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## [ER\_NOT\_SUPPORTED\_AUTH\_MODE: How to replace use\_your\_user?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/er-not-supported-auth-mode-how-to-replace-use-your-user/22489)

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**Author:** [@finnic](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/finnic)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/er-not-supported-auth-mode-how-to-replace-use-your-user/22489 "2020-03-02T13:47:32Z")

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Hi, I know this has been discussed elsewhere, but for the life of me, I can't seem to figure this out. All is fine on mysql 5. , but I need to use digitalocean, so I can only use mysql 8. Getting this error: "Error: ER…

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## [Node red time zones offset in Dashboard chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-time-zones-offset-in-dashboard-chart/22469)

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**Author:** [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-time-zones-offset-in-dashboard-chart/22469 "2020-03-02T13:30:37Z")

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Dear dashboard experts , I have a simple dashboard graph, but the node red shows timestamp in X axis to be offset by 8 hours, which my current time zone GMT + 8, for example the x-axis should be on 1 AM but it showing t…

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## [Multiplication function or similar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiplication-function-or-similar/22452)

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**Author:** [@gianluca.ginoble](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gianluca.ginoble)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 13:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiplication-function-or-similar/22452 "2020-03-02T13:13:52Z")

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Hi all. I want to multipicate two different RANDOM nodes to use the multiplication result in another node. How can i implement this function?

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## [How to get value out of msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-value-out-of-msg-payload/22493)

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**Author:** [@gbond](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gbond)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 12:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-value-out-of-msg-payload/22493 "2020-03-02T12:11:45Z")

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object deviceId: "db1241be-ca6c-46d1-9606-9067fbc128ba" deviceType: "switch" name: "lounge colour2" value: 0 this is what I get from my msg.payload can anyone tell me how I can test what the "Value:" is I guess i …

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## [Atorch UD18 USB tester protocol and integration with node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/atorch-ud18-usb-tester-protocol-and-integration-with-node-red/22460)

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**Author:** [@msillano](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/msillano)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/atorch-ud18-usb-tester-protocol-and-integration-with-node-red/22460 "2020-03-02T08:57:50Z")

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This low price device (13.88 €) is more than just a digital USB tester (see ATORCH UD18: https://it.aliexpress.com/item/4000001021645.html or https://www.banggood.com/UD18-USB3\_0DCType-C-18-in-1-USB-Tester-APP-DC-Digital…

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## [Raspberry Pi Led turns on on every deployment](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspberry-pi-led-turns-on-on-every-deployment/22478)

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**Author:** [@Furkanos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Furkanos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 08:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspberry-pi-led-turns-on-on-every-deployment/22478 "2020-03-02T08:47:26Z")

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Hey i started to work with node-red on a raspberry and for tests i just conneted an LED. My goal is to send a value through a switch button with a broker to the node red on the raspberry. It works perfectly but every ti…

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## [Node-RED Projects Encryption Question](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-projects-encryption-question/22474)

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**Author:** [@unixneo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/unixneo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 07:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-projects-encryption-question/22474 "2020-03-02T07:56:40Z")

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Finally got around to setting up "projects" on three Node-RED deployments. In my initial config, I just followed the dialog boxes and created a new project, added username, email, project name, checked encryption (loca…

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## [Current State false not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/current-state-false-not-working/22463)

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**Author:** [@GoBooth](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GoBooth)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 07:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/current-state-false-not-working/22463 "2020-03-02T07:33:53Z")

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I'm trying to create an automation where when I press a button I toggle 2 lights. This is easily done. However, if one is on and the other isn't, my switch toggles them back and forth. so in node-red I go... and I com…

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## [Following up on a thread I had a long time ago and speeds, etc](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/following-up-on-a-thread-i-had-a-long-time-ago-and-speeds-etc/22464)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 07:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/following-up-on-a-thread-i-had-a-long-time-ago-and-speeds-etc/22464 "2020-03-02T07:27:43Z")

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I am not sure of the specifics but I was (once - or maybe more) talking about machine speeds, responses and CPU loads. I posted stuff and I was asked why I have Apache installed. I didn't / couldn't answer the question…

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## [Error message when i deploy](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-when-i-deploy/22430)

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**Author:** [@gbond](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gbond)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2020 00:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-when-i-deploy/22430 "2020-03-02T00:01:48Z")

