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## [How to use redlink](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-redlink/17929)

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**Author:** [@MaoMao](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MaoMao)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [15 November 2019 00:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-redlink/17929 "2019-11-15T00:57:48Z")

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node-red-contrib-redlink There's an explanation for this node but I really don't understand how it's used, how it communicates, how it sends tasks to other processes to be executed, has anybody used it or knows about it, …

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## [Passport local strategy in dashboard authentication](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passport-local-strategy-in-dashboard-authentication/17959)

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**Author:** [@r0ller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/r0ller)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 November 2019 00:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passport-local-strategy-in-dashboard-authentication/17959 "2019-11-15T00:33:42Z")

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Hi All, I'm trying to make use of this authentication feature: So far I'm just checking what the possibilities are and what I've learned are as follows: httpNodeAuth scenario: cannot be used together with this as t…

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## [Admin HTTP API POST /flows -- FORCE MERGE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/admin-http-api-post-flows-force-merge/17980)

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**Author:** [@scubachristopher](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scubachristopher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 23:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/admin-http-api-post-flows-force-merge/17980 "2019-11-14T23:40:00Z")

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Hi, I am programmatically adding a subflow reference when needed. I'm pulling the current flows, adding my reference, then POSTing back to /flows. In the GUI, it asks to merge (there are no conflicts). Is there a way…

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## [Is there any way for me to upgrade my Node-RED JSONata to v1.7?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-for-me-to-upgrade-my-node-red-jsonata-to-v1-7/17972)

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**Author:** [@jtmoderate876](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jtmoderate876)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 22:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-for-me-to-upgrade-my-node-red-jsonata-to-v1-7/17972 "2019-11-14T22:37:59Z")

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I would like to use the $distinct() functionality added to JSONata v1.7

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] node-red-contrib-syslog-input](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-syslog-input/6274)

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**Author:** [@damoclark](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/damoclark)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 21:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-syslog-input/6274 "2019-11-14T21:44:06Z")

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Hi All, A brief announcement. Back in November, I floated the idea of a new node for receiving remote syslog log messages. This post is to advise that the new node has been published under the name node-red-contrib-sy…

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## [WebSocket ping pong](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-ping-pong/16035)

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**Author:** [@mtnbrit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mtnbrit)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 20:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-ping-pong/16035 "2019-11-14T20:23:15Z")

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Hi, I see quite a few folks have trouble with websockets getting stuck half open due to the other end rebooting for example. Does the node-red websocket implementation include ping and ping to keep the connections alive?…

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## [Playing HTTP audio stream](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/playing-http-audio-stream/17969)

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**Author:** [@rlongfield](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rlongfield)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 18:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/playing-http-audio-stream/17969 "2019-11-14T18:23:40Z")

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I am trying to play an HTTP stream out to a chromecast device. I have an http request setup as: Method : Get URL: http://live.leanstream.co/CFNYFM-MP3 Return: a binary buffer I have a Change node followed by a castv…

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## [Get node info from within admin endpoint](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-node-info-from-within-admin-endpoint/17968)

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**Author:** [@kurvenschubser](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kurvenschubser)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-node-info-from-within-admin-endpoint/17968 "2019-11-14T17:24:04Z")

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Hi, in an admin endpoint I'd like to access a node's property which is a password field named "apikey". I've followed the guideline from here: https://github.com/node-red/cookbook.nodered.org/wiki/Create-an-admin-config…

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## [Cannot read from Pi Zero serial port](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-read-from-pi-zero-serial-port/17905)

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**Author:** [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 15:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-read-from-pi-zero-serial-port/17905 "2019-11-14T15:28:59Z")

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I am trying to create a serial link between a Pyboard running Micropython and a Pi Zero (Old model with no WiFi) running node-red 1.02. I cannot receive any data on the pi using the serial port node (v0.9) I can send d…

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## [Install node with Palette or Local (Git cloned), issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-with-palette-or-local-git-cloned-issue/17956)

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**Author:** [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-with-palette-or-local-git-cloned-issue/17956 "2019-11-14T13:25:03Z")

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Hi all, I use Node Red Desktop by @sakazuki, run with NR 1.0.2 and some stuf in a Win10 PC (1903 with last update) : Example : i re-instal Node Red Desktop on a new Win10 partition and import a flow with missing nod…

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## [Clear password field in Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-password-field-in-node/17948)

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**Author:** [@akvish](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akvish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 12:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-password-field-in-node/17948 "2019-11-14T12:03:21Z")

