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## [How to obtain a sequential out, from multiple outputs in a function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-obtain-a-sequential-out-from-multiple-outputs-in-a-function-node/69575)

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**Author:** [@lumanga](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lumanga)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-obtain-a-sequential-out-from-multiple-outputs-in-a-function-node/69575 "2022-10-27T15:41:03Z")

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Dear all, I'm really in trouble to write the easiest and solid and reliable code to do this job: I have an Injecton node that every 1 sec. gives the output. I need to write the code ( into the function node, or othe/o…

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## [Countdown to time of day](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/countdown-to-time-of-day/69647)

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**Author:** [@coleg06](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/coleg06)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 14:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/countdown-to-time-of-day/69647 "2022-10-27T14:58:23Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to have a dashboard icon trigger different presets of "countdown to times of day". All of the times are the same, but would be triggered at different times. I have the setup working (see the picture for d…

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## [How to redirect to another address?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-redirect-to-another-address/68761)

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**Author:** [@Hitman2847](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hitman2847)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 14:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-redirect-to-another-address/68761 "2022-10-27T14:54:48Z")

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So I'm pretty new to making a website and I'm still learning, I have designed a login page so far and have written two nodes for this page, one for generating an authorization-token, another to check the validity of a t…

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## [Second Pi won't connect to MQTT on First Pi](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/second-pi-wont-connect-to-mqtt-on-first-pi/69674)

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**Author:** [@Richard238](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Richard238)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/second-pi-wont-connect-to-mqtt-on-first-pi/69674 "2022-10-27T13:53:38Z")

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I have two Pi's, one as MQTT broker. This can connect MQTT-out just fine, with MQTT server set to localhost, or IP address On Pi2, I cannot get the node-red MQTT-in node to connect to Pi1 What have I missed here? Tha…

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## [How to send E-mails with Gmail after google less secure app access no longer available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-e-mails-with-gmail-after-google-less-secure-app-access-no-longer-available/69665)

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**Author:** [@Stanny](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Stanny)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 13:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-e-mails-with-gmail-after-google-less-secure-app-access-no-longer-available/69665 "2022-10-27T13:13:08Z")

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hello everyone I tried to send a mail via Node-Red to a Gmail Email address. But then I found out that google less secure app access is no longer available since May 30th, 2022. So because of this you keep getting an er…

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## [Settings.js location in Dietpi and entry for contextStorage](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-js-location-in-dietpi-and-entry-for-contextstorage/69667)

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**Author:** [@manfred9999](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/manfred9999)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 12:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-js-location-in-dietpi-and-entry-for-contextstorage/69667 "2022-10-27T12:25:23Z")

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Hello I like to enable context data writing to file. I found the following entry for the settings.js file 1 2 3 4 5 contextStorage: { default: "memoryOnly", memoryOnly: { module: 'memory' }, file: { module: 'lo…

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## ["Stand-alone" Flow File Viewer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stand-alone-flow-file-viewer/69669)

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**Author:** [@rko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 12:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stand-alone-flow-file-viewer/69669 "2022-10-27T12:00:49Z")

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Has anybody worked on or at least thought about creating a flow file viewer? This might be (or is already?) a feature in flow forge. However, my idea of this viewer is more or less a "stand-alone thing" which lets you ex…

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## [How to use logstash from Elasticsearch to add a new field in a payload which is received from a MQTT node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-logstash-from-elasticsearch-to-add-a-new-field-in-a-payload-which-is-received-from-a-mqtt-node/69550)

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**Author:** [@Nirajan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nirajan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 10:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-logstash-from-elasticsearch-to-add-a-new-field-in-a-payload-which-is-received-from-a-mqtt-node/69550 "2022-10-27T10:02:17Z")

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Hi Everyone, I am willing to use filter nodes from logstash to do some changes in a payload received from a MQTT subscriber node in node-red. I would like to check for a field with value greater than 1000 and then add …

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## [Cant find source code for join node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-find-source-code-for-join-node/69664)

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**Author:** [@ItsDaveTheWave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ItsDaveTheWave)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 09:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-find-source-code-for-join-node/69664 "2022-10-27T09:52:45Z")

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Hi, sorry if this is silly, but I am interested in peaking at the source code of the 'join' node, however while browsing on the Node-RED repo I was not able to find it. Im looking under node-red/packages/node\_modules/@no…

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## [Variable global](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-global/69662)

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**Author:** [@Giacomo23](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giacomo23)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-global/69662 "2022-10-27T09:34:12Z")

