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## [Suggestions on TCP/Port ping via NR since the old 'node-red-contrib-tcp-ping' module is crashing NR?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestions-on-tcp-port-ping-via-nr-since-the-old-node-red-contrib-tcp-ping-module-is-crashing-nr/99721)
Suggestions on TCP/Port ping via NR since the old 'node-red-contrib-tcp-ping' module is crashing NR?
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## [Weather icons for OpenWeathermap in a Dashboard 2 template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-icons-for-openweathermap-in-a-dashboard-2-template/99737)
The original dashboard had many icons built-in, so you only had to give the name of a weather icon for it to manifest on your dashboard. @flowfuse/node-red-dashboard does not have built-in icons, but there are quite a f…
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## [Stuck with what's happening with MQTT topics](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stuck-with-whats-happening-with-mqtt-topics/99714)
Folks, I'm stuck. The story: I have MQTT and use it to move messages between machines. One of which is my Public\_IP address. Yet, if I run MQTT Explorer it says that topic is empty. Strange as it is published to that…
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## [Setting SQLite as persistant context storage](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-sqlite-as-persistant-context-storage/99705)
Hi friends, Just wanted to know if it is possible to setup SQLite as context-storage instead of built-in context storage (memory or localfilesystem). ? As its already recommended, setting localfilesystem flush interval …
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## [Trying to access a message object but not sure how](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-access-a-message-object-but-not-sure-how/99727)
Hi all, I'm learning Node Red for Home Assistant and want to access the value of the on: part of the object in the picture but can't figure it out, It doesn't seem to be normal message with a msg.payload format ? Any …
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## [Subdirectories of httpStatic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/subdirectories-of-httpstatic/99731)
On a Pi settings.js has httpStatic: '/home/pi/.node-red/node-red-static/' I put weather icon files in /home/pi/.node-red/node-red-static/icons and then copied them into a subdirectory /home/pi/.node-red/node-red-static/…
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## [Connection to remote git repository is not possible](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-to-remote-git-repository-is-not-possible/99590)
When trying to push my changes to my remote repo, node-red is not initiating the push. Just the following progress display is appearing for some milliseconds. What I miss is that node-red is asking for the private ke…
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## [FlowFuse 2.24 - Expert in the Editor, Scheduled Updates, and more!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowfuse-2-24-expert-in-the-editor-scheduled-updates-and-more/99729)
Hey everyone, good news: FlowFuse 2.24 just shipped, and it brings several cool developments with it: FlowFuse Expert in the Node-RED Immersive Editor, the ability to schedule instance restarts and updates, an easier way…
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## [Bump-to-connect](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bump-to-connect/99717)
Hi There, I had this vision of connecting nodes by "bumping" them together, something like this animation: The idea is that I drag two nodes together such that their ports overlap. Pause for a moment and they are aut…
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## [Special indication on nodes with description](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/special-indication-on-nodes-with-description/78646)
Oftentimes we add "useful" descriptions directly on nodes in the editor. It would be nice if there was a special indication whenever a node contains a description. Something like this: Else these notes are kinda hidd…
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## [How to get Dashboard Numeric input to output values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-dashboard-numeric-input-to-output-values/99726)
I am using the numeric input to allow user to set a value of 0-3 for 10 items. I can set them but they only propagate to the next node when a user changes the value. I would like all ten to output at startup with store…
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## [Create a second dashboard page that mirrors the first one?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-second-dashboard-page-that-mirrors-the-first-one/99723)
Hi everyone, I’m wondering if there is a way to create a second dashboard page in Node-RED that would act as a mirror of my main dashboard. What I’m trying to achieve: I already have my main dashboard available at: h…
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## [TCP-RTU Modbus Behaviour](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tcp-rtu-modbus-behaviour/99725)
I am experiencing inconsistent behavior with the Node-RED Modbus nodes when communicating with the same Modbus device. When connecting through a TCP-RTU gateway: Only the “Modbus-Read” node works The “Modbus-Getter” n…
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## [Buttons/Clock/Logo in Toolbar Header. (DASHBOARD-1)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/buttons-clock-logo-in-toolbar-header-dashboard-1/98583)
This is for Older Dashboard For those who are still using dashboard 1 and want to use active buttons/clock/logo in toolbar header so that they are available in every tab/page, Even the logo can be clicked This was entir…
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## [Dropdown - how to clear selection/show label?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-how-to-clear-selection-show-label/99718)
