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## [How split data received from serial port](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-split-data-received-from-serial-port/5686)

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**Author:** [@antedoro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/antedoro)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 21:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-split-data-received-from-serial-port/5686 "2018-12-12T21:44:22Z")

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Hi All, My Node-red is receiving data from Arduino serial port. The data Arduino is sending cam from this code: Serial.print(rpm\_SetPoint); Serial.print("\\t"); Serial.print(angleValue); Serial.print("\\t"); Se…

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## [Context.get stoped working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-get-stoped-working/5663)

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**Author:** [@toogooda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/toogooda)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-get-stoped-working/5663 "2018-12-12T21:39:27Z")

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Hi All, I had used a simple function to check if the value of the water tank had changed before sending a slack notification. was all working then one day started sending it every time like it was not saving the value. …

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## [G Suite IMAP and the email node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/g-suite-imap-and-the-email-node/5728)

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**Author:** [@JayDickson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JayDickson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 20:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/g-suite-imap-and-the-email-node/5728 "2018-12-12T20:21:05Z")

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So I've been working on trying to get external mail working with a pager flow I'm building. In some of my testing at home, I've been able to get the email node to work just fine with normal gmail accounts, but my particu…

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## [Create Web Service](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-web-service/5696)

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**Author:** [@dedynobre](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dedynobre)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 17:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-web-service/5696 "2018-12-12T17:44:01Z")

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Hi! Has anyone used the Node Network as a web service? I already managed to use the node red to consume a WebService. Now I would like to do the inverse, the Node Red provide some services. For exemple:

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## [Error Cannot GET /homeassistant/entities](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-cannot-get-homeassistant-entities/5714)

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**Author:** [@mickiepitts](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mickiepitts)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 15:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-cannot-get-homeassistant-entities/5714 "2018-12-12T15:54:13Z")

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Just installed Node-RED and every thing went well, I thought. Logged in and can see everything even the Home Assistant in the left menu. On my first flow I entered the "Current State Flow" from the left menu and dragged…

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## [Support for FontAwesome 5](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/support-for-fontawesome-5/5698)

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**Author:** [@Gulpman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gulpman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 14:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/support-for-fontawesome-5/5698 "2018-12-12T14:11:13Z")

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I see that there is support for FontAwesome 4.7 in the Dashboard which is already very nice. With version 5 however, there are a lot more icons which are very useful for home automation purposes - e.g. door open and clos…

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## [Display Wireless AC Current Sensor readings in Node Red Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-wireless-ac-current-sensor-readings-in-node-red-dashboard/5708)

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**Author:** [@catchy65](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/catchy65)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-wireless-ac-current-sensor-readings-in-node-red-dashboard/5708 "2018-12-12T14:08:29Z")

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Hi, I am trying display the data of Wireless AC Sensor used to monitor AC current fluctuation in PVC manufacturing company, As I am using the desktop client for node red. Instead MQTT I need some suggestions about the …

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## [Dashboard export/import groups/tabs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-export-import-groups-tabs/3937)

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**Author:** [@j0hncc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/j0hncc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 14:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-export-import-groups-tabs/3937 "2018-12-12T14:04:11Z")

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I'm having to manually export flows from one instance of node-red to another. Works great except for the dashboard ui groups and tabs. Where are they stored? Can they be copied somehow or must the groups and tabs be r…

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## [Persistent data not being saved](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/persistent-data-not-being-saved/5680)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 11:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/persistent-data-not-being-saved/5680 "2018-12-12T11:29:14Z")

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Using v0.19.5 script installed, on a Pi running Debian Stretch. Persistence to disk generally works well for me, but noticed that node-red-stop does not initiate a flush to disk, and this has caught me out a few times n…

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## [Help display csv file to dashboard with new line](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-display-csv-file-to-dashboard-with-new-line/5700)

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**Author:** [@Veills](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Veills)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 10:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-display-csv-file-to-dashboard-with-new-line/5700 "2018-12-12T10:25:03Z")

