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## [PostgreSQL node Queue value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/postgresql-node-queue-value/79792)

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**Author:** [@Samokomo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Samokomo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 July 2023 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/postgresql-node-queue-value/79792 "2023-07-14T08:43:42Z")

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Hello guys, how to access value of Queue of postgres node? Or maybe a better question, how to batch import the data into postgres in nodered (array of objects) ? Thanks!

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## [How to monitor mqtt publisher is alive](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-monitor-mqtt-publisher-is-alive/14021)

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**Author:** [@Petr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Petr)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2023 23:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-monitor-mqtt-publisher-is-alive/14021 "2023-07-13T23:18:36Z")

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Is there a way to monitor mqtt message did not come in predefined interval? In other words, I want to monitor mqtt publisher is alive and sending messages.

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## [Node red 3 login](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-3-login/79794)

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**Author:** [@Nilpferd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nilpferd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2023 16:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-3-login/79794 "2023-07-13T16:35:48Z")

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I forgot the login - how can I reset it. regards Erwin

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## [How to deploy Node-RED to hundreds of PLCs and IoT edge computers](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-deploy-node-red-to-hundreds-of-plcs-and-iot-edge-computers/79795)

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**Author:** [@iskerrett](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iskerrett)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2023 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-deploy-node-red-to-hundreds-of-plcs-and-iot-edge-computers/79795 "2023-07-13T15:00:13Z")

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Some companies want to deploy Node-RED to PLCs or IoT edge computers to aggregate industrial data. However, to scale up to deploying Node-RED to hundreds of devices is a challenge for deployment, management and troublesh…

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## [Select and create a group name using msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/select-and-create-a-group-name-using-msg-payload/79771)

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**Author:** [@sophia.maurer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sophia.maurer)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2023 12:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/select-and-create-a-group-name-using-msg-payload/79771 "2023-07-13T12:55:49Z")

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Hello, I would like to create a group in Node-RED depending on the value msg.payload (It should be created and also named according to the included value), how can I do that? Is it possible with the ui-template node?

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## [How do I send SMS messages via the ZTE MF286D MiFi device?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-send-sms-messages-via-the-zte-mf286d-mifi-device/79773)

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**Author:** [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2023 10:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-send-sms-messages-via-the-zte-mf286d-mifi-device/79773 "2023-07-13T10:27:43Z")

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I'm trying to find our how to send SMS messages via the ZTE MF286D MiFi device ? I've recently purchased this device and discovered I can manually send/receive SMS messages via the user-interface web page. What I'd like…

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## [global.set("wled",true,"storeInFile")](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/global-set-wled-true-storeinfile/79779)

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**Author:** [@edstobi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edstobi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2023 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/global-set-wled-true-storeinfile/79779 "2023-07-13T09:05:20Z")

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hello I have switched to context storage https://forum.iobroker.net/assets/uploads/files/3639\_sc1.jpg If I now look at the written value I see 2 pieces in the context overview. I assume that one is memory and the secon…

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## [Request help why things aren't alway working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-help-why-things-arent-alway-working/79782)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2023 07:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-help-why-things-arent-alway-working/79782 "2023-07-13T07:05:38Z")

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Foreign node: required cronplus This is complicated and this is not the entire flow. That is just expecting too much from anyone remote to take this on completely. So I've made this which is a cut down version of th…

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## [Remote control for Home theater with uibuilder? Anyone doing it?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-control-for-home-theater-with-uibuilder-anyone-doing-it/79614)

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**Author:** [@houser](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/houser)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [13 July 2023 03:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-control-for-home-theater-with-uibuilder-anyone-doing-it/79614 "2023-07-13T03:09:33Z")

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Hello, I am just wondering if anyone has tried building a remote control for the browser on a mobile phone to control various devices in a home theater using NR and the ui builder node? I have searched the forum withou…

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## [Is anyone using NodePAD on an ipad](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-anyone-using-nodepad-on-an-ipad/79767)

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**Author:** [@BobW](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BobW)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 23:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-anyone-using-nodepad-on-an-ipad/79767 "2023-07-12T23:44:53Z")

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I currently use node red on a raspberry pi. However, I thought it would be handy to be able to create flows on my ipad pro and then export them to my pi. I have not been able to figure out how to manipulate the editor …

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## [Unreadable string from http request node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unreadable-string-from-http-request-node/79727)

