 "2024-12-16T14:17:33Z")

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I've searched and read the other messages on this topic however none are recent and there didn't seem to be any 'testing' or successful diagnostics suggested. Most of the time NR deploys in 1 or 2 secs, but every now an…

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