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hello, im new in this forum i want to ask something i have problem with display my csv file to dashboard, i use template node (dashboard) i have succeeded logging it to csv i have succeeded to display it but it cant …

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## [Input type date format "dd-MM-yyyy"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-type-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/5679)

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**Author:** [@hathemi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hathemi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 10:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-type-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/5679 "2018-12-12T10:07:23Z")

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I have an input type date \> \<input type="date" ng-model="msg.payload.data1" id="date" name="Date" \> when i dispaly it in template mustache node, i get like this i want to change the format of date. i have tried this…

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## [Node-red-contrib-balered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-balered/5618)

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**Author:** [@M-Ahadi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/M-Ahadi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2018 08:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-balered/5618 "2018-12-12T08:44:00Z")

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node-red-contrib-balered was release. BaleRed helps you to send and receive message through Bale Messenger (www.bale.ai). Provided nodes helps you to send and receive any kind of messages, and nodes are made if a way th…

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## [Node-red-node-serialport 0.6.8 not working (0.4.2 do)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-serialport-0-6-8-not-working-0-4-2-do/5007)

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**Author:** [@KirchnerAlex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/KirchnerAlex)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 20:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-serialport-0-6-8-not-working-0-4-2-do/5007 "2018-12-11T20:39:10Z")

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Sorry about that generally topic, but i do not really know how to ask. I have a heatpump system with an USB-Interface which sends and receives simple Strings like "13 1234" Want ro read/write this strings. With my Dev…

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## [How to pass device token to sns](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-pass-device-token-to-sns/5687)

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**Author:** [@akhilendharreddy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akhilendharreddy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 19:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-pass-device-token-to-sns/5687 "2018-12-11T19:06:38Z")

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Hi, i am trying integrate AWS SNS in node red, where firstly i have to send the deviceToken to register particular device, i am trying to use SNS node where i can manually set the token, but i have to pass as input from …

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## [Flow control (or debug window control) - feature request](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-control-or-debug-window-control-feature-request/2089)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-control-or-debug-window-control-feature-request/2089 "2018-12-11T16:40:46Z")

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Sorry if this is already in the works or already implemented. I can't see it. Given NR is so popular and can be used for so many things, I have found that when I am doing things, I group a class of task onto a flow. T…

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## [Automatic NR Forum Checker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/automatic-nr-forum-checker/5674)

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**Author:** [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 12:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/automatic-nr-forum-checker/5674 "2018-12-11T12:46:30Z")

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I moderate another forum (very low volume) that also uses Discourse and I wanted to create a flow to check it to see if there were any new posts. I put it together and it works very well, so I made anotehr copy for the B…

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## [Compare checkbox checked value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-checkbox-checked-value/5671)

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**Author:** [@hathemi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hathemi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-checkbox-checked-value/5671 "2018-12-11T13:02:11Z")

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i'am sending msg.payload from dashboard template node to a mustache template node. what i want to do is to check if the input came from the first template is checked or not, in my second template. i have tried a lot of c…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 0.19.4 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-0-19-4-released/3208)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 12:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-0-19-4-released/3208 "2018-12-11T12:59:43Z")

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Node-RED 0.19.4 is now available. Fixes a few issues around the Local File System context store and some other context-related quirks.

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] node-red-contrib-coda-io](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-coda-io/5651)

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**Author:** [@alchen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alchen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-coda-io/5651 "2018-12-11T10:58:44Z")

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Hi everyone, a user in the Coda community (Mori) shared this in our forums which I thought might be relevant here: node-red-contrib-coda-io (repo) From the readme: Node-RED nodes for Coda Coda is a powerful online tool…

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## [Retaining the data format when using MQTT?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/retaining-the-data-format-when-using-mqtt/5655)

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**Author:** [@v8dave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/v8dave)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 04:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/retaining-the-data-format-when-using-mqtt/5655 "2018-12-11T04:20:05Z")

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I have a second Raspberry Pi3 acting as a node for an Enocean switch located in another room and I need to be able to pass the Enocean data packet to the primary Node-red running on a Pi3. I am trying to do this via the …

