# Latest

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## [Replace Dashboard button with uibuilder button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replace-dashboard-button-with-uibuilder-button/17000)

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**Author:** [@Squirrelbd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Squirrelbd)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [23 October 2019 06:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replace-dashboard-button-with-uibuilder-button/17000 "2019-10-23T06:00:25Z")

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I am moving from Dashboard to uibuilder for the user interface. Now I need to replace my Dashboard button with uibuilder button. So that it can continue to trigger my other nodes connected to the dashboard button. My ex…

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## [Time control for lights automation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-control-for-lights-automation/16774)

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**Author:** [@juancuellar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juancuellar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 20:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-control-for-lights-automation/16774 "2019-10-22T20:58:43Z")

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Hi so i added a lot of sonoff mini devices running tasmota on my house to control the lights, and i wanted to use a configurable timeout for each light with a enable switch and that you are able to control everything fro…

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## [Is it possible to make a separate user's visualisation panel?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-separate-users-visualisation-panel/17012)

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**Author:** [@rmatveev](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rmatveev)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 20:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-separate-users-visualisation-panel/17012 "2019-10-22T20:58:15Z")

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I'm trying to make a simple controller based on Raspberry Pi 3B+. I need the controller to display simple visualisation via web-page (web-based control panel) and communicate with a Modbus device via UART. I think that …

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## [TCP Output String control character Handling](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tcp-output-string-control-character-handling/2847)

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**Author:** [@tree-frog](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tree-frog)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tcp-output-string-control-character-handling/2847 "2019-10-22T19:47:47Z")

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Please fix the TCP Output Node. The TCP Output requires special consideration if you need to append the sent string with control characters. You apparently need a function node in your flow to fix the apparent problem. …

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## [Reset a number to zero an starts counting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reset-a-number-to-zero-an-starts-counting/16928)

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**Author:** [@debouttek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/debouttek)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 19:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reset-a-number-to-zero-an-starts-counting/16928 "2019-10-22T19:30:07Z")

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I got a msg.payload that gives me a number for example 62123 and it is still counting liters of water that are flowing in my home. (I receive it from a Mqtt) Its not possible to reset it in the Mqtt device because I can…

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## [Ui template link to worldmap with markers](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-link-to-worldmap-with-markers/6668)

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**Author:** [@jupiter8](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jupiter8)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [10 January 2019 22:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-link-to-worldmap-with-markers/6668 "2019-01-10T22:03:38Z")

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I'm having a few buttons designed with the ui template node to link to other web pages like grafana, worldmap and others. What i'd like to achieve is open worldmap WITH the marker already there without having to inject t…

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## [Planning disaster recovery](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/planning-disaster-recovery/16638)

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**Author:** [@ianmacs](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ianmacs)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/planning-disaster-recovery/16638 "2019-10-22T18:49:50Z")

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I find that I am slowly automating more and more things my home with node-red. I use a node-red project (i.e. git), commit and push the repo to my home server (albeit only every few weeks) and thought by doing this I was…

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## [Change node problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-problem/14963)

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**Author:** [@seymour](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/seymour)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 18:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-problem/14963 "2019-10-22T18:30:57Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to change a command from true to on and from false to off in order to make a state node for alexa work but It doesn't change the message and still give back TRUE and FALSE, I'll attach some pics. What did…

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## [Have an "out of the box" editor for inputs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/have-an-out-of-the-box-editor-for-inputs/17020)

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**Author:** [@JbIPS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JbIPS)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 18:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/have-an-out-of-the-box-editor-for-inputs/17020 "2019-10-22T18:03:59Z")

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Hi, I created some custom nodes and as they grow I want to polish their properties editor. In most case, have a nice textarea editor with JSON syntax highlighting. To do that, I copy/paste the code of the "Template" no…

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## [Using data directly from the JSON output of MQTT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-data-directly-from-the-json-output-of-mqtt/17024)

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**Author:** [@877](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/877)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 17:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-data-directly-from-the-json-output-of-mqtt/17024 "2019-10-22T17:28:19Z")

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I have a working flow below, but I want to understand how to simplify it so my flows are cleaner (and learn something new). I was thinking a function node could do all of it, and would appreciate any pointers. The input…

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## [Audio out chrom](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/audio-out-chrom/17011)

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**Author:** [@juntiedt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juntiedt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 15:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/audio-out-chrom/17011 "2019-10-22T15:15:51Z")

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Hi, all of a sudden chrom does not do text to speech with audio out node. With the ms edge browser it still works. Any idea what goes wrong with chrom, my favorite browser?

