# General

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## [Thoughts on Bun & Deno as replacement runtime](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/thoughts-on-bun-deno-as-replacement-runtime/91917)

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**Author:** [@kansaandre](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kansaandre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 September 2024 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/thoughts-on-bun-deno-as-replacement-runtime/91917 "2024-09-29T10:51:42Z")

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Wondering if you guys have thought about and maybe used Bun or Deno as runtimes for node-red?

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## [Updating things and what I'm seeing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-things-and-what-im-seeing/91926)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [29 September 2024 09:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-things-and-what-im-seeing/91926 "2024-09-29T09:07:31Z")

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From my other thread: Stuck with how to resolve this problem (Global context testing) - #22 by Trying\_to\_learn @TotallyInformation sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo npm -g update cd ~/.node-red npm update You…

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## [LOGO8 \> Homeassistant Temperature measurement](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logo8-homeassistant-temperature-measurement/92046)

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**Author:** [@Steff6666](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steff6666)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 September 2024 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logo8-homeassistant-temperature-measurement/92046 "2024-09-29T08:49:21Z")

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I am connecting my home assistant to my Logo8 that is located in my garage. Mainly I use the PLC for heating of the garage and measure both outside and inside temperature. Now I want to see the the temperatures as histor…

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## [Unwanted light activation when deploying](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unwanted-light-activation-when-deploying/91891)

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**Author:** [@clemente3905](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/clemente3905)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 September 2024 06:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unwanted-light-activation-when-deploying/91891 "2024-09-29T06:37:20Z")

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HI all, first post here. I use node red in my Home Assistant installation to make customization of lights in my house. To operate light I usually use the call-service block in which I give the service, the entity and i…

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## [Link call node in subflow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-call-node-in-subflow/91628)

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**Author:** [@fmarzocca](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmarzocca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [28 September 2024 16:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-call-node-in-subflow/91628 "2024-09-28T16:29:18Z")

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Hi, after upgrading to v.4.0.3 I noticed that link call nodes in Subflows are loosing their target. If I link them to the correct subroutine and deploy it seems ok, but refreshing the page they come back to the error si…

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## [Ui-gauge-classic output not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-gauge-classic-output-not-working/91316)

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**Author:** [@chuckf201](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chuckf201)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 September 2024 14:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-gauge-classic-output-not-working/91316 "2024-09-28T14:35:51Z")

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Trying to understand ui-gauge-classic with jason array but unable to show any output at all. Debug node show the correct json array but no display. \[ { "id": "228643314eac7447", "type": "ui-gauge-cla…

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## [Dropbox backup?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-backup/91386)

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**Author:** [@FSHelgeland](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FSHelgeland)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28 September 2024 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-backup/91386 "2024-09-28T11:31:23Z")

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It have been a while since I have been working on my Node Red, everything has just been working. But now I have done some changes, and when I went to my backup-flow to send a backup to dropbox then it fails. I get FetchE…

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## [Is the snap package end of life?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-the-snap-package-end-of-life/91307)

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**Author:** [@Vinblastine](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vinblastine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 September 2024 07:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-the-snap-package-end-of-life/91307 "2024-09-28T07:05:05Z")

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Just a quick question: is the snap method of installing node-red end of life? The last update was basically a year ago and the version is stuck on 3.1.0. I have it insall on ubuntu core doing some home-automation tasks…

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## [Current best Weather API (2024)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/current-best-weather-api-2024/91212)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 21:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/current-best-weather-api-2024/91212 "2024-09-27T21:58:04Z")

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Hot on the heels of last year's box office smash hit: Current best weather API (2023) ... and the previous year's Weather APIs - what's the best one - 2022... I bring to you the new improved 2024 edition! Dark Sky A…

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## [HVAC control using database with previous records](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hvac-control-using-database-with-previous-records/91154)

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**Author:** [@leon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 22:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hvac-control-using-database-with-previous-records/91154 "2024-09-27T22:15:52Z")

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Hi all, I rent an apartment that is really bad isolated. This means that the wind strength/direction and temperature outside has a lot of effect on the duration to heat up my house. Last year I installed a smart thermost…

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## [Using Node Red with LLM](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-with-llm/91313)

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**Author:** [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 21:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-with-llm/91313 "2024-09-27T21:14:38Z")

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Hiho, I ve a project where I need to evaluate new articles by any LLM like Chat GPT. I knew the link to a new article most likely 2000 to 6000 words (2 - 6 Articles per day). So I can try to grab it by html node. And se…

