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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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## [Where can I find searchable documentation for nodered?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-can-i-find-searchable-documentation-for-nodered/89870)

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**Author:** [@matssvensson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/matssvensson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 11:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-can-i-find-searchable-documentation-for-nodered/89870 "2024-08-12T11:24:49Z")

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I'm trying to evaluate if nodered can be used for a project. Functioning documentation is a base requirement for any added dependency. But I can find no way to search the info here: https://nodered.org/docs/ That's t…

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## [Reset info stored into a particular node (full deploy does it)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reset-info-stored-into-a-particular-node-full-deploy-does-it/90075)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2024 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reset-info-stored-into-a-particular-node-full-deploy-does-it/90075 "2024-08-09T14:30:48Z")

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Hi, unfortunately I'm using a module where the author abandoned development, no chance to edit it. This module stores all the values that it coudn't output due to target device unavailable (TV), as result, then the TV ap…

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## [Problems with csv file reading and its representation in a chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-with-csv-file-reading-and-its-representation-in-a-chart/90117)

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**Author:** [@YanWen37](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/YanWen37)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-with-csv-file-reading-and-its-representation-in-a-chart/90117 "2024-08-12T08:55:54Z")

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Hi, I am trying to build a simple data detector.but i face some problems in file read and its representation. I plan to use a dropdown to give users the choice they want. And their choice will be shown in form of single…

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## [Node-red-v4-contrib-redis seems renamed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v4-contrib-redis-seems-renamed/89415)

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**Author:** [@zba](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zba)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 08:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v4-contrib-redis-seems-renamed/89415 "2024-08-12T08:52:09Z")

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To ones who used it - yesterday I found my builds not work anymore, so I found node-red-v4-contrib-redis was silently renamed to node-red-redis by this commit: you need to update your package.json manually to @golfve…

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## [On/off/blink functionality](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/on-off-blink-functionality/90114)

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**Author:** [@matisok](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/matisok)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2024 05:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/on-off-blink-functionality/90114 "2024-08-12T05:44:13Z")

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flows-4.json (5.1 KB) Hi. I use node-red on my boat to control a physical LED panel which shows the status of the electrical equipment on board. I use Shelly relays. When my water heater is turned on I would like my L…

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## [Write file to a local disk drive](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/write-file-to-a-local-disk-drive/90101)

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**Author:** [@bachphi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bachphi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 23:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/write-file-to-a-local-disk-drive/90101 "2024-08-11T23:24:19Z")

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I am injecting a simple 'Hello' string into a file and want to save the file to my local PC. However, since Node-RED is running on a server, all attempts have resulted in the file being written to the server instead. Is …

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## [Copy a raspberry-pi Node-RED including everything, tabs, node, setup, hidden files to another](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-a-raspberry-pi-node-red-including-everything-tabs-node-setup-hidden-files-to-another/90093)

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**Author:** [@chuckf201](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chuckf201)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 22:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-a-raspberry-pi-node-red-including-everything-tabs-node-setup-hidden-files-to-another/90093 "2024-08-11T22:19:20Z")

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I have a raspberry-pi B3 on a test-bed. I want to copy everything to another Raspi. Even the hidden stuff. My jason node copy was not enough. I guess I'm miss a whole lot. I love Node-RED. What a great development platf…

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## [Msg.color stop updating Ui Template after 4.0.2 upgrade](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-color-stop-updating-ui-template-after-4-0-2-upgrade/90113)

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**Author:** [@Mick](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-color-stop-updating-ui-template-after-4-0-2-upgrade/90113 "2024-08-11T21:16:06Z")

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I wrote a flow on Node-RED 3.1.6 and in the flow I use iconify icons. To set the color I send color: '#00afff' to the Ui template. After upgrading to 4.0.2 msg.color does not update the icon. I can manually type in …

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## [No data on second function output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-data-on-second-function-output/90111)

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**Author:** [@stefan24](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stefan24)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 20:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-data-on-second-function-output/90111 "2024-08-11T20:57:12Z")

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var msg2 = \[{payload:"",filename:""}\]; msg2.filename = "test"; msg2.payload = "test2"; msg.payload = "test3"; return \[msg,msg2\]; Though I fill msg2.filename and msg2.payload with data, the second debug output shows o…

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## [A “Welcome home” using Shelly motion sensors](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-welcome-home-using-shelly-motion-sensors/90115)

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**Author:** [@jsprenkle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jsprenkle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 20:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-welcome-home-using-shelly-motion-sensors/90115 "2024-08-11T20:16:23Z")

