# Latest

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## [Multiple input output PID controller](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-input-output-pid-controller/78955)

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**Author:** [@FHI](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FHI)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 12:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-input-output-pid-controller/78955 "2023-06-08T12:32:17Z")

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Hi I have a project where i need to control two analog inputs on a thyristor. I currently use two separate PID controllers. PID1 generates a output based on the process temperature and Set point. PID2 generates a output …

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## [Node function with node template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-function-with-node-template/79050)

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**Author:** [@Loveflowersx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Loveflowersx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 12:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-function-with-node-template/79050 "2023-06-08T12:30:18Z")

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Hi everyone, I want to join the function node with the template node, I have tried many ways and nothing, I pass the code I think it is ok. The variables come from a s7 node. It works the two codes together in a functi…

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## [Autocomplete of the message object in a function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/autocomplete-of-the-message-object-in-a-function-node/79031)

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**Author:** [@christopher-lambe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/christopher-lambe)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/autocomplete-of-the-message-object-in-a-function-node/79031 "2023-06-08T12:22:04Z")

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Hi there, You have a heavily loaded message object and the debug window is visible, maybe one message object is expanded. You are in the function node writing some JS and need to reference one of the myriad of objects …

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## [Wanting to use a msg payload for blob name](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wanting-to-use-a-msg-payload-for-blob-name/79040)

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**Author:** [@Felix\_Cheah](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Felix_Cheah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 09:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wanting-to-use-a-msg-payload-for-blob-name/79040 "2023-06-08T09:35:06Z")

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I'm trying to upload a file to azure blob and wanting to name the blob based on a msg payload. I tried the below but the blob name ends up being {{{title}}}. How do I use a msg payload to fill out a property in a node? …

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## [\[Meetup Request\] Berlin](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/meetup-request-berlin/78860)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/meetup-request-berlin/78860 "2023-06-08T09:34:27Z")

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Hi There! I am posting this in General since this isn't an Event but an request for an Event! Are there any DE-Berlin timezone people interested in getting together to have a chat about NR? I've checked the meetup gro…

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## [Addressing in nodes S7](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/addressing-in-nodes-s7/79042)

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**Author:** [@Loveflowersx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Loveflowersx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/addressing-in-nodes-s7/79042 "2023-06-08T08:19:19Z")

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Hi everyone, In the data block I have addresses with USInt (Unsigned Short Int) and I don't know how to put that addressing in the s7 node for the Node-RED board. Here is all the addressing I tried this one but noth…

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## [Table diseappear](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/table-diseappear/79044)

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**Author:** [@Marchal-web](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Marchal-web)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 07:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/table-diseappear/79044 "2023-06-08T07:36:59Z")

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Hello, I had created a table with button in rows. The button send the name of the first cell of the selected row I'm facing an issue with this code below. when I press the button I get the payload with right value, bu…

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## [Escape key to cancel out of edit node dialog](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/escape-key-to-cancel-out-of-edit-node-dialog/79030)

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**Author:** [@christopher-lambe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/christopher-lambe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 06:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/escape-key-to-cancel-out-of-edit-node-dialog/79030 "2023-06-08T06:55:29Z")

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Hi there, when working with old or 3rd party flows, I usually open each node have a look and click cancel. Pressing escape to cancel out would be much quicker and more use friendly. Cheers, Chris

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## [2023 Node-RED con](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/2023-node-red-con/78883)

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**Author:** [@jennazhuxj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jennazhuxj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 03:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/2023-node-red-con/78883 "2023-06-08T03:45:46Z")

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Hey, community! I just look forward to the Node-RED con this year very much and want to register for the show! Could anybody tell me what is happening and where to register for the event? Thank you all!!!

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## [Lightweight Java Graph](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lightweight-java-graph/79005)

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**Author:** [@allacmc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/allacmc)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 02:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lightweight-java-graph/79005 "2023-06-08T02:55:21Z")

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I'm developing a product that involves using an ESP32 microcontroller in conjunction with NODE-Red. Inside the microcontroller there will be an embedded webserver and I would like to place a graphic, but I need a very l…

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## [I need a confirmation node for the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-a-confirmation-node-for-the-dashboard/79038)

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**Author:** [@Guff666](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Guff666)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 21:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-a-confirmation-node-for-the-dashboard/79038 "2023-06-07T21:58:45Z")