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**Author:** [@k5map](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/k5map)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 22:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unreadable-string-from-http-request-node/79727 "2023-07-12T22:23:43Z")

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I'm using the "http request" node and this URL: https://api.v2.sondehub.org/amateur/telemetry?duration=3d&payload\_callsign=k5wh-117 If I put this in my browser, I get what I expected which is a json structure. But wha…

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## [Changing \_msgid](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-msgid/79777)

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**Author:** [@hughsheehy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hughsheehy)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 19:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-msgid/79777 "2023-07-12T19:26:54Z")

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I was looking at this old question (here) and have a related question. If I want to create new msgids on messages, can I do that? For instance, if I get an array of devices and want to start up a process for each of th…

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## [Storing CSV files in the google drive](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/storing-csv-files-in-the-google-drive/79129)

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**Author:** [@mahmudul101](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mahmudul101)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 18:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/storing-csv-files-in-the-google-drive/79129 "2023-07-12T18:56:27Z")

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Hello, I have been collecting and storing power meter data on my PC as CSV files. How can I directly store the files in my google drive as data backup?

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## [Debug Connectivity Issues with the node-red-contrib-s7 package](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-connectivity-issues-with-the-node-red-contrib-s7-package/79761)

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**Author:** [@aaronknczn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aaronknczn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 18:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-connectivity-issues-with-the-node-red-contrib-s7-package/79761 "2023-07-12T18:56:08Z")

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Greetings, Im having trouble connecting my IOT2050 Gateway to a S7-1200 PLC. I had it working previously and trying to connect from a laptop in the same subnet works fine. I can ping the PLC from the gateway but still c…

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## [Newbie and scrapping info from webpages](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newbie-and-scrapping-info-from-webpages/7282)

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**Author:** [@arcegabriel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/arcegabriel)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 14:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newbie-and-scrapping-info-from-webpages/7282 "2023-07-12T14:43:47Z")

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Hi, I am new to node-red. I am also a non programmer. I am an engineer and feel relatively comfortable modifying code from others. I have a number of computing devices at my home Six PCs (whole family plus personal) O…

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## [SVG UI - Back and forth animation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/svg-ui-back-and-forth-animation/79707)

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**Author:** [@thalesmaoa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thalesmaoa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 12:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/svg-ui-back-and-forth-animation/79707 "2023-07-12T12:32:37Z")

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This a simple question, but I can't understand an easy way to fix it. SVG allows the animation to be built in back and forth. But using SVG UI, there seems to be only one direction animation possibility. Here is an exa…

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## [Parse gpx file and extract fields from javascript object](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-gpx-file-and-extract-fields-from-javascript-object/7151)

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**Author:** [@gavraq](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gavraq)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 12:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-gpx-file-and-extract-fields-from-javascript-object/7151 "2023-07-12T12:13:16Z")

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Hi, I am trying to parse a gpx file and filter out only specific sets of information. I have read lots of different approaches on the forum but I'm pretty sure there are much easier ways than my current "dogs dinner" se…

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## [HTTP node does not work](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-node-does-not-work/79755)

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**Author:** [@domi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/domi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 11:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-node-does-not-work/79755 "2023-07-12T11:32:29Z")

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Hello with postman, the HTTP GET at the URL Blockquote swisshydroapi.bouni.de/api/v1/station/2004 work fine, the result ist the level of the lake murten. If i use the HTTP node wir GET, the answer ist always: "405…

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## [Validate my custom api key in http node middleware in settings.js](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/validate-my-custom-api-key-in-http-node-middleware-in-settings-js/79732)

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**Author:** [@Josh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Josh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 06:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/validate-my-custom-api-key-in-http-node-middleware-in-settings-js/79732 "2023-07-12T06:46:54Z")

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Hi Forum, New bie here. I want to create a custom API with a API key which I generate in Nodered and want to validate the same API key in httpNodeMiddleware property in settings.js. Whats the best approach to do this?

