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## [Dashboard 2.0 Project - ISS Tracker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-project-iss-tracker/90145)

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**Author:** [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 14:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-project-iss-tracker/90145 "2024-08-14T14:48:10Z")

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Another project to share that we've actually used for internal assessments at FlowFuse (so it does involve quite a bit of custom CSS/Vuetify code) This dashboard uses the ui-iframe, ui-button and ui-template nodes to…

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## [Updating props from serverside.js at runtime](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-props-from-serverside-js-at-runtime/90155)

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**Author:** [@wangenkuesse](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wangenkuesse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 14:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-props-from-serverside-js-at-runtime/90155 "2024-08-14T14:44:11Z")

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Hello everyone... I am trying to build a third party widget. It consists of a v-btn-toggle, a slider an one other button (and some other elements). When i toggle, i am able to emit a custom event, receive that event at…

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## [Picking a date for display on chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/picking-a-date-for-display-on-chart/90095)

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**Author:** [@xfear1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xfear1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 12:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/picking-a-date-for-display-on-chart/90095 "2024-08-14T12:08:25Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to change the date to view the data collect in other days on my chart, I saw there's this node called date picker, but I don't know to make it interact with the chart node. Can anyone give me an idea…

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## [Victron Node-Red instance ... does anybody know how to use MQTT Broker?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/victron-node-red-instance-does-anybody-know-how-to-use-mqtt-broker/90166)

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**Author:** [@Gawan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gawan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 11:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/victron-node-red-instance-does-anybody-know-how-to-use-mqtt-broker/90166 "2024-08-14T11:08:35Z")

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Hi all, I am using a Victron Cerbo device with integrated Node-Red instance (Venus OS Large). There is an integrated MQTT broker that works basically fine - I get all messages from Victron into my Node-Red instance usi…

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## [Update Node-RED from 3.1.1 to 4.0.0 on RPi failed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-from-3-1-1-to-4-0-0-on-rpi-failed/88849)

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**Author:** [@GerdRuetten](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GerdRuetten)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 10:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-from-3-1-1-to-4-0-0-on-rpi-failed/88849 "2024-08-14T10:39:33Z")

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Hello, I would like to update my RPi Node-RED from version 3.1.1 to version 4.0.0. Node-RED runs in a Docker container. I get the following error message: \[+\] Pulling 0/1 ⠸ nodered Pulling no matching manifest for …

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## [Configuring Flowfuse Self-Hosted with access from another machines in the same network](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/configuring-flowfuse-self-hosted-with-access-from-another-machines-in-the-same-network/90157)

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**Author:** [@edu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 09:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/configuring-flowfuse-self-hosted-with-access-from-another-machines-in-the-same-network/90157 "2024-08-14T09:11:24Z")

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Hello there, I've been working locally with flowfuse self-hosted v2.7.0 and i wanted to access the editor/dashboard (specifically the dashboard) from another machine. I set up a new installation on a new machine that wi…

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## [Asking Alexa to read out a temperature](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/asking-alexa-to-read-out-a-temperature/90126)

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**Author:** [@SomersetSmartHome](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SomersetSmartHome)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 09:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/asking-alexa-to-read-out-a-temperature/90126 "2024-08-14T09:10:14Z")

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I am trying to persuade Alexa to tell me a temperature of a sensor using node-red-contrib-virtual-smart-home. The sensor is from a Loxone system which displays them on a dashboard ok, but the problem is more basic becau…

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## [Deprecation warnings with v4.0.2](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deprecation-warnings-with-v4-0-2/89526)

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**Author:** [@frankynpm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/frankynpm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 09:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deprecation-warnings-with-v4-0-2/89526 "2024-08-14T09:00:27Z")

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Just did a fresh install of node js v22.4.1 and of node red v4.0.2 and I am getting the following: (node:7332) \[DEP0059\] DeprecationWarning: The util.log API is deprecated. Please use console.log() with a custom formatt…

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## [Using primevue and other npm package on Dashboard 2.0 ui-template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-primevue-and-other-npm-package-on-dashboard-2-0-ui-template/90123)

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**Author:** [@raffaele](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/raffaele)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-primevue-and-other-npm-package-on-dashboard-2-0-ui-template/90123 "2024-08-14T08:43:09Z")

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Good day, I try to use the primevue UI suite with the ui-template in Nodered Dashboard 2.0. I installed PrimeVue with the npm in the .node-red directory. In the ui-template I insert the following code to text an examp…

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## [How to use node module "crypto" correctly?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-node-module-crypto-correctly/90170)

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**Author:** [@kitori](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kitori)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2024 08:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-node-module-crypto-correctly/90170 "2024-08-14T08:39:07Z")