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I have node-red running as an addon to home-assistant. HA has a wifi power switch that controls the power to a windows pc. I'd like to be able to control the switch from a node-red dashboard. My current solution is the …

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## [Need help choose env sensor hardware](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-choose-env-sensor-hardware/78937)

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**Author:** [@brendonhatcher](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/brendonhatcher)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 19:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-choose-env-sensor-hardware/78937 "2023-06-07T19:20:13Z")

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I am developing an educational resource for teaching IoT to teens. I want to create an open build that other people can replicate. My core unit is a Raspberry Pi running Node-RED etc. I want to add a secondary unit wi…

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## [\[Article\] Out of Scope: Projects beyond Node-REDs intended use-case](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/article-out-of-scope-projects-beyond-node-reds-intended-use-case/79025)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 14:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/article-out-of-scope-projects-beyond-node-reds-intended-use-case/79025 "2023-06-07T14:47:54Z")

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Hi There! I wrote another article, this time about the projects I've implemented with Node-RED but which definitely go beyond the intended scope of Node-RED. The intention is to highlight Node-REDs flexibility and comm…

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## [Msg passthrough when a node is disabled](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-passthrough-when-a-node-is-disabled/79012)

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**Author:** [@sheminasalam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sheminasalam)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 15:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-passthrough-when-a-node-is-disabled/79012 "2023-06-07T15:46:57Z")

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This is kind of a feature request. We already have the feature of enabling and disabling each and every node. When a node is disabled, the flows is stopped when reaching this. I wish there would be another similar featur…

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## [Add files to the gitlab repository using nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-files-to-the-gitlab-repository-using-nodes/79009)

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**Author:** [@Sateeshbandaru9](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sateeshbandaru9)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 15:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-files-to-the-gitlab-repository-using-nodes/79009 "2023-06-07T15:42:47Z")

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Hi All, I need to add or modify the files in the gitlab repository using nodes. any one can help help me on this to create the node flows for this.

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## [Date Picker Doesn't send payload if clicking on already selected](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/date-picker-doesnt-send-payload-if-clicking-on-already-selected/57455)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/date-picker-doesnt-send-payload-if-clicking-on-already-selected/57455 "2023-06-07T15:41:20Z")

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Date picker doesn't send a payload if I click on the 'pre-selected' date. i am forced to click on other date and then the required date to get the payload. Is this expected ? if not how do i get the payload returned ? …

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## [Cron-plus send current schedule on deploy/start-all](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cron-plus-send-current-schedule-on-deploy-start-all/79027)

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**Author:** [@SeRiusRod](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SeRiusRod)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 14:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cron-plus-send-current-schedule-on-deploy-start-all/79027 "2023-06-07T14:55:52Z")

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I have a question for users of the node node-red-contrib-cron-plus. Is there a way for making sending the current active schedule o deploy or when activating the node itself? I have an automation where I do different t…

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## [Keep contents of multiple change nodes synchronised](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keep-contents-of-multiple-change-nodes-synchronised/79018)

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**Author:** [@JohnnyPicnic](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JohnnyPicnic)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keep-contents-of-multiple-change-nodes-synchronised/79018 "2023-06-07T14:15:36Z")

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Is it possible to synchronize the contents of a node across multiple flows? I'm using a change node to change one part of a message that can come in from multiple http endpoints and each endpoint has it's own separate w…

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## [Node information connected to your output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-information-connected-to-your-output/79002)

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**Author:** [@rlmariz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rlmariz)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-information-connected-to-your-output/79002 "2023-06-07T13:02:21Z")

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I'm in a project where the current node depends on information from the node connected to its output, what better way to do this? Thanks

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## [Node-red on GKE (k8s)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-gke-k8s/79016)

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**Author:** [@ThorbenJ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThorbenJ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 12:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-gke-k8s/79016 "2023-06-07T12:19:15Z")

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Hi. I note that there are no official docs for deploying node-red on k8s, so here's what I've done: --- apiVersion: v1 kind: Service metadata: name: node-red-service annotations: "external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.…

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## [\[Announce\] nrc-elasticsearch-nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-nrc-elasticsearch-nodes/79013)

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**Author:** [@ThorbenJ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThorbenJ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 10:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-nrc-elasticsearch-nodes/79013 "2023-06-07T10:09:48Z")

