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## [Vite build breaks mechanism to provide extra resources for the editor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/vite-build-breaks-mechanism-to-provide-extra-resources-for-the-editor/91007)

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**Author:** [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2024 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/vite-build-breaks-mechanism-to-provide-extra-resources-for-the-editor/91007 "2024-09-16T08:14:20Z")

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When building a widget for Dashboard-2, vite places the resulting file into the /resources folder: Unfortunately, as it's documentation states, by default, Vite will empty the outDir on build if it is inside project…

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## [Dark theme does not apply when running in a container](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-does-not-apply-when-running-in-a-container/91009)

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**Author:** [@chainhead](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chainhead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2024 03:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-does-not-apply-when-running-in-a-container/91009 "2024-09-16T03:01:55Z")

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I have a dashboard where I have set the theme to dark. When I launch node-red on CLI and access the dashboard, the dark theme is applied. However, when I am running the same in a container, via Docker Compose, the dark t…

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## [Button State node - is something similar available for Dashboard 2?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-state-node-is-something-similar-available-for-dashboard-2/90933)

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**Author:** [@alexander77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alexander77)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2024 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-state-node-is-something-similar-available-for-dashboard-2/90933 "2024-09-15T16:53:00Z")

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Hi all, I love to use the buttonstate node. Now reworking some older projects this question came up: Is there a similar node available for the dashboard2? Kind regards Alexander

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## [Pulseaudio control not working in exec-node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pulseaudio-control-not-working-in-exec-node/90982)

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**Author:** [@Bitfriemler22](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bitfriemler22)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2024 16:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pulseaudio-control-not-working-in-exec-node/90982 "2024-09-15T16:45:08Z")

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Hi community, this is my first thread here! My hardware is a PI zero W + bullseye with a ugreen DABBoard (I2S) and blurtooth spekers. The installation I use works great and using CLI commands radio is playing from the…

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## [The shape of a button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-shape-of-a-button/90853)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2024 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-shape-of-a-button/90853 "2024-09-15T16:31:25Z")

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Here are a few buttons, 3 with default styling and 3 with border-radius: 50% and colour changes. The button label shows what size it is - 1x1, 2x1 or 2x4. Perhaps foolishly, I expected a 1x1 or 2x2 button to be squ…

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## [Chart 2.0 cannot be configured to display timestamp on x-axis at regular 1 second interval](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-2-0-cannot-be-configured-to-display-timestamp-on-x-axis-at-regular-1-second-interval/90996)

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**Author:** [@shubhamnodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shubhamnodered)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2024 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-2-0-cannot-be-configured-to-display-timestamp-on-x-axis-at-regular-1-second-interval/90996 "2024-09-15T11:17:09Z")

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Hi Guys and Hello Node read teams, I was playing around with Chart Node in Dashboard 2.0. Every second, I generate a random number and visualize it in the chart node. However, I'd like the x-axis to display time values …

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## [Debug does not show outputs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-does-not-show-outputs/90968)

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**Author:** [@sefaguntepe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sefaguntepe)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2024 10:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-does-not-show-outputs/90968 "2024-09-15T10:19:11Z")

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Hello, my Node-Red is working fine. However, for some reason I don't understand, it does not show any output from the debugs. However, all nodes are working. It works very rarely, for example: When I refresh the page, …

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## [Exec node - piping payload to stdin for commands](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-piping-payload-to-stdin-for-commands/90931)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2024 08:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-piping-payload-to-stdin-for-commands/90931 "2024-09-15T08:40:53Z")

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Hi There, I was trying to create a flow that simulates who | wc -l (from this question) but I realised that it's not that simple... What I wanted to do was connect to exec nodes together, one doing the who and the othe…

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## [Follow up on recent events with MQTT (3.1)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/follow-up-on-recent-events-with-mqtt-3-1/90988)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2024 02:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/follow-up-on-recent-events-with-mqtt-3-1/90988 "2024-09-15T02:24:42Z")

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Just sharing what I have since discovered regarding MQTT and kept messages. (No blame is assigned to anyone. I am only telling the story.) A long time back I needed a queuing system for voice messages. Rather than u…

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## [Where am I going wrong?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-am-i-going-wrong/90986)

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**Author:** [@nappyjim](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nappyjim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2024 00:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-am-i-going-wrong/90986 "2024-09-15T00:44:53Z")

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I know I using Home Assistant, but no one there can help me. Maybe, just maybe, someone here can. Or can give me an alternate route to accomplish the same thing. In below youtube, I have removed all the other nodes and…