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I'm a bit rust can anyone tell how I identify where this error is come from 2/29/2020, 10:15:12 PMnode: d802003c.254f3msg : string\[55\] Error stopping node: ReferenceError: pwm is not defined hope it make sense

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## [UIBuilder: a cookbook OR hand-holding thread?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-a-cookbook-or-hand-holding-thread/22447)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 22:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-a-cookbook-or-hand-holding-thread/22447 "2020-03-01T22:22:30Z")

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Hi @TotallyInformation and any others interested (Warning: very discursive style of post coming up) I've spent some of the weekend reading all the documentation around UIBuilder; Node-RED doc: https://flows.nodered.o…

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## [Node-red-ui-table fails when httpNodeAuth enabled](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-table-fails-when-httpnodeauth-enabled/22425)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 22:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-table-fails-when-httpnodeauth-enabled/22425 "2020-03-01T22:03:19Z")

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I've just palette installed node-red-ui-table, restarted node-RED, and tried one of the example, but the table was not rendered. Checking my browser console, I see the following errors; If I disable httpNodeAuth in…

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## [Is the dashboard TEMPLATE node standard with the dashboard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-the-dashboard-template-node-standard-with-the-dashboard/22440)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 21:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-the-dashboard-template-node-standard-with-the-dashboard/22440 "2020-03-01T21:57:15Z")

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If the correct dashboard (node-red-dashboard) is the template node installed by default?

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## [Basic Fetch Error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/basic-fetch-error/22416)

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**Author:** [@Waynedejager](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Waynedejager)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 21:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/basic-fetch-error/22416 "2020-03-01T21:44:18Z")

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Trying to do basic fetch fetch('http://example.com/movies.json') .then((response) =\> { return response.json(); }) .then((data) =\> { console.log(data); }); Debug Error function : (error) "ReferenceError…

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## [Experimenting with HTML Geolocation API](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/experimenting-with-html-geolocation-api/16709)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 21:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/experimenting-with-html-geolocation-api/16709 "2020-03-01T21:37:01Z")

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Hi folks, Recently some forum members helped me controlling my garage door openers via Node-RED, which works fine at the moment. However using the dashboard for this purpose is currently a bit impractical: I need to gr…

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## [Tasmota Sonoffs all randomly turning on at Midnight. Big timer issue?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tasmota-sonoffs-all-randomly-turning-on-at-midnight-big-timer-issue/12512)

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**Author:** [@LondisDunleer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LondisDunleer)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 20:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tasmota-sonoffs-all-randomly-turning-on-at-midnight-big-timer-issue/12512 "2020-03-01T20:25:04Z")

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Hi, I'm having an issue that all my devices are getting turned on at midnight. This is a bit of a disaster as it turns on the heating and everything. So I end up waking up at like 4am sweating! Can someone have a look …

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## [Use of UI control](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-of-ui-control/22309)

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**Author:** [@fabio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 19:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-of-ui-control/22309 "2020-03-01T19:24:55Z")

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I have got a flow like that in the screenshot and i want to use and ui control in order to manage the groups. I followed a guide but it doesn't work. My goal is to select, through a button, the gauge or the chart that i …

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## [UI CONTROL in the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-control-in-the-dashboard/22448)

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**Author:** [@fabio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 19:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-control-in-the-dashboard/22448 "2020-03-01T19:24:24Z")

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Hi all, i'm using an ui control in order to manage different tabs but it doesn't work. My flow is this: \[{"id":"7a6e04ff.2188dc","type":"tab","label":"Flow 3","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"e21c210c.d802a","type":"u…

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## [How to automatic controll WS2811](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-automatic-controll-ws2811/22280)

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**Author:** [@theSushi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/theSushi)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 18:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-automatic-controll-ws2811/22280 "2020-03-01T18:46:59Z")

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I'm simply trying to do a sunrise and sunset simulation for my terrarium. I have a raspbery pi esp 8266 and LED WS2811 do I need anything else?