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## [How to new flows and access from another username password](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-new-flows-and-access-from-another-username-password/16991)

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**Author:** [@Phatthawat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Phatthawat)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-new-flows-and-access-from-another-username-password/16991 "2019-10-22T14:37:42Z")

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I have 1 project then finished one i want to create a new project and new dashboard how can i do it ? i installed it on Raspi

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## [Dashboard security for multiple user](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-security-for-multiple-user/16912)

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**Author:** [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-security-for-multiple-user/16912 "2019-10-22T14:30:05Z")

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Is it possible to secure our Dashboard UI for multiple users? What I mean is I wanna limit my users of dashboard for specific persons, let say 5 users with different credentials (uname and PW).

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## [Using 'if' statement for Weather Data on NodeRed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-if-statement-for-weather-data-on-nodered/17005)

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**Author:** [@primat11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/primat11)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 11:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-if-statement-for-weather-data-on-nodered/17005 "2019-10-22T11:06:35Z")

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Hello all, I am using OpenWeatherMap node on Node-Red to fetch weather data for my city. But I am trying to use 'if' statement with a function node. But I am not sure if I am actually doing it right as I am not getting …

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## [Toggle switch initial value?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/toggle-switch-initial-value/16997)

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**Author:** [@ruraldev](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ruraldev)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 10:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/toggle-switch-initial-value/16997 "2019-10-22T10:42:36Z")

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I've got a toggle switch which triggers a MQTT node to control a heater, it works fine but the initial value is always shown as OFF even if the heater is ON. I'm feeding the msg.payload value of "ON" into the toggle swi…

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## [Add current timestamp in ms resolution](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-current-timestamp-in-ms-resolution/17004)

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**Author:** [@\_fa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/_fa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 10:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-current-timestamp-in-ms-resolution/17004 "2019-10-22T10:24:08Z")

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I am using Node-RED to get values from a Modbus device and store them in a database. The frequency of the Modbus reading varies but may be as high as 100 ms. Every row of the database requires two fields, the value and…

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## [Managing conflicts in Firebase nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/managing-conflicts-in-firebase-nodes/16952)

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**Author:** [@JbIPS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JbIPS)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 09:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/managing-conflicts-in-firebase-nodes/16952 "2019-10-22T09:52:06Z")

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Hi, I'm currently on a project that use lots of Firebase capabilities (store, auth, admin, ...). As I'd like to use specific nodes for each action (not a big fan of the 'One to rules them all' node), I try to use focuse…

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## [Uibuilder v2 - Here at last! Published to npm](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v2-here-at-last-published-to-npm/14197)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 09:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v2-here-at-last-published-to-npm/14197 "2019-10-22T09:14:03Z")

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Hi all, thanks for all those folk who have provided feedback and those who have been patiently waiting - but the wait is over! uibuilder v2.0.0 has just been pushed to npm and GitHub. It should appear in flows (and ther…

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## [Install fails when umask=077](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-fails-when-umask-077/16982)

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**Author:** [@ednl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ednl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 09:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-fails-when-umask-077/16982 "2019-10-22T09:09:00Z")

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Fresh install of Raspbian Buster on RPi4, but I changed umask from 022 to 077 as part of my post-install customisations. The install script fails every time at "Failed to install Node.js - Exit" without anything helpful …

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## [Uibuilder multiple button (Button only work once!)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-multiple-button-button-only-work-once/16955)

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**Author:** [@Squirrelbd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Squirrelbd)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 09:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-multiple-button-button-only-work-once/16955 "2019-10-22T09:06:46Z")

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I am working with uibuilder for last few days. I have created a simple flow like this where there is a form and some button : \[{"id":"e4695ab2.c1ac08","type":"inject","z":"99307f08.810f6","name":"","topic":"cardId","pa…

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## [Dashboard missing after update](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-missing-after-update/16979)

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**Author:** [@BigWillow](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BigWillow)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-missing-after-update/16979 "2019-10-22T08:57:40Z")