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Ever come home late at night and it’s so dark it’s hard to see well enough to put your key in the lock? I could leave a light on, but that’s wasteful and creates a bug swarm. If I open the door I get creepy crawlies insi…

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## [Problems with Google Sheet Node appending lines](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-with-google-sheet-node-appending-lines/90112)

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**Author:** [@ruffieuxh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ruffieuxh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 18:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-with-google-sheet-node-appending-lines/90112 "2024-08-11T18:15:25Z")

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Hi, I am pretty experienced in sending and reading data to and from Google sheets incl. appending data line by line. During the latest project I run into a very strange problem as I can add and update data, but not app…

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## [Get msg to uibuilder](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-msg-to-uibuilder/89568)

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**Author:** [@user1234](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/user1234)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 14:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-msg-to-uibuilder/89568 "2024-08-11T14:53:19Z")

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Hi there, I'm currently facing some new challenges. I'm using uibuilder on Node Red and I've successfully created an HTML page. However, I'm struggling to figure out how to get an external msg.payload to display on my HT…

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## [\[Feedback Wanted\] TypedInput and node validation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feedback-wanted-typedinput-and-node-validation/90033)

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**Author:** [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 13:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feedback-wanted-typedinput-and-node-validation/90033 "2024-08-11T13:14:03Z")

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Hi all, Foreword: the validation of node fields aims to prevent user errors directly at the source. An error field will be marked in red and a message can be given to the user which gives him the where and the why. Thes…

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## [Dynamically hide and show an ui-text node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-hide-and-show-an-ui-text-node/90097)

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**Author:** [@network\_potato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/network_potato)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 11:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-hide-and-show-an-ui-text-node/90097 "2024-08-11T11:05:16Z")

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Using Dashboard 2.0 I have a ui-text node and I want the text to be hidden as default. When I press a button (or for this example sake, press on an inject node) I want the text to become visible and stay visible (even …

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## [Hide data dot in Radar Chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hide-data-dot-in-radar-chart/90105)

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**Author:** [@xuanlocc1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xuanlocc1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 09:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hide-data-dot-in-radar-chart/90105 "2024-08-11T09:10:41Z")

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is there any way to hide the data point from radar chart? i try change some declaration from chart.cjs but nothing happen.

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## [How to know when a flow is done with multiple queued messages?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-know-when-a-flow-is-done-with-multiple-queued-messages/90096)

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**Author:** [@network\_potato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/network_potato)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2024 06:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-know-when-a-flow-is-done-with-multiple-queued-messages/90096 "2024-08-11T06:03:43Z")

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Every day, my flow fetches a variable amount of orders from a database that is to be processed. One day it may be 10 orders, the next day it may be 55 orders. It varies from day to day. I have a delay node that rate li…

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## [Cannot browse PLC Tags with node-red-contrib-cip-st-ethernet-ip](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-browse-plc-tags-with-node-red-contrib-cip-st-ethernet-ip/90094)

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**Author:** [@bachphi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bachphi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2024 21:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-browse-plc-tags-with-node-red-contrib-cip-st-ethernet-ip/90094 "2024-08-10T21:12:28Z")

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I am using Node-Red 4.0.2 with node-red-contrib-cip-st-ethernet-ip 2.0.2. PLC Browser is empty and hence I can not browse PLC Tags. My Pi running Node-Red 3.1.9 can still see the PLC and be able to browse tags. Is thi…

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## [Remote observing ESP SerialMonitor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-observing-esp-serialmonitor/90072)

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**Author:** [@Tany](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tany)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2024 19:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-observing-esp-serialmonitor/90072 "2024-08-10T19:54:23Z")

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E1cid.Append payload to textarea element in open template/WebPage - #3 by E1cid Hallo, The suggestion of E1cid was applied, and working fine : change ESP32 SerialMonitor to WebSerial, or to No Serial. Except... the ES…

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## [Updating node config on deploy](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-node-config-on-deploy/90087)

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**Author:** [@TacticalNudge](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TacticalNudge)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2024 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-node-config-on-deploy/90087 "2024-08-10T11:59:44Z")

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Hi Everyone. I am having a little difficulty with a scenario where we're interfacing with a third party system. The first time we deploy our node it does a considerable amount of setup and configuration that we have to …

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## [Interfacing Monday.com with node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interfacing-monday-com-with-node-red/90065)

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**Author:** [@IanM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/IanM)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2024 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interfacing-monday-com-with-node-red/90065 "2024-08-10T10:51:45Z")

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Hello Everybody Im new to node red. Take it easy on me. I'm trying to interface Monday.com. I read the api part of the monday website but having a hard time understanding the coding. this this the website link I was try…