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i want to calc a hmac with md5. crypto-js is not longer maintained. crypto-js - npm Is it possible to use node:crypto in a function node? https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v20.x/api/crypto.html#class-hmac Am i overthink…

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## [Display a boolean state on dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-a-boolean-state-on-dashboard/90153)

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**Author:** [@richlinares](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/richlinares)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 23:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-a-boolean-state-on-dashboard/90153 "2024-08-13T23:42:38Z")

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Hello, I am new to node-red environment but am using it to create a dashboard to show live values collected from a PLC using the contrib-modbus node. i have been able to read my modbus integer registers and display the…

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## [Installing Flowfuse on windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-flowfuse-on-windows/89729)

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**Author:** [@Noone47](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Noone47)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 22:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installing-flowfuse-on-windows/89729 "2024-08-13T22:33:34Z")

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Hey so i am using Docker on Windows, and i have wsl2. I am following the instructions in the flow fuse documentation to install on docker, but the problem is when i run the docker i cant access the GUI, i added "127.0.0.…

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## [Controlling modbus rtu relay](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/controlling-modbus-rtu-relay/90013)

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**Author:** [@jaredlgeorge](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jaredlgeorge)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 22:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/controlling-modbus-rtu-relay/90013 "2024-08-13T22:23:54Z")

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My setup: Raspberry pi cm4 with rs485 Waveshare modbus rtu relay I have a raspberry pi device with rs 485 connection. My relay has rs 485 as well. I need to send this 01 05 00 00 FF 00 8C 3A to the relay device to c…

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## [Creating a Chart from MSQL-Database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-a-chart-from-msql-database/90122)

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**Author:** [@tmessers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tmessers)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 21:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-a-chart-from-msql-database/90122 "2024-08-13T21:38:03Z")

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Hi folks, i hope you can help me. I collect data in a mysql database. When i read out data, the payload is in that format: array\[99\] \[0 … 9\] 0: object date: "2024-02-10T23:00:00.000Z max\_pow…

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## [Bridging OPC UA Data to MQTT with Node-RED • FlowFuse](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bridging-opc-ua-data-to-mqtt-with-node-red-flowfuse/90158)

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**Author:** [@gdziuba](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gdziuba)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 21:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bridging-opc-ua-data-to-mqtt-with-node-red-flowfuse/90158 "2024-08-13T21:18:59Z")

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Great Blog from @sumitshinde-84 blog on how to bridge OPC UA to MQTT.

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## [Help with message queuing (maybe a repeat)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-message-queuing-maybe-a-repeat/90134)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 21:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-message-queuing-maybe-a-repeat/90134 "2024-08-13T21:10:40Z")

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I went back through my history to check and couldn't find anything, so this is a post asking for help with messages. I've got into voice messages and not allowing them all to play at once is a challenge. I have a gate …

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## [Several node-red containers are reported as unhealthy by docker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/several-node-red-containers-are-reported-as-unhealthy-by-docker/90152)

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**Author:** [@janvda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/janvda)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/several-node-red-containers-are-reported-as-unhealthy-by-docker/90152 "2024-08-13T19:37:46Z")

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Lately I noticed that several of my node-red containers are reported as unhealthy by docker. This is the inspect output for such a container { "Id": "b282259f2feb6bbbe6e46ca6a56efa25f24c25d152cd2601d236740d7b26fbf0…

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## [Need help displaying a jpg in Dashboard 2. Assume noob level](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-displaying-a-jpg-in-dashboard-2-assume-noob-level/90121)

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**Author:** [@no\_mpimpi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/no_mpimpi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 18:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-displaying-a-jpg-in-dashboard-2-assume-noob-level/90121 "2024-08-13T18:50:11Z")

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Greetings, I have recently started building a UI in Dashboard 2, but I cannot for the life of me work out how to display a jpg. I am experimenting with using a node called HikvisionUltimate to pull a jpg image from a c…

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## [Dashboard 2.0 - Order of widgets from subflow?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-order-of-widgets-from-subflow/89217)

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**Author:** [@wangenkuesse](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wangenkuesse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 17:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-order-of-widgets-from-subflow/89217 "2024-08-13T17:57:42Z")

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How do I change the sequence/order of widgets from a subflow in the Dasboard 2.0? The group of the widgets in the subflow is set by env(group)... Thank you for hints...