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hi everyone, I'm trying to create a global variable but it is registered as an object and not as a value, what can I do? Example I would like the output of the "file\_iniziale" variable to be the same format as the "file…

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## [Unable to click inject or debug nodes?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-click-inject-or-debug-nodes/69339)

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**Author:** [@Peejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Peejay)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 08:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-click-inject-or-debug-nodes/69339 "2022-10-27T08:27:21Z")

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Hi group! First post so go easy on me :slight\_smile: Relative newcomer to node red, I run it in Home Assistant on an rPi4 and it has worked flawlessly over well over a year, but lately I've run into the above issue (las…

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## [Backing up installed nodes on Ubuntu?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/backing-up-installed-nodes-on-ubuntu/68871)

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**Author:** [@Hitman2847](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hitman2847)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 08:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/backing-up-installed-nodes-on-ubuntu/68871 "2022-10-27T08:20:45Z")

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I know this question was asked elsewhere and answered, but my problem expands and the answer does not apply to my case. The VM I am using is a Ubuntu (I think the version is 21, or up, will post the exact version when I…

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## [Node-red-contrib-configurable-soap-server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-configurable-soap-server/69659)

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**Author:** [@ana1955](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ana1955)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 07:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-configurable-soap-server/69659 "2022-10-27T07:24:15Z")

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I have an external .xsd file to be referred in the .wsdl that is copied into this server node. Where should the .xsd file be placed in the directory structure so that its path is provided in the wsdl.

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## [Request entity too large 413](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-entity-too-large-413/2397)

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**Author:** [@highlow](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/highlow)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 06:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-entity-too-large-413/2397 "2022-10-27T06:43:19Z")

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Hi, I have a relatively big flow and I can't deploy anymore. I'm still receiving this error "Request entity too large 413" I don't know what to do... I've tried the following: //httpAdminRoot:"/admin", debugMaxLengt…

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## [Image display issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/image-display-issue/69601)

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**Author:** [@syedfarrukhqamar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/syedfarrukhqamar)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 06:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/image-display-issue/69601 "2022-10-27T06:03:40Z")

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Need to show image in dashboard (UI) Image is coming in base64 format but I think it is not bringing full image data which I can see in other mqtt client like easymqtt. How to display the image. is there some way to i…

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## [Convert array values to array of objects](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-array-values-to-array-of-objects/69652)

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**Author:** [@MrThiemann](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MrThiemann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 04:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-array-values-to-array-of-objects/69652 "2022-10-27T04:32:53Z")

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Hey :wave:, i want to change my payload\[...\]\[0\] and payload\[...\]\[1\] 0 == articlenumber 1 == stock I would like to attach an image here, but somehow the upload is not working right now {"\_msgid":"01cf032528f70f17","p…

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## [Ui-table not updating although data is sent](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-not-updating-although-data-is-sent/69377)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_M\_from\_K](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mr_M_from_K)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 02:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-not-updating-although-data-is-sent/69377 "2022-10-27T02:26:42Z")

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Hi all, I am working with ui-table and have trouble with updating data. I have only three values placed in an array of key value pairs. From ui-table doc I would think it will display the new values whenever I send a me…

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## [Missing labels in editor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/missing-labels-in-editor/67754)

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**Author:** [@C.Sa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/C.Sa)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2022 00:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/missing-labels-in-editor/67754 "2022-10-27T00:28:18Z")

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Hi, I was working on a node-red server (v1.3.7) and all the default labels of the editor disappeared after a flow deploy. Among others, the deploy button now shows "deploy.deploy", menu items are like "menu.label.edit"…

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## [Running Node Red as a service on Raspberry Pi 4](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-as-a-service-on-raspberry-pi-4/69646)

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**Author:** [@damica51](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/damica51)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 21:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-as-a-service-on-raspberry-pi-4/69646 "2022-10-26T21:52:32Z")

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If I run Node Red as a service that starts up at boot, will my flow automattically start or will I somehow have to start it also?

