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## [Dashboard 2 template "cycle of life"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-template-cycle-of-life/94292)

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**Author:** [@maxuser74](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maxuser74)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 January 2025 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-template-cycle-of-life/94292 "2025-01-02T09:53:24Z")

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Maybe a silly question, but a concept that still i struggle to figure out. Talking about template node (Dashboard 2) and function node (base Node Red), am I right if i think as "running only at client level" (in the bro…

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## [GitHub Account access Issue (Not a Node-RED topic)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/github-account-access-issue-not-a-node-red-topic/94310)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [2 January 2025 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/github-account-access-issue-not-a-node-red-topic/94310 "2025-01-02T08:46:33Z")

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I am sorry to use this forum to get help in some other topic. but considering how helpful this forum has been, i am coming here as a last resort. I have(had) a GIT HUB account, though not used much, but still some conte…

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## [Pdf file into database like postgres](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pdf-file-into-database-like-postgres/94308)

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**Author:** [@hemanthv1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hemanthv1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 January 2025 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pdf-file-into-database-like-postgres/94308 "2025-01-02T06:24:33Z")

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Hi, I am trying to convert pdf files into base64 and log them in database. When using read file - "file-in" node and set output to output to base64 and include debug output. Base64 output is generated for the pdf file …

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## [Delay node- rate limit extension](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-rate-limit-extension/94293)

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**Author:** [@Tinbum1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tinbum1)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2025 21:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-rate-limit-extension/94293 "2025-01-01T21:17:16Z")

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Say if; The delay node is set to rate limit to 2 messages per every 8 seconds and drop messages. If you send a message every 1 seconds it will send the first message and the 5th message. That's really not what I would …

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## [Why warn about projects.enabled = false?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-warn-about-projects-enabled-false/94295)

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**Author:** [@ThingsTinkerer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsTinkerer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2025 20:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-warn-about-projects-enabled-false/94295 "2025-01-01T20:59:22Z")

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Got a NR instance I don't want projects for. It is it's own thing and is handled in git as a normal project, not with NR's git client. But why would Node Red warn about this on startup? \[warn\] Projects disabled : editor…

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## [Need help with template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-template-node/93321)

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**Author:** [@xlameee](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xlameee)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2025 18:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-template-node/93321 "2025-01-01T18:15:59Z")

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I have created a template node with tabs and I have integrated a froms inside each tab, but my forms are getting a lot and if I keep adding them to the same template node the code will become a ridiculously large. My que…

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## [Link Call with dynamic timeout duration](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-call-with-dynamic-timeout-duration/94289)

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**Author:** [@theArcher73](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/theArcher73)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2025 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-call-with-dynamic-timeout-duration/94289 "2025-01-01T14:10:01Z")

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I I am looking for a way to address a link call node using dynamic timeout times. In other words, that I can specify a value msg.timeout and this is used? Unfortunately, I haven't found a way at the moment, so I'm using…

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## [Local Context Storage not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/local-context-storage-not-working/94287)

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**Author:** [@jjm9](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jjm9)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2025 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/local-context-storage-not-working/94287 "2025-01-01T14:00:07Z")

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Hey there, before starting, I'd like to give you some infos about my setup. Node-RED v4.0.8 running under Docker mounted local folder to /tmp in container. I wanted to activated local content storage to be able to st…

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## [Month-View Production Data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/month-view-production-data/94285)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2025 08:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/month-view-production-data/94285 "2025-01-01T08:52:25Z")

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Happy New Year! What is the best way to display shift wise (3 shift in a day) data for a period of a selected month. I am currently doing it in an HTML table (DB1) like so.. except that i cannot get each cell clickable…

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## [Data table with clickable row and hover](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-table-with-clickable-row-and-hover/94181)

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**Author:** [@xlameee](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xlameee)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2025 04:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-table-with-clickable-row-and-hover/94181 "2025-01-01T04:31:27Z")

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Hello I did added hover effect on my table but Is there a api or snippet to make each row clickable? I found this api item-selectable but is not what I am looking for

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## [Considering ESPhome](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/considering-esphome/94217)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2024 18:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/considering-esphome/94217 "2024-12-31T18:16:35Z")

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I hope people can offer some beginner level guidance about ESPhome. As I understand it, ESPHome is an alternative firmware for ESPs and Raspberry Picos? You have to compile it especially for each device and it's sensor…

