# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=100

[Latest](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.nodered.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.nodered.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 101

---

## [Dashboard do not show up anymore](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-do-not-show-up-anymore/95304)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Tomtom](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tomtom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [11 February 2025 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-do-not-show-up-anymore/95304 "2025-02-11T08:14:31Z")

</div>

Hi everyone, I have 10 Dashboards that where running well so far. Yesterday I installed the node for chartJS in the palette, then restart nodered. Now I can only see 2 dashboards, 8 disappeared. I then removed the ch…

---

## [How do you change the font size on the battery gauge](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-you-change-the-font-size-on-the-battery-gauge/95292)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@thespinmaster](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thespinmaster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 21:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-you-change-the-font-size-on-the-battery-gauge/95292 "2025-02-10T21:19:35Z")

</div>

Hi all, Im trying to make the value font size bigger in the battery gauge widget as it’s too small to read. I have a template node with the following css code but it is not working. .nrdb-ui-widget.nrdb-ui-gauge-value …

---

## [SQL-string with appendix](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sql-string-with-appendix/95286)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Owler](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Owler)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 19:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sql-string-with-appendix/95286 "2025-02-10T19:16:15Z")

</div>

Hello, I try to save values from a smartmeter into a Mysql database. The smartmeter is a ISKRA eHZ-EDL . I can see the values at a dashboard so far so good. Now write the values into to the database did not work. I …

---

## [Simple Password Authentication for Dashboard (Caution: Very Low Security, for simple application only)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-password-authentication-for-dashboard-caution-very-low-security-for-simple-application-only/57714)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 18:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-password-authentication-for-dashboard-caution-very-low-security-for-simple-application-only/57714 "2025-02-10T18:57:43Z")

</div>

an attempt to create a password authentication subflow. Inspired by several posts in this forum. feedback and suggestions required to improve. gives output msg.auth as boolean true or boolean false also shows the res…

---

## [Custom context storage plugins](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-context-storage-plugins/95249)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ziga](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ziga)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 18:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-context-storage-plugins/95249 "2025-02-10T18:52:13Z")

</div>

As per debate started here: Durable and reliable contextStorage - DB/mysql/mariadb based there are now several plugins available to store Node RED context in either Redis, SQLite, PostgreSQL or MySQL/MariaDB. More here…

---

## [Is there a way to replace the dashboard's splash image?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-replace-the-dashboards-splash-image/95293)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pcborges](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pcborges)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 18:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-replace-the-dashboards-splash-image/95293 "2025-02-10T18:43:34Z")

</div>

I have tried every AI available, each gives a different way but none of them work. Assistance welcome.

---

## [Durable and reliable contextStorage - DB/mysql/mariadb based](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/durable-and-reliable-contextstorage-db-mysql-mariadb-based/95085)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jakonnode](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jakonnode)\
**Replies:** 55\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/durable-and-reliable-contextstorage-db-mysql-mariadb-based/95085 "2025-02-10T13:47:36Z")

</div>

I have a store and forward flow for which I use file based contextStorage. The problem with this, when the machine/node-red restarts suddenly, the underlying contextfile gets corrupted. This leads to loss of data and n…

---

## [No connection to NPM with DS-lite Internet connection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-connection-to-npm-with-ds-lite-internet-connection/95262)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@grilli303](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/grilli303)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 12:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-connection-to-npm-with-ds-lite-internet-connection/95262 "2025-02-10T12:35:12Z")

</div>

Hi there, I have installed Node-Red v4.02 and Node.js v18.20.6 on my Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3. and I use Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm). When trying to install the node-red-dashboard palette, I also came acro…

---

## [Authentication for Shelly Plus 1PM with http request node fails](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/authentication-for-shelly-plus-1pm-with-http-request-node-fails/95258)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@rucksman007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rucksman007)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 08:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/authentication-for-shelly-plus-1pm-with-http-request-node-fails/95258 "2025-02-10T08:04:14Z")

</div>

I try to control a Shelly Plus 1PM from within Node-Red via a http request node. This node looks like this: Method: GET URL: http://192.168.xxx.xxx/rpc/Switch.GetConfig?id=0 Payload: ignore Basic Authentication: Type…

---

## [How to Display Topology Above Table in Node-RED Dashboard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-display-topology-above-table-in-node-red-dashboard/95078)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Nandhini-Subramaniya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nandhini-Subramaniya)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 05:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-display-topology-above-table-in-node-red-dashboard/95078 "2025-02-10T05:51:44Z")

</div>

I am working on a Node-RED dashboard using Vue.js and Vuetify. My flow fetches topology data and displays it using nx.graphic.Topology. Below the topology, I want to display a table. However, the table is currently appea…

---

## [Charts in the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/charts-in-the-dashboard/95195)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mifeng-super](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mifeng-super)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2025 03:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/charts-in-the-dashboard/95195 "2025-02-10T03:34:06Z")

</div>

Hello, While using Dashboard 2, I ran into a problem. I want to display text instead of numbers on the X-axis of the liner chart. What should I do?