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## [Failed to get Https settings](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-get-https-settings/79683)

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**Author:** [@TROJAN053](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TROJAN053)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [12 July 2023 03:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-get-https-settings/79683 "2023-07-12T03:13:23Z")

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HI, To secure my node red flow, I have incorporated SSL certificates in my node red settings. When i am using a self signed SSL certificate, node red is starting fine, but when i am using the SSL certificate created by …

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] node-red-contrib-button-events version 2.0.0 beta](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-button-events-version-2-0-0-beta/66159)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [1 July 2023 06:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-button-events-version-2-0-0-beta/66159 "2023-07-01T06:13:38Z")

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Hi folks, When I published at the time being my node-red-contrib-button-events node, I was not 100% pleased with it. Because you needed to figure out the button click timings yourself, and I don't expect that everybody…

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## [Passing HTML and CSS between template node and UI template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-html-and-css-between-template-node-and-ui-template-node/79741)

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**Author:** [@Solitude](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Solitude)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-html-and-css-between-template-node-and-ui-template-node/79741 "2023-07-11T19:40:20Z")

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Hello all, I am new to HTML and CSS and I have been reading through the forum for a while looking for a solution to this problem. I currently have 4 template nodes, all of which contain HTML and CSS styling. I am using …

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## [Age node status for debug nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/age-node-status-for-debug-nodes/79726)

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**Author:** [@tkocher](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tkocher)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/age-node-status-for-debug-nodes/79726 "2023-07-11T18:54:39Z")

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Hello, I like to use the node status of the debug nodes. However if I watch a flow and there is a switch and on each output a debug node and both outputs are already used earlier it would be good to have the node statu…

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## [Is there a node that could or should be used to "Stop flow", at the end?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-node-that-could-or-should-be-used-to-stop-flow-at-the-end/79742)

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**Author:** [@hughsheehy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hughsheehy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-node-that-could-or-should-be-used-to-stop-flow-at-the-end/79742 "2023-07-11T17:24:13Z")

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Perhaps another silly question. I have a bunch of flows that invoke multiple external APIs or databases, and which do not expect an immediate response. Hence, in the specific flows these API calls and database calls are …

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## [Ui-builder-element form | checkbox type always returns "on"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-builder-element-form-checkbox-type-always-returns-on/79685)

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**Author:** [@Zugarfot](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Zugarfot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 17:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-builder-element-form-checkbox-type-always-returns-on/79685 "2023-07-11T17:18:47Z")

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Greetings all! I used the example setup for the ui-builder-element form to test it and wanted to create a form with multiple checkbox elements. Regardless if the checkbox is clicked or not the return value is always "on…

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## [ Gateway port protection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gateway-port-protection/79737)

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**Author:** [@fabio.amorim](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabio.amorim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 16:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gateway-port-protection/79737 "2023-07-11T16:00:43Z")

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Hello everyone, I would like to know if it is possible to implement in node-RED a way to authenticate or make the serial connection safer for a Modbus rtu communication, in case a person connects another device with the …

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## [What is the best way to upgrade a RPi-4B from Buster to Bullseye?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-upgrade-a-rpi-4b-from-buster-to-bullseye/79323)

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**Author:** [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 14:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-upgrade-a-rpi-4b-from-buster-to-bullseye/79323 "2023-07-11T14:23:15Z")

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I'm been having problems in updating Nodejs on one of my RPi-4Bs and thought I'd start afresh and install OS-Bullseye as well as Node-RED, Mosquitto, etc. My main concern is the RPi currently boots off of a 120GB SSD (…

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## [Newb: debugging connectivity](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newb-debugging-connectivity/79715)

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**Author:** [@jsprenkle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jsprenkle)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 13:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newb-debugging-connectivity/79715 "2023-07-11T13:45:02Z")

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Good afternoon, I've setup node-red on a raspberry pi3b+ and I'm learning how to use it. I have a sonoff basic switch, and installed "node-red-contrib-sonoff-lan-mode : sonoff-lan-listener" It shows "disconnected" in …

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## [Error while using Node-red-contrib-advance-logger](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-using-node-red-contrib-advance-logger/79694)

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**Author:** [@Ra-one77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ra-one77)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 13:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-using-node-red-contrib-advance-logger/79694 "2023-07-11T13:33:44Z")

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Hey Guys, I have a problem with the node-red-contrib-advance-logger. I tried to log the output in 10 files of size 1 MB each but the output just gets logged only into one file. The log type I am logging is "info". …

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## [Artnet dmx output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/artnet-dmx-output/79710)

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**Author:** [@Sweetpeet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sweetpeet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2023 13:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/artnet-dmx-output/79710 "2023-07-11T13:18:14Z")

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Hi There, I'm trying to send a DMX value to my Showtec Net 2/3 device so I can control my lights by a dimmer. Im using the flow below, but what happens if I send value 255 to channel 1, all the DMX channels get a (rand…

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