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## [Shelly RGBW2 mit RGBW LED Strip Nodered Flow?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shelly-rgbw2-mit-rgbw-led-strip-nodered-flow/22083)

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**Author:** [@pinie\_pinie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pinie_pinie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shelly-rgbw2-mit-rgbw-led-strip-nodered-flow/22083 "2020-03-01T16:34:05Z")

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Hi there, I am using a Shelly RGBW2 with an RGBW LED strip. Now I want to control them via Nodered in color mode. Does anyone have any experience of how I can control the LED strip via MQTT. Unfortunately I did not fi…

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## [Send JSON to SVG node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-json-to-svg-node/22415)

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**Author:** [@gianluca.ginoble](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gianluca.ginoble)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-json-to-svg-node/22415 "2020-03-01T15:08:55Z")

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Hi all. My name is Gianluca and i'm new in this forum. I hope you can help me with this problem. I want to send JSON message to SVG node with a function or similar because i want to evaluate an input bool variable. N…

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## [Status text readability](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/status-text-readability/22443)

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**Author:** [@myradon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/myradon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/status-text-readability/22443 "2020-03-01T10:21:22Z")

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Hi, Currently I'm playing with custom node.status of subflows. Some enhancements regarding readability would be a nice-to-have. it would be helpful when status text could be configured to positioned Top, Left, Botto…

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## [Change an array in a function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-an-array-in-a-function/22292)

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**Author:** [@pvklink](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pvklink)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 10:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-an-array-in-a-function/22292 "2020-03-01T10:17:08Z")

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Currently i change my array records by using the array number 0-xxxx or a variable that contains this number... (see example below). Problem is that the record that i want to change not always has the same number.. que…

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## [\[SOLVED\] Help with Dashboard slideshow gallery](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-help-with-dashboard-slideshow-gallery/20954)

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**Author:** [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 07:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-help-with-dashboard-slideshow-gallery/20954 "2020-03-01T07:28:04Z")

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HI , I want to display in the dashboard, a slideshow gallery like this : https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto\_js\_slideshow\_gallery.asp The pictures a stored in the raspberry with NodeRed, by surveillance cameras dur…

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## [Need help on SVG](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-svg/22224)

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**Author:** [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2020 03:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-svg/22224 "2020-03-01T03:39:17Z")

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Dear all I have this VERY simple flow, but It didn't work. I don't know what wrong with this, I just want to change the text and color of an Element in SVG, but I can't do it. \[{"id":"102121b4.89e68e","type":"ui\_svg\_gr…

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## [Controlling Samsung TV NU8000](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/controlling-samsung-tv-nu8000/22419)

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**Author:** [@ahakobyan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ahakobyan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [29 February 2020 23:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/controlling-samsung-tv-nu8000/22419 "2020-02-29T23:24:19Z")

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Dear good people of node red community, I'm trying to control my NU8000 tv using node red. I installed almost every available samsungtv package, but none of them are able to control the TV, best I got was volume control…

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## [Avoiding race conditions on flow start](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/avoiding-race-conditions-on-flow-start/22421)

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**Author:** [@techraf](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/techraf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 February 2020 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/avoiding-race-conditions-on-flow-start/22421 "2020-02-29T21:16:33Z")

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Let's consider I have two generic processes being triggered on flow start and I want to withhold message(s) from one of them (Process 2) until some condition calculated by the other (Process 1) is met, and then pass all …

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## [Problem with node-red-contrib-heater-controller](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-node-red-contrib-heater-controller/22382)

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**Author:** [@devifast](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/devifast)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [29 February 2020 21:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-node-red-contrib-heater-controller/22382 "2020-02-29T21:15:03Z")

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Hello. In my project I use a temperature controller https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-heater-controller controller works but ...! I noticed that when you remove the sensor physicaly. controller still works.…

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## [Help Simple Gauge](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-simple-gauge/22297)

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**Author:** [@henkkoren7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/henkkoren7)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [29 February 2020 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-simple-gauge/22297 "2020-02-29T18:08:28Z")

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Hello, I am completly new here. Can somebody help me to let the Gauge Works. I have a modbus connection and want a adress on a Gauge (Current from a Pump) I think have to do somethink with the funtcion block? I s…

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## [Node-red in docker problems executing ssh into synology](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-in-docker-problems-executing-ssh-into-synology/22299)

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**Author:** [@GravityRZ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GravityRZ)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [29 February 2020 17:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-in-docker-problems-executing-ssh-into-synology/22299 "2020-02-29T17:48:59Z")

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Hello, i have node-red running in docker under synology. i want to execute a command on my synology(which is outside the docker container) but somehow i can not get it to work i created private and public keys and as …

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