# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=218

[Latest](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.nodered.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.nodered.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 219

---

## [Disable Export in context menu](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-export-in-context-menu/86542)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@HarryPottar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HarryPottar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2024 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-export-in-context-menu/86542 "2024-03-19T09:15:03Z")

</div>

Hello, I did search but couldn't find anything. I have disabled the export in the settings file "menu-item-export-library": false, But I can still export through the context menu. How do you disable items in the con…

---

## [Flexdash - Color Picker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-color-picker/86536)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@David83](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/David83)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2024 09:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-color-picker/86536 "2024-03-19T09:08:07Z")

</div>

I need a 'color picker' to set the color of an WLED and i like the flexdash dashboard. I try a lot differen vue color picker compontents: install it with npm use the 'FD Custom" node an place the code to include the c…

---

## [Modbus Server not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-server-not-working/86502)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@nygma2004](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nygma2004)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2024 07:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-server-not-working/86502 "2024-03-19T07:29:22Z")

</div>

I am using the Modbus Flex Server from node-red-contrib-modbus. I want to create a modbus client so an industrial PLC can read a Zigbee device. I can see some topic about this back in 2019, I am not sure if anyone if us…

---

## [Hello, I am newbie in Node-RED, I want to upload 3D model into website and create animation in website. How can I do with Node-RED. Can you give me some instructions?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hello-i-am-newbie-in-node-red-i-want-to-upload-3d-model-into-website-and-create-animation-in-website-how-can-i-do-with-node-red-can-you-give-me-some-instructions/86548)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Tung](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tung)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2024 05:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hello-i-am-newbie-in-node-red-i-want-to-upload-3d-model-into-website-and-create-animation-in-website-how-can-i-do-with-node-red-can-you-give-me-some-instructions/86548 "2024-03-19T05:40:06Z")

</div>

Hello, I am newbie in Node-RED, I want to upload 3D model into website and create animation in website. How can I do with Node-RED. Can you give me some instructions? I have used Node-RED forge from Autodesk Platform Se…

---

## [DB2 ui-template adding CSS transitions for table rows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-ui-template-adding-css-transitions-for-table-rows/86543)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@seanlholt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/seanlholt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2024 01:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/db2-ui-template-adding-css-transitions-for-table-rows/86543 "2024-03-19T01:23:55Z")

</div>

Hi I'm trying to add a css transition on a expanded row using the vuetify 3 v-data-table component inside a ui-template in Dashboard 2.0. I click anywhere on the row to expand the row for more information. All of that …

---

## [Weather icons used in Dashboard 2.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-icons-used-in-dashboard-2-0/86497)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@David83](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/David83)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 20:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-icons-used-in-dashboard-2-0/86497 "2024-03-18T20:27:16Z")

</div>

Hello i'm a node-red newbe. This is my first post in thes forum ... I found a discription to use weather-icons in the 'old' dashboard ... Flow showing Node-red ui OpenweatherMap ... I try to transform this to 'dashboar…

---

## [Show info about a disabled switch in Vue (dashboard D2)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-info-about-a-disabled-switch-in-vue-dashboard-d2/86512)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-info-about-a-disabled-switch-in-vue-dashboard-d2/86512 "2024-03-18T19:59:42Z")

</div>

Hi folks, I started the painfully long journey of migrating my ui nodes to VueJs. To be honest I have no idea why VueJs has become so popular: magic all over the place, and if some of the magic fails you have no idea w…

---

## [Html2canvas without internet access](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/html2canvas-without-internet-access/86438)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@baboski](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/baboski)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 19:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/html2canvas-without-internet-access/86438 "2024-03-18T19:31:38Z")

</div>

Hello, as i wrote in the title i would like to use html2canvas without internet access, i wanted to use again a code for a template that i already have but it works only with internet access because it uses: \<script src…

---

## [State machine changes from "I/O to I" upon pressing "done"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/state-machine-changes-from-i-o-to-i-upon-pressing-done/86426)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@SupportStation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SupportStation)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 19:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/state-machine-changes-from-i-o-to-i-upon-pressing-done/86426 "2024-03-18T19:23:45Z")

</div>

Hey all, I am having some trouble with the state machines. I am curious if this is something that I am doing, or if it is a bug. Here is the state machine node. I have modified the node red settings to allow for persiste…

---

## [Where can I find options for "Exclude nodes by filename" template stting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-can-i-find-options-for-exclude-nodes-by-filename-template-stting/86533)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@wadebev11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wadebev11)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 17:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-can-i-find-options-for-exclude-nodes-by-filename-template-stting/86533 "2024-03-18T17:37:38Z")