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## [RED.util.encodeObject & TypeError: Converting circular structure to JSON](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-util-encodeobject-typeerror-converting-circular-structure-to-json/90978)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 19:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-util-encodeobject-typeerror-converting-circular-structure-to-json/90978 "2024-09-14T19:42:29Z")

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Hi There, I just experienced a strange situation whereby my websocket connection to Node-RED dies and I get no more debug messages but Node-RED continues to work. Similar to this question. How did I manage to do this? …

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## [Control Shelly Plus Plug S with "node-red-contrib-shelly" node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-shelly-plus-plug-s-with-node-red-contrib-shelly-node/90973)

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**Author:** [@Flixm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Flixm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 19:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-shelly-plus-plug-s-with-node-red-contrib-shelly-node/90973 "2024-09-14T19:31:34Z")

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Hi there, i need some help cause i´m not able to find out how to control the newer version of shelly components Gen2. First of all i'm not the Java-Script expert ... more the copy&paste with try'n error. So, other (ol…

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## [Node-red x plc s7 1200](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-x-plc-s7-1200/90985)

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**Author:** [@AdrianoOPereira](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AdrianoOPereira)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 19:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-x-plc-s7-1200/90985 "2024-09-14T19:21:34Z")

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Node-RED v4.0.2 node.js v20.9.0 nó s7 plc siemens I'm using node-red as a client and s7 1200 as a server, when I press the physical button of the I0.0 input I call an endpoint to do a task but when I release my I0.0 b…

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## [Default template contents](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/default-template-contents/90970)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 15:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/default-template-contents/90970 "2024-09-14T15:24:13Z")

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When a ui-template widget is dragged onto the editor, it has a default type of Widget (Group-Scoped) and default content, including \<template\>, \<script\> and \<style\> sections. I can put CSS in the style section and it is…

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## [No highlighting on mouse over the Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-highlighting-on-mouse-over-the-dashboard/90896)

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**Author:** [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 11:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-highlighting-on-mouse-over-the-dashboard/90896 "2024-09-14T11:38:37Z")

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Mouse is over the Dashboard 2.0 node and its not highlighted as in DB 1 I use the feature of DB 1 very often. I ve flows for switches of one type and when I add a new switch I usually copy the flow, change some names…

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## [Dashboard 2 gauge dynamic label assignment issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-gauge-dynamic-label-assignment-issue/90856)

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**Author:** [@ncuxonama](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ncuxonama)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 11:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-gauge-dynamic-label-assignment-issue/90856 "2024-09-14T11:08:32Z")

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Hello everyone. I have the following issue. I am trying to set a dynamic lable for one of my gauges and I have read the documentation about it stating that as long as I send msg.ui\_update.title with a value pair the titl…

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## [Text node needs possibility to set input value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-node-needs-possibility-to-set-input-value/90936)

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**Author:** [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 11:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-node-needs-possibility-to-set-input-value/90936 "2024-09-14T11:06:51Z")

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While migration to DB2 I have to add many extra nodes to set the msg.payload to the value that the DB2 text node needs. In DB 1 it was possible to give the text node the where to take value from {msg.anything.anyvalue}. …

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## ["Offline ready" message box after user login in Incognito mode (Chrome)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/offline-ready-message-box-after-user-login-in-incognito-mode-chrome/90949)

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**Author:** [@Nandhini-Subramaniya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nandhini-Subramaniya)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 11:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/offline-ready-message-box-after-user-login-in-incognito-mode-chrome/90949 "2024-09-14T11:04:22Z")

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I'm encountering an issue where, after a successful user login, a message box appears stating that the app is "offline ready." This only happens when using Chrome in Incognito mode. I would like to investigate where th…

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## [Shelly Plus Add-On - command to retrieve temperature status](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shelly-plus-add-on-command-to-retrieve-temperature-status/90959)

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**Author:** [@Frantisek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Frantisek)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 08:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shelly-plus-add-on-command-to-retrieve-temperature-status/90959 "2024-09-14T08:42:20Z")

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Old Shelly addon works with command msg.payload = msg.status.ext\_temperature\["1"\].tC; With the new shelly addon I would assume this command payload.temperature100.tC but it doesn't work. I've tried different variatio…

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## [Auto clear debug panel's content on deploy?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-clear-debug-panels-content-on-deploy/90963)

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**Author:** [@hbb999](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hbb999)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 07:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-clear-debug-panels-content-on-deploy/90963 "2024-09-14T07:28:33Z")

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Is it possible to auto delete debug panel's content when I click on Deploy?