---

## [Echo statements from a bash script](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/echo-statements-from-a-bash-script/95266)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2025 21:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/echo-statements-from-a-bash-script/95266 "2025-02-09T21:35:35Z")

</div>

I have a bash script which is run by using an exec node, on a timer. The script also generates echo statements, such as echo "script started... but they do not appear in any of the 3 exec node outputs. I really need th…

---

## [A NodeRed Challenge: Avoid the logging is filled with node results](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-nodered-challenge-avoid-the-logging-is-filled-with-node-results/95239)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@WJ4IoT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WJ4IoT)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2025 20:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-nodered-challenge-avoid-the-logging-is-filled-with-node-results/95239 "2025-02-09T20:29:21Z")

</div>

I hope someone is out there who has more knowledge then me (to be honest there is a 1000% change on that). What is the challenge? I want to utilize from the Node-Red plugin @meshtastic/node-red-contrib-meshtastic the D…

---

## [Cant get content value from container file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-get-content-value-from-container-file/95263)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@yusufscelik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yusufscelik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2025 17:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-get-content-value-from-container-file/95263 "2025-02-09T17:57:08Z")

</div>

i changed the default settings.js to save variables in file system. i do it in this way var value = 1; context.set('value',value,"file"); // ✅ Store value in context msg.payload = { "value": value }; return msg; i…

---

## [DEBUG node in flow when toggle Activation will also trigger DEPLOY why?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-in-flow-when-toggle-activation-will-also-trigger-deploy-why/95259)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@WJ4IoT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WJ4IoT)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2025 16:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-in-flow-when-toggle-activation-will-also-trigger-deploy-why/95259 "2025-02-09T16:48:55Z")

</div>

I think my topic says it all: DEBUG node (already deployed) in a flow when toggle Activation will also trigger DEPLOY why? To be honest I am a NOOB, just started with NodeRed and the DEBUG node is my best friend. So it…

---

## [Checking for emails from a specific sender?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/checking-for-emails-from-a-specific-sender/95255)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Konekt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Konekt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2025 11:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/checking-for-emails-from-a-specific-sender/95255 "2025-02-09T11:40:01Z")

</div>

Hi there, I feel like this is probably really simple, but I've tried reading the docs, searching the web and checking for solutions on the forum here, and while some people seem to be doing what I'm after, I don't see h…

---

## [HTTP Request pending at requesting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-pending-at-requesting/95245)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@yusufscelik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yusufscelik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [9 February 2025 09:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-pending-at-requesting/95245 "2025-02-09T09:10:29Z")

</div>

Hello i am trying to get the data from static file which i can access via using http request but it stucks at anfordernd "pending" in english. Sometimes i become no response from server. I cann access the data using …

---

## [Sending group of photos with telegram bot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-group-of-photos-with-telegram-bot/95228)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@yusufscelik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yusufscelik)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2025 22:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-group-of-photos-with-telegram-bot/95228 "2025-02-08T22:40:38Z")

</div>

I want to send group of photos via using telegram sender. I am using "node-red-contrib-telegrambot" My nodes looks like this the first function returns the path of the photos like this; (the photos are located on my…

---

## [Problem while sending multiple photos using telegram bot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-while-sending-multiple-photos-using-telegram-bot/95250)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@yusufscelik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yusufscelik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2025 21:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-while-sending-multiple-photos-using-telegram-bot/95250 "2025-02-08T21:55:10Z")

</div>

I am trying to send three photos using a node-red-contrib-telegrambot. My approach consists of the following steps: Generating the File Paths: The first function determines the file paths of the three images dyna…

---

## [Dynamic Variables](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-variables/95221)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@leozanellato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leozanellato)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 February 2025 20:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-variables/95221 "2025-02-07T20:11:08Z")

</div>

I'm working on a new project using ECS with Docker. Instead of using a cryptographic file, I'm storing credentials dynamically in flow\_creds.json by leveraging AWS Secrets Manager like: Server: {{{SQL\_IP}}} Password: {…

---

## [Allow random range delay](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-random-range-delay/95230)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@eden881](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eden881)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2025 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-random-range-delay/95230 "2025-02-08T15:08:05Z")