</div>

I want to exclude the exec, mqtt, and storage (file-in/out, watch) nodes in a template I'm creating in flowfuse. In the following link, I see an option to Exclude nodes by filename: Administering FlowFuse • FlowFuse Docs.…

---

## [Opc ua client error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opc-ua-client-error/86519)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@PRABHAKAR82](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PRABHAKAR82)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 12:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opc-ua-client-error/86519 "2024-03-18T12:20:22Z")

</div>

I am able to read opc ua tag data into opc ua client software but when i tried to connect it to node-red then i got following error. "connectio error type error:cannot read property of undefined reading(reading,applicat…

---

## [Support/Premium Support](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/support-premium-support/86516)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@cscientist7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cscientist7)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 10:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/support-premium-support/86516 "2024-03-18T10:23:33Z")

</div>

Hi, Considering integrating Node-RED into our tech stack for enterprise use. Does Node-RED offer premium or 24/7 support for enterprises, or are there third-party vendors known for providing reliable support services fo…

---

## [Home Surveillance System (HSS)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/home-surveillance-system-hss/51726)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Replies:** 114\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2021 07:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/home-surveillance-system-hss/51726 "2021-11-02T07:48:30Z")

</div>

David (@dynamicdave), Paul (@zenofmud and Walter (@krambriw) are pleased to announce the release of their Home Surveillance System (HSS) project based on Node-RED running on a Raspberry Pi (recommended hardware is... Ras…

---

## [Clickable items in table-ui Dashboard 2.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clickable-items-in-table-ui-dashboard-2-0/86509)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mtech171](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mtech171)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 08:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clickable-items-in-table-ui-dashboard-2-0/86509 "2024-03-18T08:03:04Z")

</div>

I am working with a table within dashboard 2.0 using the ui-template as described here. here I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a way I can create clickable items within the table or even add a button. I have tri…

---

## [Saving context data to the file-system， saving map type data will fail](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/saving-context-data-to-the-file-system-saving-map-type-data-will-fail/86510)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@julaoshi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/julaoshi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 08:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/saving-context-data-to-the-file-system-saving-map-type-data-will-fail/86510 "2024-03-18T08:01:06Z")

</div>

setting contextStorage: { default: { module: "localfilesystem" } } After enabling file persistence, saving map type data will fail, while other types can succeed. Why is this? How to solve it 开启文件持久化后，保存m…

---

## [G-Sheet - get multiple values into same row, different coloms](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/g-sheet-get-multiple-values-into-same-row-different-coloms/86513)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Lance99](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lance99)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2024 07:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/g-sheet-get-multiple-values-into-same-row-different-coloms/86513 "2024-03-18T07:50:09Z")

</div>

𝗚𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 (𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱) : I followed this great tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKh9qn0fxewand and got things working in my flow. Question: My incoming data in the flow consists of a time…

---

## [Ui-table and template - use CSS selectors](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-and-template-use-css-selectors/86504)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@gNeandr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gNeandr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 22:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-and-template-use-css-selectors/86504 "2024-03-17T22:34:04Z")

</div>

When working with ui-table, you can use a 'template' to define style parameters, e.g. to change the background color for a line when selecting it with the cursor: \<style\> .tabulator-row.tabulator-selected { color: ye…

---

## [How many clients can connect to the websocket server?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-many-clients-can-connect-to-the-websocket-server/86334)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@sercancetin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sercancetin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 22:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-many-clients-can-connect-to-the-websocket-server/86334 "2024-03-17T22:12:28Z")

</div>

Hello dear node-red masters, I'm just asking for confirmation. I am testing how many clients can connect to the websocket server. According to my observations, each websocket server accepts a maximum of 232 clients. Is …

---

## [Monaco Editor Q](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-q/86395)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@StrongTown](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/StrongTown)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 22:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-q/86395 "2024-03-17T22:08:00Z")

</div>

First, I gotta say I LOVE the Monaco editor. It has saved me so much time with error trapping, saved my butt from unknowingly doing stupid things and with the intelligent coloring makes coding easier to do. Love it! I…

---

## [From Node.js code to Node-Red flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/from-node-js-code-to-node-red-flows/86393)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@MagicJF](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MagicJF)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 21:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/from-node-js-code-to-node-red-flows/86393 "2024-03-17T21:55:31Z")

</div>

Hello, I do have a server coded in Node.js with thousands of lines of code and I would like to have it working on Node-Red flows instead. Is there an automatic way to do the migration? I suspect I could benefit from G…