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## [Dashboard 2.0 Project - Live Demo Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-project-live-demo-dashboard/90147)

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**Author:** [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 17:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-project-live-demo-dashboard/90147 "2024-08-13T17:49:16Z")

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Hi All, wanted to make you aware of a new asset we've made available: Dashboard 2.0 Interactive Docs On this Dashboard you'll find interactive examples for all of our published widgets, with example flows, and a bit …

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## [Nrgpio python command not running](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nrgpio-python-command-not-running/90006)

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**Author:** [@mima232](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mima232)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nrgpio-python-command-not-running/90006 "2024-08-13T15:18:08Z")

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Hello, I wanted to update my systems from the legacy Bullseye distro to the new Bookworm, however I've got this issue, which has some strange behaviour - when I use the gpio node, i get the error: "nrgpio python comman…

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## [Calculations with values from array](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calculations-with-values-from-array/90148)

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**Author:** [@polareisbaer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/polareisbaer)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 13:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calculations-with-values-from-array/90148 "2024-08-13T13:39:29Z")

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Hello, I have a problem with two arrays. I want to calculate with two values from the arrays but get stuck when merging them. I want to put the values of round and max in relation ( round\*100/max ). \[ { …

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## [Data parsing from function node to Javascript](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-parsing-from-function-node-to-javascript/90149)

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**Author:** [@JanIwnl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JanIwnl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 11:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-parsing-from-function-node-to-javascript/90149 "2024-08-13T11:58:20Z")

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I'm using Node-RED in a Docker environment (v3.0.2) and I'm working on a flow where a user can input an ID into a search bar. Upon entering the ID, the flow triggers the first HTTP GET request, which retrieves some data,…

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## [Dashboard 2.0 Project - GitHub Project Analysis](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-project-github-project-analysis/90144)

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**Author:** [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2024 08:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-project-github-project-analysis/90144 "2024-08-13T08:11:20Z")

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@jbudd recently asked about Dashboard 2.0 projects, and noticed that there is a lack in the "Share Your Projects" channel. As such, I thought I'd share a tool we use internally in FlowFuse to track activity for our proje…

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## [Change name of project's package file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-name-of-projects-package-file/90132)

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**Author:** [@lorccan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lorccan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 22:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-name-of-projects-package-file/90132 "2024-08-12T22:35:04Z")

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I have two instances of Node-RED, one production, the other for testing. Because I have just started using Projects, I have some flows in the production side that I would like to move to testing. I'm attempting to do th…

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## [Which players are available to be driven by NR](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-players-are-available-to-be-driven-by-nr/89956)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 21:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-players-are-available-to-be-driven-by-nr/89956 "2024-08-12T21:32:37Z")

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Hi, actually I'm using node-red-contrib-kodi 0.2.8 and I'm not very happy, from one site NR suffers from crashes caused by this module, which is 9 yo and the author seams abandoned the project, from the other side from K…

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## [Connection to database via node mysql-r2 does not work. But connection with node mysql does](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-to-database-via-node-mysql-r2-does-not-work-but-connection-with-node-mysql-does/90130)

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**Author:** [@chuckf201](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chuckf201)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 17:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-to-database-via-node-mysql-r2-does-not-work-but-connection-with-node-mysql-does/90130 "2024-08-12T17:05:49Z")

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Blockquote \[ { "id": "595824d334f50ad0", "type": "tab", "label": "db test", "disabled": false, "info": "", "env": }, { "id": "193246244b0ceb0a", "type": "function", "z": "595824d334f50ad0", "name": "testi…

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## [How to kill node-red workflow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-kill-node-red-workflow/89839)

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**Author:** [@mzadoian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mzadoian)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 14:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-kill-node-red-workflow/89839 "2024-08-12T14:40:52Z")

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Hello, I have one http-in and multiple http-response nodes. Due to infrastructure limitations, requests can't be executed longer than 30 seconds. Also, one flow can contain multiple such workflows. How can I kill the…

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## [Allow User Access Control of D2 Pages](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-user-access-control-of-d2-pages/90100)

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**Author:** [@cgjgh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cgjgh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 12:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-user-access-control-of-d2-pages/90100 "2024-08-12T12:04:55Z")

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My Node-RED apps using D2 often need to be accessed by multiple users, and I've often found the need for a way to easily control access to pages via the UI. I've created a work in progress PR that adds User Allowed Page …

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## [Dash 2. Detect clicked URL and attach payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dash-2-detect-clicked-url-and-attach-payload/90038)

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**Author:** [@thebaldgeek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thebaldgeek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 11:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dash-2-detect-clicked-url-and-attach-payload/90038 "2024-08-12T11:52:11Z")

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Task: I'd like to allow a dash 2 user to click on a URL that links them to another page in the same dash 2 and also use a link node to send a variable payload that the next page will use. ie, user clicks on a link in so…

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