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## [Node-red on Deno 2 & Bun? Well sort-of](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-deno-2-bun-well-sort-of/91304)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 19:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-deno-2-bun-well-sort-of/91304 "2024-09-27T19:25:33Z")

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Just had a VERY brief play with the Deno 2.0 RC release. Amazingly, Node-RED DOES work! But is still a little fragile. I got a clean install + UIBUILDER installed and running without any apparent issues. This is a MAJOR …

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## [Had to set up a new router](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/had-to-set-up-a-new-router/91314)

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**Author:** [@FSHelgeland](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FSHelgeland)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/had-to-set-up-a-new-router/91314 "2024-09-27T19:05:24Z")

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My previous router went dead this morning. I am running my Node Red - server on a Raspberry pi, My server had a static ip-adress. Now my server do not show up in my router at all. I have backup to dropbox. What is the be…

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## [Node-RED as a service](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-as-a-service/91309)

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**Author:** [@Samokomo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Samokomo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 15:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-as-a-service/91309 "2024-09-27T15:23:29Z")

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Hello everyone, I am working on a Node-RED service project. As much as I love developing in Node-RED, I've often encountered challenges when running it in the cloud, particularly due to the lackluster performance of lo…

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## [Modbus sendet "Read -\> startIntervalReading node" nach Neuinstallation NodeRed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-sendet-read-startintervalreading-node-nach-neuinstallation-nodered/91300)

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**Author:** [@volvog](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/volvog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 13:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-sendet-read-startintervalreading-node-nach-neuinstallation-nodered/91300 "2024-09-27T13:21:24Z")

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Due to some issues in virtualization I had to re-setup my NodeRed VM. Now the basis is Ubuntu 24.04.1 (before 22.04.5) and Nodered is 4.0.3. I copied the whole .node-red folder and restarted Nodered. Everything availabl…

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## [Using the exec node to automate database backups](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-exec-node-to-automate-database-backups/91292)

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**Author:** [@Blobby](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Blobby)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 11:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-exec-node-to-automate-database-backups/91292 "2024-09-27T11:11:00Z")

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hi I'm fairly new to node-red and am trying to automate execution of a command. A bit of background. I am setting up a number of IOT sensors to collect data for a project I have. I am using a MING (Mosquitto, InfluxD…

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## [Creating bar chart from variables](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-bar-chart-from-variables/91297)

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**Author:** [@Sirhc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sirhc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 10:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-bar-chart-from-variables/91297 "2024-09-27T10:08:11Z")

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Hello I am trying to create a bar chart in nodered. I have a function which every 60 seconds, adds to an existing variable. At midnight every night, the variable is reset to 0. For example, at 0:00 - value = 0 at 0:0…

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## [Flowfuse Dashboard SocketIp with wireguard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowfuse-dashboard-socketip-with-wireguard/91278)

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**Author:** [@buschhardtt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/buschhardtt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowfuse-dashboard-socketip-with-wireguard/91278 "2024-09-27T09:05:44Z")

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Hello, I have the following problem: I have two servers connected via WireGuard. Server 1 is running "Node-Red" with the FlowFuse Dashboard, while Server 2 is running an NGINX server. Here's the NGINX configuration. …

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## [Serial Communication between Arduino and Node Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-communication-between-arduino-and-node-red/91296)

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**Author:** [@Biotknifish](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Biotknifish)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 September 2024 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-communication-between-arduino-and-node-red/91296 "2024-09-27T08:46:39Z")

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Hi. I´m working in a proyect with 3 Arduino´s Mega 2560 and I want to send some data from the controler to Node Red. I need to use the Serial In (3 different blocks) and when I ´m trying to assign the port (COM3, COM4 & …

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## [Strange behavior with http requests to Open-Meteo API and a temporary work-around](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/strange-behavior-with-http-requests-to-open-meteo-api-and-a-temporary-work-around/91273)

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**Author:** [@drirmbda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drirmbda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 September 2024 22:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/strange-behavior-with-http-requests-to-open-meteo-api-and-a-temporary-work-around/91273 "2024-09-26T22:01:45Z")

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Hello, I just started building things with Node-RED and have completed a few small projects already. But today I ran into a strange issue trying to use Open-Meteo weather API. I was not able to get a plain text/json res…

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## [Palette / nodes install offline docker permissions?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/palette-nodes-install-offline-docker-permissions/91260)