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## [Type error: RED.comms.subscribe](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/type-error-red-comms-subscribe/90957)

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**Author:** [@jpadie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jpadie)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 07:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/type-error-red-comms-subscribe/90957 "2024-09-14T07:20:21Z")

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Hello I am getting an error that Property 'subscribe' does not exist on type 'NodeAPIComms'. when trying to subscribe to notifications. RED.comms.subscribe("notification/#", (topic, payload) =\> { looking at the typ…

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## [Check availability of all sensors](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/check-availability-of-all-sensors/90939)

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**Author:** [@Kralle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kralle)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 06:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/check-availability-of-all-sensors/90939 "2024-09-14T06:18:37Z")

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We monitor temperatures in cold stores using Node Red and Dragino LSN50 sensors. The sensors transmit every 20 minutes. I'll add a screenshot. I would now like to monitor all sensors to see whether a payload is sent at a…

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## [DB2 Switch node doesn't response when clicking on the label](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-switch-node-doesnt-response-when-clicking-on-the-label/90770)

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**Author:** [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2024 05:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-switch-node-doesnt-response-when-clicking-on-the-label/90770 "2024-09-14T05:40:08Z")

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In DB1 you can click anywhere on the line in a switch node, label or icon to get the node switching However in DB2 the node is only responding we clicking on the icon. This is very annoying when working with touchscreen…

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## [Lectura de registro datos desde Siemens COM800 de interruptores 3VA con COM060 con IoT2050 (Node-Red)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lectura-de-registro-datos-desde-siemens-com800-de-interruptores-3va-con-com060-con-iot2050-node-red/90948)

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**Author:** [@jdgutier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jdgutier)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2024 18:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lectura-de-registro-datos-desde-siemens-com800-de-interruptores-3va-con-com060-con-iot2050-node-red/90948 "2024-09-13T18:02:36Z")

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Buenos días, Estoy intentando leer los registros, en este caso, de potencia activa que estarían recogiendo unos interruptores automáticos Siemens 3VA equipados con COM060 a un concentrador COM800. El problema es que no…

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## [Dashboard 2.0 Groups width and height with CSS](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-groups-width-and-height-with-css/90924)

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**Author:** [@yjr77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yjr77)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2024 16:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-groups-width-and-height-with-css/90924 "2024-09-13T16:52:24Z")

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With Dashboard 1.0 it was possible to resize a group with css by using the following code: ''' my\_group\_name{ width:12px; height : 23px; ''' Under Dashboard 2.0 the same has not efffect What is wrong please .

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## [Issue with Custom Middleware Not Blocking Access to Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-custom-middleware-not-blocking-access-to-dashboard/90919)

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**Author:** [@DhamodharanGopal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DhamodharanGopal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2024 14:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-custom-middleware-not-blocking-access-to-dashboard/90919 "2024-09-13T14:58:34Z")

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I'm encountering an issue with custom middleware in ui\_base.js not properly enforcing session validation before serving the dashboard page. Despite setting up the middleware to check for a valid user session, users are s…

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## [\[DASHBOARD\] node-red-node-serialport display auto detect serial ports attached to the device](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-node-red-node-serialport-display-auto-detect-serial-ports-attached-to-the-device/90950)

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**Author:** [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2024 14:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-node-red-node-serialport-display-auto-detect-serial-ports-attached-to-the-device/90950 "2024-09-13T14:42:22Z")

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Hi, What works: I have a card connected to my PC via USB. In my dashboard I display the data transmitted by the serial node. That's OK. Now I change the card, the COM port changes and I have to enter the config to sele…

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## [Template node changing format of datetime stamp](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-changing-format-of-datetime-stamp/90947)

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**Author:** [@hobbes1069](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hobbes1069)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2024 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-changing-format-of-datetime-stamp/90947 "2024-09-13T14:10:05Z")

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I've got a flow that queries an Oracle DB and returns a datetime stamp, I'm then formatting it using a template node for ingestion into a Tulip Table node. For some reason the template node is deciding that it should ch…

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## [UI template image via msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-image-via-msg-payload/4395)

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**Author:** [@sweetwater](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sweetwater)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2024 12:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-image-via-msg-payload/4395 "2024-09-13T12:06:04Z")

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Set up a UI TEMPLATE NODE. Want to display an image Method 1: \<img ng-src=''http://192.168.3.11/picture/snapshot.jpg" height="470" width="280" /\> This works fine. Method 2: using a function to set the msg.payload …

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## [Node-RED Health Monitoring](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-health-monitoring/11413)

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**Author:** [@debinaik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/debinaik)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2024 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-health-monitoring/11413 "2024-09-13T08:30:18Z")

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Hi, I would like to monitor health of Node-red on 24\*7 basis using a script. Is there any flag/tags/api available in Node-red , which I can access or consume in program and keep on polling Node-red's health. Thanks

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