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How to clear the credentials field in UI at each edit of the node? I used autocomplete off. But it is not working. My code snippet \<input type="password" id="node-input-password" placeholder="password" autocomplete="of…

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## [\[solved\] Deploy my flow changes leads to connection lost](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-deploy-my-flow-changes-leads-to-connection-lost/17936)

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**Author:** [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-deploy-my-flow-changes-leads-to-connection-lost/17936 "2019-11-14T11:57:56Z")

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Hiho, after my flows grow I realized that more and more often after deploy button my raspi 3B+ loses WifFi connection. I have to wait for reconnection and "check changes" ... than deploy again. I guess that it has to do…

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## [Creating Login For A Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-login-for-a-node/17881)

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**Author:** [@akvish](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akvish)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 11:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-login-for-a-node/17881 "2019-11-14T11:24:31Z")

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I was trying to create a login mechanism for my node. I followed the below page from official documentation. https://nodered.org/docs/creating-nodes/credentials But the values are not appearing in the run time. My node…

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## [Where can I read Node Red logs?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-can-i-read-node-red-logs/7698)

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**Author:** [@Barabba11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Barabba11)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 10:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-can-i-read-node-red-logs/7698 "2019-11-14T10:49:29Z")

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Hi! I'm sure soeone esle has already asked about this in past, but googling it I can't find a proper answer, also searching here in the forum. THis night my Raspberry for the first time had a problem, the IP protocol st…

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## [Dashboard theme reseting to default randomly](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-theme-reseting-to-default-randomly/17922)

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**Author:** [@T0T4R4](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/T0T4R4)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 09:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-theme-reseting-to-default-randomly/17922 "2019-11-14T09:47:12Z")

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HI, although I have set some preferred colors to the dashboard theme, it resets to default white/blue some time to time, would you know why ?

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## [Do you consider it best practice to "keep flows vanilla?"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/do-you-consider-it-best-practice-to-keep-flows-vanilla/17772)

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**Author:** [@JayDickson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JayDickson)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 09:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/do-you-consider-it-best-practice-to-keep-flows-vanilla/17772 "2019-11-14T09:26:57Z")

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I often find myself striving as often as possible to use nodes that come packaged in the initial install on flows that are in production use. This got me wondering if maybe I'm fussing over nothing, or if maybe this coul…

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## [Tried to install a third party node and this is what I get](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tried-to-install-a-third-party-node-and-this-is-what-i-get/17868)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 09:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tried-to-install-a-third-party-node-and-this-is-what-i-get/17868 "2019-11-14T09:03:09Z")

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From another thread, I am trying to install a node: VLC remote control The node isn't in the library, so I tried from the CLI. This is what I get: me@me-desktop:~/.node-red$ npm install vlc-rc-socket npm WARN bootstr…

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## [Shutdown an Enigma-Receiver via Node Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shutdown-an-enigma-receiver-via-node-red/17827)

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**Author:** [@Smarty](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Smarty)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shutdown-an-enigma-receiver-via-node-red/17827 "2019-11-14T08:14:20Z")

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I want to shut down my Dreambox via Node Red. The suhtdown command shutdown -h now via command works wonderfully. But I'm currently not clear how I can make remotely via Node Red. Is there a node I can do that with?

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## [Dynamic min max limit to gauge](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-min-max-limit-to-gauge/17894)

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**Author:** [@naikritesh123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/naikritesh123)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 05:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-min-max-limit-to-gauge/17894 "2019-11-14T05:54:51Z")

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I am new in Node red following code i have created following example with 3 gauges in it. I wants to show limit of all gauges dynamically by single function not individual function for each \[{"id":"ca33fa4c.a42348","t…

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## [Nodered docker mdns lookup](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-docker-mdns-lookup/17920)

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**Author:** [@marcusone](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcusone)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 November 2019 00:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-docker-mdns-lookup/17920 "2019-11-14T00:49:34Z")

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How can I enable MDNS inside the standard node-red docker? I would like to be able to use '.local' domains inside node-red http nodes, but I keep getting a "not found" error for the domain name 'example-mdns.local' Tha…

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## [Distributed NodeRed and MQTT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/distributed-nodered-and-mqtt/17845)

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**Author:** [@davide16](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davide16)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 22:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/distributed-nodered-and-mqtt/17845 "2019-11-13T22:41:00Z")