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## [Exec fails to execute all instrution in a bash script](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-fails-to-execute-all-instrution-in-a-bash-script/69587)

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**Author:** [@RayMN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RayMN)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 17:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-fails-to-execute-all-instrution-in-a-bash-script/69587 "2022-10-26T17:26:35Z")

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I am executing a bash script from the exec node. It's a fairly long script with 18 sleeps of 15 seconds each and 18 ssh commands and some local commands in between. It seems to stop in the script at somewhat random point…

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## [FR - Fixed Target Link Call - 2 new FR requests](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-fixed-target-link-call-2-new-fr-requests/66905)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 August 2022 09:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-fixed-target-link-call-2-new-fr-requests/66905 "2022-08-27T09:22:04Z")

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Hi , Requesting for a FR . In case of Link Call (Fixed Target) - can we have an option - where some mechanism - click / hyperlink or some other mechanism - where when user clicks - he can be taken to target Link In …

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## [Node-red-contrib-web-worldmap adding/deleting points on the map](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-web-worldmap-adding-deleting-points-on-the-map/69591)

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**Author:** [@mrdvt92](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrdvt92)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 15:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-web-worldmap-adding-deleting-points-on-the-map/69591 "2022-10-26T15:54:32Z")

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What is the logic for adding and deleting points on the map? I see "deleted":true but how do you keep track of the state to figure out which ones to delete. My current map when I move the boundary it clears and then sel…

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## [Way to store flows in mssql dB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/way-to-store-flows-in-mssql-db/69624)

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**Author:** [@kaliprasadkandula](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kaliprasadkandula)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/way-to-store-flows-in-mssql-db/69624 "2022-10-26T14:02:07Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a task to add the flows to mssql database when deploy button is pushed and get flows from mssql database when reloaded ,Not sure how to do this any help would be greatful

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## [Why does an exported Flow's JSON structure defer to that of the HTTP Admin POST on \`/flow\` Request Body?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-an-exported-flows-json-structure-defer-to-that-of-the-http-admin-post-on-flow-request-body/69602)

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**Author:** [@Shan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Shan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 10:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-an-exported-flows-json-structure-defer-to-that-of-the-http-admin-post-on-flow-request-body/69602 "2022-10-26T10:15:32Z")

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Description I have successfully found a solution to deploy a desired flow to multiple node-RED instances on distinct hardware devices / VMs. As a generic understanding of the complete workflow, a user develops a flow lo…

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## [How can null characters in a string be ignored?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-null-characters-in-a-string-be-ignored/69598)

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**Author:** [@muharremsari](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/muharremsari)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 12:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-null-characters-in-a-string-be-ignored/69598 "2022-10-26T12:00:13Z")

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I am getting a 12 character string value with a terminating character over TCP/IP. But I get a data type error in the debug message. "TypeError: The argument 'newPath' must be a string or Uint8Array without null bytes. R…

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## [How to sum 2 msg coming in asynchronously?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-sum-2-msg-coming-in-asynchronously/69612)

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**Author:** [@Parowek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Parowek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-sum-2-msg-coming-in-asynchronously/69612 "2022-10-26T11:59:52Z")

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Hello Im fairly new to Node Red so the solution may seem obvious, but i just got stuck and can't figure it ou I want to get a sum of 2 messages - first one comes from a date picker, the second one comes from a dropdown…

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## [Send JWT authenticated requests to REST API](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-jwt-authenticated-requests-to-rest-api/69604)

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**Author:** [@kitkat159](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kitkat159)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 11:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-jwt-authenticated-requests-to-rest-api/69604 "2022-10-26T11:35:41Z")

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Hey everyone, I want to create nodes to access a custom REST API. This API uses JWT for authentication. I know, that in the http request node you can set a token, but I don't want to do that manually since the token ex…

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## [Bypass HTTP Node Security prompt for uibuilder, but not dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bypass-http-node-security-prompt-for-uibuilder-but-not-dashboard/69472)

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**Author:** [@standeven](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/standeven)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 11:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bypass-http-node-security-prompt-for-uibuilder-but-not-dashboard/69472 "2022-10-26T11:32:37Z")

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I currently have Node-Red serving two pages for a control system. The first page was built using node-red-dashboard nodes and requires HTTP authentication to access. The second page, a simple display of values from the s…

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## [Await delay(1000) - error in array](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/await-delay-1000-error-in-array/69589)

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**Author:** [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/await-delay-1000-error-in-array/69589 "2022-10-26T11:31:12Z")

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Hi, I try to use await delay(1000) into this function const delay = ms =\> new Promise(res =\> context.set("timer", setTimeout(res, ms))); //x is an array const x = msg.payload; x.forEach(element =\> { const valore …

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## [Prototype pollution vulnerability in function DEFNODE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/prototype-pollution-vulnerability-in-function-defnode/69596)

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**Author:** [@suraj\_k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/suraj_k)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 October 2022 11:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/prototype-pollution-vulnerability-in-function-defnode/69596 "2022-10-26T11:06:15Z")

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There is an issue in my node package "uglify-js": "3.16.3" Prototype pollution vulnerability in function DEFNODE in ast.js in mishoo UglifyJS via the name variable in ast.js. You can see more on this link here

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