</div>

I'd love the option to delay & rate-limit messages using a range to select a random amount of time. For example: delay messages to 3-6/sec, so that each message in the queue will wait between 3 to 6 seconds. It helps t…

---

## [Configuring the write-object-property node in node-bacnet-contrib-extended](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/configuring-the-write-object-property-node-in-node-bacnet-contrib-extended/95227)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@WarrenL](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WarrenL)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2025 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/configuring-the-write-object-property-node-in-node-bacnet-contrib-extended/95227 "2025-02-08T11:19:35Z")

</div>

Good morning everybody, I am using node-bacnet-contrib-extended in Node-RED 4.08. To read a particular property in a BACnet object using read-object-property, the preceding function node must be configured like this: m…

---

## [Nodered I2C - Raspberry Pi 4 - PM2.5 sensor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-i2c-raspberry-pi-4-pm2-5-sensor/95034)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@John1995](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/John1995)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2025 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-i2c-raspberry-pi-4-pm2-5-sensor/95034 "2025-02-08T10:38:59Z")

</div>

Hello everyone, I launched nodered by means of docker compose up. I connected an air quality sensor to the Raspberry. I installed the i2c packge on Nodered and I connected a timestamp module to the i2c scan node with a …

---

## [How to create httpStatic for docker container?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-httpstatic-for-docker-container/95235)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@yusufscelik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yusufscelik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2025 09:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-httpstatic-for-docker-container/95235 "2025-02-08T09:41:52Z")

</div>

I want to create static file and get data from static file while using node-red. Here is the path that i created for static file: /data/static Here is the configuration for settings.js. I just out commented the httt…

---

## [Help in Merging two objects with condition](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-in-merging-two-objects-with-condition/95231)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2025 08:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-in-merging-two-objects-with-condition/95231 "2025-02-08T08:39:23Z")

</div>

I have two arrays with three objects each.(this three may change to any number, but will always be equal numbers). i want to join these arrays into one array, but the objects should be merged with a condition of date bei…

---

## [One device running NR & a Pi5 on same network....best way to send data from Node Red to Pi5?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/one-device-running-nr-a-pi5-on-same-network-best-way-to-send-data-from-node-red-to-pi5/93521)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@OffGridNoob](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OffGridNoob)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2025 02:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/one-device-running-nr-a-pi5-on-same-network-best-way-to-send-data-from-node-red-to-pi5/93521 "2025-02-08T02:04:58Z")

</div>

Soliciting some architecture insight so I start off the best track before I start coding... My Cerbo GX device is running Node Red. I also want to store and chart data, but don't want Node Red to do all that heavy lift…

---

## [Node-red-contrib-opcua : getting unkown error "TypeError: crypto\_utils.readCertificate is not a function"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-opcua-getting-unkown-error-typeerror-crypto-utils-readcertificate-is-not-a-function/95213)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@YannickRAKOTO](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/YannickRAKOTO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 February 2025 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-opcua-getting-unkown-error-typeerror-crypto-utils-readcertificate-is-not-a-function/95213 "2025-02-07T14:13:47Z")

</div>

Hello everyone, I'm trying to retrieve datas from my OPC UA Server. For that I'm deploying a flow on node-RED with the OPC UA client (from Node-red-contrib-opcua) to establish a connexion through my opc-UA server. I've c…

---

## [Need help calling variables in a JSON array generated in a change node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-calling-variables-in-a-json-array-generated-in-a-change-node/95226)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Zylax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Zylax)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [7 February 2025 22:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-calling-variables-in-a-json-array-generated-in-a-change-node/95226 "2025-02-07T22:21:29Z")

</div>

Hey everyone, first post here so please forgive any information being left out. I'm very new to Node Red and am trying desperately to figure this out on my own, but I've reached my wit's end. I'm currently using Node Red…

---

## [Node-Red UI Builder - Counter value from connected client available?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-builder-counter-value-from-connected-client-available/95217)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jean-Rem](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jean-Rem)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [7 February 2025 19:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-builder-counter-value-from-connected-client-available/95217 "2025-02-07T19:32:28Z")

</div>

Hello, I get a simple project with Node-Red + UI Builder 7.1.0. Question: could it be possible to get directly out the main uibuilder node the counter value from connected client ? I know that part of this informatio…

---

## [Set-if-not-Set action for the change node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-if-not-set-action-for-the-change-node/95211)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [7 February 2025 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-if-not-set-action-for-the-change-node/95211 "2025-02-07T18:49:33Z")

</div>

Hi There, Just thinking about extending a flow to be more reusable. I have flow that contains is a change node that sets a bunch of values. I now want to add a link-in node in front of that change node and set those sa…

[Previous page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=99)

[Next page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=101)