---

## [Node-RED & dockerfile, can make folder, cannot add text file to it?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dockerfile-can-make-folder-cannot-add-text-file-to-it/86471)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@questuk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/questuk)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 19:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dockerfile-can-make-folder-cannot-add-text-file-to-it/86471 "2024-03-17T19:41:39Z")

</div>

HI, I know not so many use docker and I am a beginner, but I am totally stuck ! My dockerfile ... FROM nodered/node-red:3.1.3 RUN mkdir -p /data/gb/test WORKDIR /data/gb/test COPY test.txt /data/gb/test This does…

---

## [How to customize node-red-contrib-ui-etable?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-customize-node-red-contrib-ui-etable/86496)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@SergioRT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SergioRT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 18:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-customize-node-red-contrib-ui-etable/86496 "2024-03-17T18:48:31Z")

</div>

Hello guys I would like to customize node-red-contrib-ui-etable.For instance I would like to modify row background colors. Can someone explain to me how to do ? Thanks a lot Serge

---

## [Showing Ping results](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/showing-ping-results/86243)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Richard238](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Richard238)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 16:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/showing-ping-results/86243 "2024-03-17T16:57:21Z")

</div>

Trying to get a nice display of ping results. I tried this suggestion from @Steve-Mcl Build automatic hyperlink in html table - #3 by Steve-Mcl but get an error in the 'convert pingResults to array' function. \[ {…

---

## [UIBUILDER development progress: Next release will be a major update (v7)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-development-progress-next-release-will-be-a-major-update-v7/86488)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 16:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-development-progress-next-release-will-be-a-major-update-v7/86488 "2024-03-17T16:15:44Z")

</div>

Hi all, now that Node-RED 4 is in beta, I can now confirm that the next release of UIBUILDER (barring any minor fixes) will also be a major release, v7.0. That means that it may have some potentially breaking changes yo…

---

## [Node-RED and Docker, how to populate the nodes & flows that are in manage Pallete menu?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-docker-how-to-populate-the-nodes-flows-that-are-in-manage-pallete-menu/86474)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@questuk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/questuk)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 13:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-docker-how-to-populate-the-nodes-flows-that-are-in-manage-pallete-menu/86474 "2024-03-17T13:54:19Z")

</div>

Hi, My idea of I want this to work is .. If I am not at home and Node-RED becomes unresponsive, someone else can restart the whole of Node-RED with either a simple command or click on a Icon and it starts with all nece…

---

## [How to include context variable inside ui-template CSS](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-include-context-variable-inside-ui-template-css/86472)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@network\_potato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/network_potato)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-include-context-variable-inside-ui-template-css/86472 "2024-03-17T09:15:00Z")

</div>

Hi, I have the following inside a ui-template node: \<template\> \<span class="statusLabel"\>{{msg.statusText}}\</span\> \</template\> \<style\> .statusLabel { text-align: center; width: 20%; bac…

---

## [Hange the maximum value from the incoming slider value on gauge](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hange-the-maximum-value-from-the-incoming-slider-value-on-gauge/86484)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tsuratolya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tsuratolya)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 09:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hange-the-maximum-value-from-the-incoming-slider-value-on-gauge/86484 "2024-03-17T09:14:45Z")

</div>

Hello. I need to change the maximum value from the incoming slider value on gauge. In my example, you need to look at how much time is left on the gauge from the input data. Step 1 I set the time, for example 10 seconds,…

---

## [Mqtt in node always says connecting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-in-node-always-says-connecting/86466)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@daniel90](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/daniel90)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 08:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-in-node-always-says-connecting/86466 "2024-03-17T08:42:52Z")

</div>

hello everyone, i really struggling with this problem, my mqtt in node wont connected to my public broker, while i really sure that i configure the setting of my mqtt connection to broker was all right note: the pictur…

---

## [Add HTML to cell in ui-table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-html-to-cell-in-ui-table/86470)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@network\_potato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/network_potato)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 06:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-html-to-cell-in-ui-table/86470 "2024-03-17T06:44:33Z")

</div>

Hi, I have a flow that queries a database and outputs the result (JSON) to a table using ui-table (v2). I want to make it so that that every cell in the first column (which contains a customer number) becomes clickable…

---

## [Node-red-node-email headers format](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-email-headers-format/86383)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@clmcavaney](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/clmcavaney)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2024 03:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-email-headers-format/86383 "2024-03-17T03:56:34Z")

</div>

G'day, I was wanting to add a header in an email sent via the node-red-node-email node but I am having trouble with the format of the headers element. I have tried both a simple string "X-header-name: value" and a JSON…

[Previous page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=217)

[Next page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=219)