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## [How do I stop messages according to date?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-stop-messages-according-to-date/90089)

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**Author:** [@Mastiff](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mastiff)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2024 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-stop-messages-according-to-date/90089 "2024-08-10T08:46:27Z")

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I have a command that turns on power to the blinds at 05:55, so my wife, who gets up early, can lower halfway down the one in the window she's sitting by (there are several) and not be blinded by the low sun. But it's on…

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## [Can't transfer data from Node-Red to InfluxDB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-transfer-data-from-node-red-to-influxdb/90085)

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**Author:** [@mrpatton75](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrpatton75)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2024 06:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-transfer-data-from-node-red-to-influxdb/90085 "2024-08-10T06:56:34Z")

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I am building out a project in Node-Red using ModbusTCP to gather information from my PLC and then send that data to an InfluxDB bucket that I will then using Grafana to create a nice dashboard to display that data. My …

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## [Node-Red bleibt alle 2 Tage stehen](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-bleibt-alle-2-tage-stehen/89960)

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**Author:** [@AleaLeni](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AleaLeni)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2024 19:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-bleibt-alle-2-tage-stehen/89960 "2024-08-09T19:28:25Z")

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Hallo zusammen, Ich habe Node-red auf einem Windows Server laufen. Es läuft soweit eigentlich alles ganz gut. In node-red befindet sich ein OPCUA Server , Modbus Server, OCPP Server ansonsten habe ich noch MySQL abfrage…

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## [404 Error When Fetching JSON File After Restarting Node-RED Server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/404-error-when-fetching-json-file-after-restarting-node-red-server/90079)

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**Author:** [@Nandhini-Subramaniya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nandhini-Subramaniya)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2024 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/404-error-when-fetching-json-file-after-restarting-node-red-server/90079 "2024-08-09T13:02:50Z")

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I'm encountering an issue with fetching a JSON file in a Node-RED project. Here's the scenario: Context: I have a Node-RED setup where I serve a table.json file from the public folder. The JSON file is accessed through…

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## [Gree+ V1.23 connection/node-red-contrib-gree-hvac](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gree-v1-23-connection-node-red-contrib-gree-hvac/90082)

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**Author:** [@ninaaa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ninaaa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2024 19:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gree-v1-23-connection-node-red-contrib-gree-hvac/90082 "2024-08-09T19:00:57Z")

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Hello, I can't get a connection to my air conditioning! Firmware v1.23 Can someone help please? Thanks Greetings

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## [Variable number in a flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-number-in-a-flow/90051)

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**Author:** [@Dacron](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dacron)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2024 16:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-number-in-a-flow/90051 "2024-08-09T16:26:57Z")

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I have a number in a switch node that sends the payload one of two ways depending if the incoming number is higher or lower than the set value. I would like to be able to update the set value to a number from another nod…

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## [Addon node red in home assistant don't launch- dashboard-2 flowfuse](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/addon-node-red-in-home-assistant-dont-launch-dashboard-2-flowfuse/90060)

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**Author:** [@patrickL](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/patrickL)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2024 11:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/addon-node-red-in-home-assistant-dont-launch-dashboard-2-flowfuse/90060 "2024-08-09T11:11:04Z")

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bonjour.... j'ai un probleme pour afficher le dashboard 2.0 la version 1 connait aussi des plantages genre reseau. la version 2.0 connaissant une erreur "not found" comme demande dans un gentil …

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## [Updated node.js is not recognised by Node-RED - Now Broken Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-js-is-not-recognised-by-node-red-now-broken-node-red/90076)

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**Author:** [@lorccan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lorccan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2024 11:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-js-is-not-recognised-by-node-red-now-broken-node-red/90076 "2024-08-09T11:51:36Z")

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I have updated node to the LTS v20.16.0 but Node-RED (version v3.1.1) is still seeing Node.js v16.19.1 (I have done npm rebuild in both the Node-RED user directory and the installation directory.) I have run the install…

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## [Issue with Widget Positioning Across Multiple Groups on Dashboard - Customization](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-widget-positioning-across-multiple-groups-on-dashboard-customization/90078)

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**Author:** [@LoganathanSambath](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LoganathanSambath)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2024 11:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-widget-positioning-across-multiple-groups-on-dashboard-customization/90078 "2024-08-09T11:35:11Z")

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I am working on customizing the positions of widgets across multiple groups in my dashboard page. I'm seeking advice on how to properly position these widgets, particularly how to bring the chart1 group below the nextjs …

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