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Oh dear, so I have just updated the node-red-dashboad node (I only wanted a GUI spacer !!?!) from the palette manager and all the GUI nodes are now missing from the palette after a few restarts, and the designer is not h…

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## [How to copy file from shared folder to shared folder using node-red flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-file-from-shared-folder-to-shared-folder-using-node-red-flow/16959)

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**Author:** [@lpt2007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lpt2007)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 07:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-file-from-shared-folder-to-shared-folder-using-node-red-flow/16959 "2019-10-22T07:38:00Z")

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Hi, It is possible to copy file from one shared folder to another shared folder using node-red flow? How?

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## [Make a documentation suggestion?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/make-a-documentation-suggestion/16941)

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**Author:** [@jbob762](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbob762)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 06:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/make-a-documentation-suggestion/16941 "2019-10-22T06:27:38Z")

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Where is the right place to suggest a documentation change? Just beginning using node-red, but really liking what I have seen so far. I was using the node-red docs to install in docker: https://nodered.org/docs/getting…

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## [Get unaffected link out nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-unaffected-link-out-nodes/16954)

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**Author:** [@NicolasC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/NicolasC)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 04:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-unaffected-link-out-nodes/16954 "2019-10-22T04:18:02Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to see "link out nodes" that are not connected to a "link in node" ? It could have been an output after deploying flows. when exporting/importing flows between enironments, links a lost, and I have …

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## [Ethernet-ip protoccol](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ethernet-ip-protoccol/16382)

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**Author:** [@RamazanAslan38](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RamazanAslan38)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2019 00:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ethernet-ip-protoccol/16382 "2019-10-22T00:25:38Z")

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Hi Everbody; I am trying to read tags from Allen Bradley Micro 850 PLC with node-red-contrib-cip-ethernet-ip node but I am taking this error : Error connecting to PLC: Error: TIMEOUT occurred while reading Controller P…

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## [Uibuilder and Vuetify - Scripts not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-and-vuetify-scripts-not-working/16958)

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**Author:** [@Stylo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Stylo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2019 21:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-and-vuetify-scripts-not-working/16958 "2019-10-21T21:11:32Z")

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Hi all, I've been working on using Vuetify alongside uibuilder as I'm building a dashboard for my work project. I've stumbled across a (probably easily mendable) issue however - I'm currently trying to implement a Vuet…

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## [Concat long Base64 string](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/concat-long-base64-string/16869)

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**Author:** [@gilad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gilad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2019 20:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/concat-long-base64-string/16869 "2019-10-21T20:25:20Z")

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Hi all, I'm trying to concatenate an encoded Base64 array into a single long string - and then decode it as a single mp3 file. Is there a way to make it work with 300K-500K chars? The idea is to to decode it again to …

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## [Confusion regarding retrieving array from context](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/confusion-regarding-retrieving-array-from-context/16882)

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**Author:** [@JayDickson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JayDickson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2019 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/confusion-regarding-retrieving-array-from-context/16882 "2019-10-21T18:54:40Z")

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I've run into a bit of confusion... I'm working with some rather large CSV files of time series data with a bit of overlap. This is patient data so I can't share exact examples, but what I'm trying to do is combine many…

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## [Worker or new thread to deal with higher number of tasks and speed up logic?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/worker-or-new-thread-to-deal-with-higher-number-of-tasks-and-speed-up-logic/16685)

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**Author:** [@paulohlp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/paulohlp)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2019 14:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/worker-or-new-thread-to-deal-with-higher-number-of-tasks-and-speed-up-logic/16685 "2019-10-21T14:41:58Z")

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Hi. Noob here. I came across a task that was not very suitable to node-red, the first and only for me. I used node-red to search for strings among more than 50k plus items in a array, the file is up to 16MB(image from f…

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## [Feature request: add support for WeMo motion sensor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-add-support-for-wemo-motion-sensor/16953)

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**Author:** [@hepcat72](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hepcat72)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2019 09:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-add-support-for-wemo-motion-sensor/16953 "2019-10-21T09:45:56Z")

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I just created a workflow triggered by my Wemo motion sensor using an input node from node-red-node-wemo and when it didn’t work, I looked at the node and the type said socket even though I had selected my motion sensor,…

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