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Hi all, It was suggested to me to share some of the projects and nodes I am working on in this forum. I am using Node-Red as an example SOAR tool in combination with Elastic Security. Its running on GKE and uses Okta a…

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## [Re: Identifying running port of Node Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-identifying-running-port-of-node-red/78979)

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**Author:** [@RobC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RobC)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-identifying-running-port-of-node-red/78979 "2023-06-07T07:37:32Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Port number of running node-red instance: @knolleary you mentioned that the admin port was available using RED.settings.port Following on from the suggested solution in the linked post,…

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## [Node-red-contrib-bigtimer offset not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-bigtimer-offset-not-working/78997)

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**Author:** [@jowa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jowa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 05:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-bigtimer-offset-not-working/78997 "2023-06-07T05:55:34Z")

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Hi, with the node-red-contrib-bigtimer, if I set an "on offsset" = -7200, it does not work. How can I tell big timer to start 2 hours before the sunset ? The reason is that I have solar power to start the water pomp t…

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## [Time loop control of a lamp](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-loop-control-of-a-lamp/78968)

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**Author:** [@gumue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gumue)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 02:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-loop-control-of-a-lamp/78968 "2023-06-07T02:36:26Z")

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unfortunately I have no idea right now. I would like to control a lamp for which I would like to set the time (in minutes) how long the lamp is "ON" and how long (in minutes) the lamp is "OFF" afterwards. This should run…

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## [Initiate Download without New Window](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/initiate-download-without-new-window/78998)

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**Author:** [@jgreenmt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jgreenmt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 June 2023 21:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/initiate-download-without-new-window/78998 "2023-06-06T21:26:49Z")

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Hello All, I have a flow that generates a ui-table of files available in a directory. When a user clicks on the file in the table, it is sent into a ui-template node that uses window.open to navigate to the page where a…

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## [To add and remove a user defined button,as?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/to-add-and-remove-a-user-defined-button-as/78982)

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**Author:** [@jaime](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jaime)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [6 June 2023 18:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/to-add-and-remove-a-user-defined-button-as/78982 "2023-06-06T18:02:04Z")

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In the help document for node-red-contrib-web-worldmap 2.37.4, in its section: "Controlling the map" and following all the options it offers, I see that some do not work, or I don't know how to apply them very well in my…

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## [TP-link light bulb re-programming](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tp-link-light-bulb-re-programming/78994)

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**Author:** [@gajjer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gajjer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [6 June 2023 16:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tp-link-light-bulb-re-programming/78994 "2023-06-06T16:54:06Z")

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I recently bought some TP-link smart light bulbs hoping to hack them to use Tasmota. Unfortunately, when I stripped it down the processor was an RTL8710 so I guess not compatible with Tasmota. I have managed to connect …

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## [\[Solved\] Having trouble creating a valid PDF from a buffer that is returning the contents of a PDF (API call)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-having-trouble-creating-a-valid-pdf-from-a-buffer-that-is-returning-the-contents-of-a-pdf-api-call/78989)

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**Author:** [@UmbraLimi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/UmbraLimi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [6 June 2023 15:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-having-trouble-creating-a-valid-pdf-from-a-buffer-that-is-returning-the-contents-of-a-pdf-api-call/78989 "2023-06-06T15:27:22Z")

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Hi, I have an HTTP Request node successfully bringing in the data that is the contents of a PDF (according to that vendor's API). The data successfully arrives as a Buffer. What I need to do now is create a PDF from th…

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## [Deactive create .backup files in data folder](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deactive-create-backup-files-in-data-folder/78992)

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**Author:** [@larslehman1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/larslehman1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [6 June 2023 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deactive-create-backup-files-in-data-folder/78992 "2023-06-06T15:08:27Z")

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I'm running Nodered over Docker Rootless. Can I turn off the creation of .backup files? These only cause problems in docker rootless mode I use Node-RED Version 3.02 Thank you for your help

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## [Modbus Server with node-red Docker - Port forwarding required?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-server-with-node-red-docker-port-forwarding-required/78096)

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**Author:** [@Darren](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Darren)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [6 June 2023 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-server-with-node-red-docker-port-forwarding-required/78096 "2023-06-06T14:08:44Z")

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I've got a Modbus TCP server running in node-red, which is running via Docker. Unfortunately, this server is unreachable, so I'm thinking it needs port forwarding to outside the Docker container - can anyone confirm this…

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