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## [Node-Red on android phone advise](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-android-phone-advise/5621)

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**Author:** [@kenkoknz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kenkoknz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2018 00:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-android-phone-advise/5621 "2018-12-11T00:51:24Z")

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Hi All, If anyone has a play with the termux api, would appreciate some advise on NR on android platform. Installed NR on android phone and pleasantly surprised at how fast and easy the installation was, seem to be much…

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## [Memory leak, what am I doing wrong?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/memory-leak-what-am-i-doing-wrong/627)

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**Author:** [@wb666greene](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wb666greene)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 23:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/memory-leak-what-am-i-doing-wrong/627 "2018-12-10T23:12:22Z")

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I’m using a Raspberry Pi 3B+ to add AI “person detector” to a commercial video security DVR. Its streaming protocols are proprietary so I use its “ftp snapshots” feature as the source of images to analyse. I use a simp…

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## [Removing text from string](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/removing-text-from-string/5626)

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**Author:** [@mason08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mason08)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 21:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/removing-text-from-string/5626 "2018-12-10T21:28:18Z")

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Im trying to remove text from a string before sending it to a function node to then be converted over to a number. How would i do that? Im receiving data on serial from arduino and running that through a switch node. …

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## [Start node-red on boot on osx pm2](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-node-red-on-boot-on-osx-pm2/5625)

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**Author:** [@RogierQ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RogierQ)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 19:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-node-red-on-boot-on-osx-pm2/5625 "2018-12-10T19:56:24Z")

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I run all the steps that are written to auto boot NR on osx But i cannot get it to work... Is there another way to start node red on boot on osx? I think it has to do with the command i have to do below. Checking the…

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## [Executing bash commands from a sidebar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/executing-bash-commands-from-a-sidebar/5641)

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**Author:** [@malinthasa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/malinthasa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/executing-bash-commands-from-a-sidebar/5641 "2018-12-10T18:11:02Z")

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Hi, I am developing a sidebar to monitor and manage external server (running locally). I need to execute several different bash commands (ex: ping, java .etc) from my sidebar for monitoring and management tasks. Accordi…

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## [Get data from http](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-data-from-http/5640)

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**Author:** [@ulfdogg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ulfdogg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 16:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-data-from-http/5640 "2018-12-10T16:17:45Z")

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Hi, I have got a question about splitting http request. I want to get one part of a string from a website. Therefore I am using http request and then I would like to split it. After I split it, I get two strings in th…

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## [Ng-click send values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ng-click-send-values/5636)

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**Author:** [@hathemi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hathemi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 14:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ng-click-send-values/5636 "2018-12-10T14:48:46Z")

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when i click at button1, i found that msg.archive take value 10, but, when i click at button2 msg.archive return undefined. can anyone explain me why ? and how can i keep the value of each button ?? And thank you. \> …

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## [A Swear Jar Button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-swear-jar-button/5542)

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**Author:** [@Sheaffy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sheaffy)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 14:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-swear-jar-button/5542 "2018-12-10T14:44:05Z")

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So I created a swear jar button, any time I swear I have to press this button, it then deposits a pound into my savings account.

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## [Dashboard - Tab and Group 'import'](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-and-group-import/5644)

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**Author:** [@sweetwater](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sweetwater)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 14:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-and-group-import/5644 "2018-12-10T14:34:20Z")

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Is there a way to 'import' the DASHBOARD TAB AND GROUP settings from Project 1 to Project 2? Here is the situation to clarify: User has a RPi with NodeRED and Dashboard . Lets call this Project 1. It is working. But…

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## [How to create own UI for node-red + how to give access of node-red to every new user](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-own-ui-for-node-red-how-to-give-access-of-node-red-to-every-new-user/5639)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 14:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-own-ui-for-node-red-how-to-give-access-of-node-red-to-every-new-user/5639 "2018-12-10T14:20:05Z")

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How to create Own UI for node-red and how to give access of node-red to every new user? When they create their own project not everyone can see their work or custom node. Note : Every user has different machine.

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