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Hi all, I want to use Distributed NodeRed, in which the flow should execute on devices transparently communicating between them using the MQTT server configured in the wire node in dist-wire.js . Do you know how th…

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## [Flow does not start](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-does-not-start/17897)

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**Author:** [@jbaben](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbaben)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 16:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-does-not-start/17897 "2019-11-13T16:03:21Z")

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Hello, I downloaded the flow "PWM Control LED" from the Node-Red page \[https://flows.nodered.org/?term=gpio&num\_pages=1 \] and imported: But if I will start the flow with: "localhost:1880/ui" I get the message: "Please…

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## [Modbus RTU and Ascii RS485 commands on the same bus](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-rtu-and-ascii-rs485-commands-on-the-same-bus/17900)

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**Author:** [@sTem](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sTem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 15:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-rtu-and-ascii-rs485-commands-on-the-same-bus/17900 "2019-11-13T15:07:52Z")

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Hi, We have a RS485 network with some Modbus RTU sensors and some anemometers that respond to a Asci telegram straight to the bus. I'm looking to find a way to use both protocols on the same bus. So first pol all the a…

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## [Impossible to install node modules (such as node-red-node-mysql](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/impossible-to-install-node-modules-such-as-node-red-node-mysql/17818)

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**Author:** [@971JMD](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/971JMD)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 14:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/impossible-to-install-node-modules-such-as-node-red-node-mysql/17818 "2019-11-13T14:59:27Z")

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bonjour impossible to install node modules (such as node-red-node-mysql pi@raspberrypi:~ $ node -v v12.13.0 pi@raspberrypi:~ $ uname -m armv7l pi@raspberrypi:~ $ npm install node-red-node-mysql npm ERR! code EAI\_AG…

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## [Node-red-contrib-signl4](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-signl4/17896)

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**Author:** [@rons4](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rons4)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-signl4/17896 "2019-11-13T14:30:45Z")

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Hi there, I am Ron from SIGNL4 (https://www.signl4.com) and we just released a Node for app-based reliable team alerting: I hope you find this useful and I am looking forward to your feedback. Best Regards Ron

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## [Mobile Alerting in Node-RED via App, Text, Voice with Tracking and Escalation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-alerting-in-node-red-via-app-text-voice-with-tracking-and-escalation/15368)

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**Author:** [@rons4](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rons4)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 13:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-alerting-in-node-red-via-app-text-voice-with-tracking-and-escalation/15368 "2019-11-13T13:56:58Z")

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Mobile Alerting in conjunction with Node-RED SIGNL4 is a mobile alert notification app for powerful alerting, alert management and for mobile assignment of work items. Get the app at https://www.signl4.com. Why SIGNL4 I…

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## [Node red websocket throwing an error "Missing node type bigsubflow"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-websocket-throwing-an-error-missing-node-type-bigsubflow/17880)

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**Author:** [@Surendra](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Surendra)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 12:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-websocket-throwing-an-error-missing-node-type-bigsubflow/17880 "2019-11-13T12:28:17Z")

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I am trying to replicate subflow functionality as it is, I have made few code changes for that. I have created separate type as a "bigsubflow". I am able to create bigsubflow but while saving it's throwing an error "Flo…

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## [Help with Elapsed Time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-elapsed-time/17855)

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**Author:** [@Ki-va](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ki-va)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 November 2019 19:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-elapsed-time/17855 "2019-11-12T19:35:34Z")

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Hi, I'm running a Node-red on RPI3 and need help with Elapsed Time: I'm trying accomplish two things: 1.Get an input from the user about the date and time then calculate an elapsed time from that point forward. I want…

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## [ESP8266 Stopped sending data to node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/esp8266-stopped-sending-data-to-node-red/17864)

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**Author:** [@redlop](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/redlop)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 07:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/esp8266-stopped-sending-data-to-node-red/17864 "2019-11-13T07:46:06Z")

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My ESP8266 doesn't send data through mqtt. It worked for about 10mins then stopped sending the data. I've tried connecting the device to a different router, and even uploading the code to a new one. But the problem pers…

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## [Http/tcp nodes. Input vs output. Help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-tcp-nodes-input-vs-output-help/17861)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2019 07:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-tcp-nodes-input-vs-output-help/17861 "2019-11-13T07:14:35Z")

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Looking in the output set of nodes there is a http response node which Sends responses back to requests received from an HTTP Input node. Yeah, ok. I'll read that as this machine is the one which got the request via…

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