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## [Hardware suggestion](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hardware-suggestion/94172)

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**Author:** [@maxuser74](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maxuser74)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2024 17:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hardware-suggestion/94172 "2024-12-31T17:51:41Z")

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Hello folks, I've been using NodeRed deployed on DigitalOcean server for years, pretty happy. It is now time to improve the performance of the unit, but DO alternatives to the basic ones are too expensive...so i though…

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## [Connecting Tuya WiFi (not ZigBee) TRVs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connecting-tuya-wifi-not-zigbee-trvs/93911)

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**Author:** [@SomersetSmartHome](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SomersetSmartHome)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2024 14:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connecting-tuya-wifi-not-zigbee-trvs/93911 "2024-12-31T14:09:44Z")

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I have NodeRed running with about 18 Tuya lamps and all is well with that setup. I'm trying to add some Tuya TRVs. It is working fine from the Smart Life App. With the help of various threads, I've found a very convolu…

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## [Communicating with Socket.IO from a Node-RED Function Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/communicating-with-socket-io-from-a-node-red-function-node/94265)

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**Author:** [@Subavarsha](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Subavarsha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2024 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/communicating-with-socket-io-from-a-node-red-function-node/94265 "2024-12-31T13:47:56Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm working on a custom Node-RED module using socket.io. I’ve defined a ui\_base.js file where I set up a Socket.IO server and handle events. Here’s a snippet of my server-side code: socket.on('disconne…

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## [Button send msg not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-send-msg-not-working/94251)

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**Author:** [@sunnoy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sunnoy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2024 13:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-send-msg-not-working/94251 "2024-12-31T13:37:49Z")

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k8s-docker-ops.html button: { onclick: function() { $.ajax({ url: "inject/" + this.id, method: "POST", da…

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## [Node-red-contrib-modbus with negative decimals](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-modbus-with-negative-decimals/94219)

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**Author:** [@jpadie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jpadie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2024 12:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-modbus-with-negative-decimals/94219 "2024-12-31T12:50:22Z")

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Hello I read in the notes for node-red-contrib-modbus that it can only accept a single decimal between 0:65535 (uint16). does anyone know the normal method of providing a negative value to a holding register with this …

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## [I want to play a CCTV video in the Node-RED workspace, not on the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-play-a-cctv-video-in-the-node-red-workspace-not-on-the-dashboard/94196)

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**Author:** [@pratham1469](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pratham1469)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2024 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-play-a-cctv-video-in-the-node-red-workspace-not-on-the-dashboard/94196 "2024-12-31T09:40:45Z")

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I have a CCTV camera, and I want to display the live video from that camera on my Node-RED workspace, not on the dashboard. Is there any way I can do this?

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## [Trigger on 2 non-simultaneous inputs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-on-2-non-simultaneous-inputs/94263)

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**Author:** [@daxliniere](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/daxliniere)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2024 08:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-on-2-non-simultaneous-inputs/94263 "2024-12-31T08:40:34Z")

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Hey everyone, Yes, it's me again. I just can't seem to get my head around how to deal with multi-input conditionals in NodeRed. I have a flow which messages me if a door is left open for longer than 3 minutes (using a …

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## [Error delivering message to node:undefined \[undefined\]](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-delivering-message-to-node-undefined-undefined/94256)

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**Author:** [@Seba-VT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Seba-VT)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2024 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-delivering-message-to-node-undefined-undefined/94256 "2024-12-30T17:53:48Z")

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Hello, I've been building a sub-node to control lights in my home. The sub-node is working as it should now, but I'm getting the following error on the debug window every time I deploy it after a change: 12/30/2024, 8…

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## [Notification with ntfy and user/password](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/notification-with-ntfy-and-user-password/94255)

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**Author:** [@GretaC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GretaC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2024 15:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/notification-with-ntfy-and-user-password/94255 "2024-12-30T15:56:29Z")

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Find here a 'how to' for a use case of 'ntfy'. 'ntfy' is a way to send a notification in case you want to be informed about any issue rising up. Up to now I used some email notification. It runs out of the box in nr, s…

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## [Text/javascript vs module in html](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-javascript-vs-module-in-html/94215)

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**Author:** [@znetsixe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/znetsixe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2024 13:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-javascript-vs-module-in-html/94215 "2024-12-30T13:39:05Z")