I continue to play with the dropdown. Node is configured to have its own label and it is properly displayed when starting node-red and dashboard (flowfuse, ver 1.29.0). The value selection works fine, however I want to …
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## [Walk through input\_select options](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/walk-through-input-select-options/99716)
I have defined an input\_select in my configuration.yaml in home assistant. My question: Is it possible to loop through the input\_select (option by option) when I press a zigbee button. I've looked at the action nod…
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## [JSONata exception -- JSONata expression help please](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-exception-jsonata-expression-help-please/99658)
I am at a loss why this JSONata is failing with the following error:' Expected "}", got ":" I am trying to prepare the JSON payload for a QuickBase API call: This is not how I would have shaped this JSON but it is th…
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## [How to add buttons or text elements to the topbar of dashboard 1?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-buttons-or-text-elements-to-the-topbar-of-dashboard-1/99702)
I found the following example in the official documentation of Dashboard 2, which can be applied to Dashboard 2 but not to Dashboard 1. \ \ \Button …
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## [Lots of fun with ChatGPT recently](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lots-of-fun-with-chatgpt-recently/99704)
Yeah, ok, maybe off topic. But the story could be of some benefit to new people out there who are thinking of using it. I see there's a thread ChatGPT - end of an era but it's in the lounge and I can't get there. …
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## [Join 3 values into 1](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-3-values-into-1/99706)
Hi Everyone, I'm a complete novice but love to learn. I'm getting data from OPC UA client for vibration sensors. ns=2;s=sensor1.stdev\_x ns=2;s=sensor1.stdev\_y ns=2;s=sensor1.stdev\_z I'm getting the data but as separ…
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## [Dashboard 2 Labels](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-labels/99684)
I have this button here The controller is supposed to read a bit and determine of something is running or stopped. So if the bit is 0, then I change a ui\_update.Label to stopped. if 1, then change ui\_update.Label t…
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## [How to update V4 to V5](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-update-v4-to-v5/99703)
Hi, I'm running NR on a virtual machine with Debian. I was running Debian11 and NR 4.0.6. I upgraded Debian from 11 to 12 and with the command: npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red I tried to update to V5. But all t…
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## [\`Show Next/Previous Tab\` should wrap](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-next-previous-tab-should-wrap/99696)
This simple feature was already mentioned by a user here back in 2018. Simply put, the Next/Previous tab actions should wrap: Next from the last tab should go to the first, and Previous from the first tab should jump to…
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## [iPhone web-app dashboard not anchored at top of screen](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/iphone-web-app-dashboard-not-anchored-at-top-of-screen/99048)
Hi, I have created a dashboard that functions properly and is responsive on both PCs and iPhones. However, I have one problem with the iPhone. Here, it is shown using the ui\_template node with its default example code (…
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## [Ui-text value delayed initialisation 2 Bugs?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-text-value-delayed-initialisation-2-bugs/99435)
A recent release of @flowfuse/node-red-dashboard (Somewhere between 1.22 and 1.29) introduced the possibility of choosing the source of the text node value. If you set it to use a string (ie the text node content is st…
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## [Http request node misbehaving](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-misbehaving/99692)
I have been using a http request node in node red to access my rooftop solar forecast successfully for some time now using the following url. https://api.solcast.com.au/rooftop\_sites/\[resource\_id\]/forecasts?hours=336&f…
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## [Render-Blocking JavaScript Files in the Node-RED Editor (min.js Bundles Delaying UI Load)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/render-blocking-javascript-files-in-the-node-red-editor-min-js-bundles-delaying-ui-load/99698)
Hi Team, While profiling the Node-RED editor (workflow builder) using Chrome DevTools Performance Recorder, I noticed that several minified JavaScript files (min.js) are being loaded in a render-blocking manner. This si…
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## [Did the config select dropdown behaviour change?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/did-the-config-select-dropdown-behaviour-change/99693)
Hello, I maintain several collections that have a shared "central" config. For all of them, when I drag a new node onto the palette, the new node never defaults to the already existing configuration, it always reverts …
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## [Need help with a button not "working"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-a-button-not-working/99689)
Folks, I have a few CSS buttons (via template nodes and one of them is not playing nicely. This is the code for the NON WORKING node. \
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Hi all, I'm reaching out to you today to gather feedback on a potential new feature in NR v5. This new feature is graceful shutdown of flows – providing a way to halt incoming work while allowing in-progress work to co…
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