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## [Notification ribbon with a gradient fade-out](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/notification-ribbon-with-a-gradient-fade-out/66089)

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**Author:** [@earlywaff](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/earlywaff)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2022 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/notification-ribbon-with-a-gradient-fade-out/66089 "2022-08-06T09:05:54Z")

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Hi all, I want to do something like feed ribbon with gradient fade. I.e. the last message is a bright font, and subsequent ones will be less transparent. This is Smart Mirror 2, there is a very similar way to do the wea…

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## [Why does the getSeconds() function return a different value?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-the-getseconds-function-return-a-different-value/66093)

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**Author:** [@m8nix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/m8nix)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2022 07:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-the-getseconds-function-return-a-different-value/66093 "2022-08-06T07:39:48Z")

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Hi, I'm just starting with "Node Red" and "JS" and I have a probably simple beginner's question. I intend to log an average value exactly every full minute in InfluxDB.

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## [Defect base64 string](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/defect-base64-string/66084)

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**Author:** [@schnello](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/schnello)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2022 07:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/defect-base64-string/66084 "2022-08-06T07:14:07Z")

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Hello. I convert images in base64 via bash. The target is to send this base64 string to node-red via http... and display the image on the dashboard. I send the content of TEST1 with: curl --data-binary "@TEST1" http:/…

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## [UDP OUT - no output on wireshark](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/udp-out-no-output-on-wireshark/66032)

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**Author:** [@RBSI](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RBSI)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2022 06:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/udp-out-no-output-on-wireshark/66032 "2022-08-06T06:26:29Z")

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Hello everyone. I am trying to send a network variable list to a device (WAGO-PFC200) on port 1000, however i do not see any data transmission or receive on port 1000 via wireshark and here is more details on my form…

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## [Reading a .mdb file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reading-a-mdb-file/65659)

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**Author:** [@dinesh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dinesh)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2022 03:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reading-a-mdb-file/65659 "2022-08-06T03:30:38Z")

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Hi, I have an equipment that writes to an .mdb file. I believe that this is a type of database. Can you suggest any node or any other way that I can read the latest entry in the file. Thank you

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## [Node-red-contrib-usbhid on Raspberry Pi - anyone got it running recently?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-usbhid-on-raspberry-pi-anyone-got-it-running-recently/66091)

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**Author:** [@Flustered](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Flustered)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 19:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-usbhid-on-raspberry-pi-anyone-got-it-running-recently/66091 "2022-08-05T19:39:20Z")

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Hey, I'm quite new to node-red and not a Linux expert... I am (desperately) tying to get this USB RFID reader to work in node-red. https://www.amazon.co.uk/UMTMedia®-125khz-Contactless-Proximity-Reader/dp/B0933M6S1J/ E…

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## [Resetting message count in debug node status](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resetting-message-count-in-debug-node-status/66090)

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**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 19:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resetting-message-count-in-debug-node-status/66090 "2022-08-05T19:20:06Z")

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I very nearly posted a repeat of this request, but instead I'll ask if anything further has happened with it. In the editor, I have been using the Deploy button to reset the counter, and have noticed some odd behavior. …

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## [Array send to InfluxDB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/array-send-to-influxdb/66029)

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**Author:** [@VinistoisR](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/VinistoisR)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/array-send-to-influxdb/66029 "2022-08-05T16:24:16Z")

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I'm working with an API that is giving me a nice array in one shot with all the data I need. I want to use the influxdb batch node to write the data into influxdb I get back a variable number of objects, roughly 100 of…

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## [Node Red Flows on ESP8266 and ESP32](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flows-on-esp8266-and-esp32/64345)

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**Author:** [@mtoko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mtoko)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 16:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flows-on-esp8266-and-esp32/64345 "2022-08-05T16:12:22Z")

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Who would have believed this is possible! Nick and Peter Hoddie had a chat at OpenJSWorld22 and Peter has started a project to run Node Red flows on ESP8266 and ESP32 using Javascript and Moddable. I purchased Peters boo…

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## [Send Email with mailgun](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-email-with-mailgun/66078)

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**Author:** [@dereckradford](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dereckradford)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 15:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-email-with-mailgun/66078 "2022-08-05T15:35:16Z")

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I am extremely new with Node-RED and I am struggling with translating mailguns curl to http request in Node-RED. I found a couple examples on here but nothing that looks like there curl command. Any help would be greatl…