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I changed the text/javascript to module in my html file. Here is a snippet: \<script type="module" src="../nodeRedFunctions/menuUtils.js"\>\</script\> \<script type="module"\> import { fetchData } from "../nodeRedFunction…

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## [Template node msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-msg-payload/94254)

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**Author:** [@gerrybartley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerrybartley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2024 13:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-msg-payload/94254 "2024-12-30T13:40:56Z")

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Can I pass msg.payload to ui-template in Dashboard 2? When the user selects an option from a dropdown I set msg.payload to true. I want to pass this to the template so that the overlay appears. When the data returns I s…

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## [Install extra node in docker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-extra-node-in-docker/94206)

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**Author:** [@Dylantje](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dylantje)\
**Replies:** 53\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2024 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-extra-node-in-docker/94206 "2024-12-30T10:58:41Z")

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I am running docker with node red. I try to install: node-red-contrib-tasmota 1.0.0 Only i get an error when i try this to install in nodered \[docker running\] 2024-12-27T16:41:27.537Z Install : node-red-contrib-tasmota…

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## [How can I login to WordPress and use cookie after that](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-login-to-wordpress-and-use-cookie-after-that/94200)

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**Author:** [@plato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/plato)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2024 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-login-to-wordpress-and-use-cookie-after-that/94200 "2024-12-30T08:49:31Z")

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Hello, I need to login to a wordpress page, collect some data, then logout. The data is not available without login so first I need to submit the login page I checked login page via developer tools and found this post…

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## [GPIO Node Status change from "OK" to "1" or "0"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gpio-node-status-change-from-ok-to-1-or-0/94235)

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**Author:** [@wuddy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wuddy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2024 21:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gpio-node-status-change-from-ok-to-1-or-0/94235 "2024-12-29T21:47:07Z")

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Hello. May someone can help me :slight\_smile: First of all , i want to say "hi" . Im new here in the NodeRed Forum. Im wuddy from Germany an i startet recently my first IoBroker Projekt and using NodeRed to read the GPI…

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## [Tutorial - Secure your home automation with Tailscale](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tutorial-secure-your-home-automation-with-tailscale/92849)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 74\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2024 21:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tutorial-secure-your-home-automation-with-tailscale/92849 "2024-12-29T21:28:18Z")

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Hi folks, Some time ago lots of Node-RED home automation systems have been hacked. There were a number of good initiatives in the community to help people to improve their security. But it were all bits and pieces, bu…

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## [Backup NR on failing RPi Linux installation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/backup-nr-on-failing-rpi-linux-installation/94213)

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**Author:** [@bkenobi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bkenobi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2024 18:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/backup-nr-on-failing-rpi-linux-installation/94213 "2024-12-29T18:27:00Z")

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I have a NR setup on a RPi4 running Raspbian. The flows have been backed up at some point and are probably ok, but I was wondering if I can backup the .node-red path in my home directory and then put it in a fresh RPi i…

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## [Sent text to Domoticz IDX](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sent-text-to-domoticz-idx/94233)

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**Author:** [@spike318](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/spike318)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2024 12:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sent-text-to-domoticz-idx/94233 "2024-12-29T12:05:26Z")

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I have this value in debug window 29-12-2024, 12:52:30node: 2BMS02/Pack\_Data : msg.payload : string\[22\] ""Sum volt low level 1"" I want to sent this as a text to IDX506 to Domoticz i've this in a function "msg.pa…

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## [Node-Red intermittent crashes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-intermittent-crashes/94052)

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**Author:** [@Nuuki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nuuki)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2024 09:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-intermittent-crashes/94052 "2024-12-29T09:16:21Z")

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I've been running Node-Red for a number of years alongside Home Assistant, and overall its been great. However in the last year I've had issues with the NR container crashing. Sometimes it goes a couple of weeks between …

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## [Accessing Temp reading from DS18b20 sensor connected to GPIO4 (pin7) on raspberry pi on node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-temp-reading-from-ds18b20-sensor-connected-to-gpio4-pin7-on-raspberry-pi-on-node-red/94227)

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**Author:** [@ogatech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ogatech)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2024 07:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-temp-reading-from-ds18b20-sensor-connected-to-gpio4-pin7-on-raspberry-pi-on-node-red/94227 "2024-12-29T07:52:26Z")

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I have set up my python code to read the temperature signal on raspberry pi after I have used Digital to Analog converter but I don't know how to read the temperature signal on the pi in node red. Please help

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