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**Author:** [@mikaelE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikaelE)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [26 September 2024 21:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/palette-nodes-install-offline-docker-permissions/91260 "2024-09-26T21:30:41Z")

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Tried using this in a docker compose file, but I am having issues with installing nodes, if i use the pallete and tgz files it failes after a while, if i use docker exec -it node-red npm install .tgz it fails with permis…

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## [UIBuilder/Svelte/TypeScript](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-svelte-typescript/91281)

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**Author:** [@oldchap83](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/oldchap83)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 September 2024 20:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-svelte-typescript/91281 "2024-09-26T20:30:59Z")

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First of all hello everyone and a big thank you to the UIBuilder team. I am a "young" retiree :wink: and I coded my home automation application (knx) using Node-Red and Dashboard 1. At the same time I discovered svelte…

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## [How to reboot raspi from NR](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-reboot-raspi-from-nr/91254)

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**Author:** [@duaw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/duaw)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [26 September 2024 20:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-reboot-raspi-from-nr/91254 "2024-09-26T20:10:39Z")

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Hi! I have a raspi (Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3, Debian Linux 12 says webmin) in my greenhouse running NR 4 locally. The pi is on my network using wifi. From time to time the pi loses the connection. I also have…

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## [Timezone conundrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timezone-conundrum/91279)

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**Author:** [@ThingsTinkerer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsTinkerer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 September 2024 12:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timezone-conundrum/91279 "2024-09-26T12:10:40Z")

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Getting data from remote API with timestamp as string in format ""2024-09-25T00:00:00.000". This is in local time with summertime adjustment. I need to pass this data to a database in normal UTC format. How to make that …

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## [A new type of flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-new-type-of-flow/91014)

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**Author:** [@ThingsTinkerer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsTinkerer)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [26 September 2024 11:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-new-type-of-flow/91014 "2024-09-26T11:08:09Z")

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First got to share appreciation of node red for how easy it is to jump into and all the reasons why it's so popular. Now I would like to share some thoughts on a closely related use-case I got from a similar low-code sys…

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## [How to rotates images from one point to another in an svg ui](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-rotates-images-from-one-point-to-another-in-an-svg-ui/91266)

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**Author:** [@Desmond-Zeh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Desmond-Zeh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [26 September 2024 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-rotates-images-from-one-point-to-another-in-an-svg-ui/91266 "2024-09-26T08:57:01Z")

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Hello, I am building a small SCADA system for my gensets using node red. I've used svg ui nodes to design diagrams and will like to animate some parts like circuit breakers, isolators. Everything seems perfect just that…

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## [Node red on IOT 2050 Siemens](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-iot-2050-siemens/91271)

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**Author:** [@Andre48](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andre48)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [26 September 2024 01:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-iot-2050-siemens/91271 "2024-09-26T01:49:58Z")

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I would like to know how to install red node on Simatic IOT2050 , I searched the forum but found nothing specific explaining the installation step by step and adding nodes for application as cpu s7 300

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## [Query does not execute](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/query-does-not-execute/91234)

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**Author:** [@ralvez](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralvez)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [25 September 2024 17:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/query-does-not-execute/91234 "2024-09-25T17:59:17Z")

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Good day. I have a situation with a query that seems to execute correctly ( I say seems because I get no errors) but in the server nothing is updated. My payload looks like this: { StudentPIDM: 123456 DegreeSequen…

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## [Error: bind EADDRINUSE xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:4002](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-bind-eaddrinuse-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-4002/91262)

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**Author:** [@Crovel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Crovel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 September 2024 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-bind-eaddrinuse-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-4002/91262 "2024-09-25T17:17:33Z")

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Hello everyone, I've had the problem for a few days that my Node Red addon in the Home Assistant no longer starts. Everything was actually quite simple until now. I installed the addon, started it and everything worked…

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## [Why I can't write boolean to PLC with OPC UA one computer OK the other computer NOK](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-i-cant-write-boolean-to-plc-with-opc-ua-one-computer-ok-the-other-computer-nok/91199)

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**Author:** [@Michal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Michal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 September 2024 13:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-i-cant-write-boolean-to-plc-with-opc-ua-one-computer-ok-the-other-computer-nok/91199 "2024-09-25T13:35:33Z")

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I installed NODE-RED on two computers at the same time. One computer with WINDOWS 10 and the other computer with WINDOWS 11. I created FLOW on a computer with WINDOWS 10 and writing to the PLC with the OPC UA server work…

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