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## [Mysql: different date Debian VS Windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-different-date-debian-vs-windows/65983)

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**Author:** [@Lupin\_III](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lupin_III)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 14:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-different-date-debian-vs-windows/65983 "2022-08-05T14:50:37Z")

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Hi, I'm facing this problem without succeeding. I have a project running on both Windows and Debian system. As database I use phpmyadmin, and in node-red this mysql node node-red-node-mysql (node) - Node-RED. The prob…

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## [Websocket in and out within the same connection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-in-and-out-within-the-same-connection/66068)

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**Author:** [@Tzoreol](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tzoreol)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 14:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-in-and-out-within-the-same-connection/66068 "2022-08-05T14:33:40Z")

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Hi! I'm trying to connect Node-RED with OBS websocket. Without authentication this is pretty straigthforward but I'm stuck for the authentication. According to OBS websocket documentation there are 3 steps. First, aft…

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## [Error in Upgrade d3v3.min.js into d3v7 version](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-in-upgrade-d3v3-min-js-into-d3v7-version/66056)

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**Author:** [@dnyaneshwar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dnyaneshwar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-in-upgrade-d3v3-min-js-into-d3v7-version/66056 "2022-08-05T12:21:04Z")

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For node red deployment process I need latest version of d3 library in my node red project. currently I am using d3v3.min.js and node red working fine.but when I update or change file to d3v7.min.js node red show follow…

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## [UIbulder does not want to connect](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibulder-does-not-want-to-connect/65999)

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**Author:** [@use](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/use)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 12:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibulder-does-not-want-to-connect/65999 "2022-08-05T12:10:30Z")

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Hallo, I have a old Project with an SPS and a UIBilder. I get some data from the SPS and with the UIBilder I show some values on a HTML page. Now I get a new pc and I install Node-Red and the needed nodes in a newer ver…

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## [Plot things on an zoomable image background](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plot-things-on-an-zoomable-image-background/66033)

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**Author:** [@mzsolnay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mzsolnay)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plot-things-on-an-zoomable-image-background/66033 "2022-08-05T11:53:27Z")

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Hi ! I am looking for a similat sollution, like \[node-red-contrib-web-worldmap\] (node-red-contrib-web-worldmap (node) - Node-RED), but my aim is not to use geographical map, but an image or vector graphic. I'd like to…

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## [Wanna add timestamp to payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wanna-add-timestamp-to-payload/66031)

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**Author:** [@trombose009](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/trombose009)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 10:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wanna-add-timestamp-to-payload/66031 "2022-08-05T10:52:28Z")

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Hey guys, I wanna write some mqtt messages to a txt-file for troubleshooting purposes of an IOT device. So, I achieved the goal to write these messages to a file. But now I need some kind of function which is adding a…

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## [Failed to load page using uibuilder due to Maximum call stack size exceeded](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-load-page-using-uibuilder-due-to-maximum-call-stack-size-exceeded/66021)

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**Author:** [@alex88](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alex88)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 08:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-load-page-using-uibuilder-due-to-maximum-call-stack-size-exceeded/66021 "2022-08-05T08:51:56Z")

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Has anyone else experienced an issue today with loading pages when using uibuilder? I have 3x Windows 10 machines that all did a scheduled update today, after which I could not load pages on Chrome. Since then I have do…

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## [Can Node-red run on WasmEdge?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-node-red-run-on-wasmedge/66050)

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**Author:** [@farooqhasny](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/farooqhasny)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 07:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-node-red-run-on-wasmedge/66050 "2022-08-05T07:58:20Z")

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Can we run Node-red on wasmedge? that's a new webassembly and WASI based VM.

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## [Is this possible to achieve with NodeRed?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-this-possible-to-achieve-with-nodered/64303)

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**Author:** [@cosmarchy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cosmarchy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 07:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-this-possible-to-achieve-with-nodered/64303 "2022-08-05T07:57:10Z")

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I have never used NodeRed before and I wanted to ask this question here before embarking on a journey of how to use NodeRed only to find out it is not capable… First a bit of background. I have an alarm system which do…

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## [Get value based on object.id](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-value-based-on-object-id/66004)

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**Author:** [@Petter](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Petter)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 06:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-value-based-on-object-id/66004 "2022-08-05T06:20:47Z")

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Hi. I have an object with an array of objects. I want to use a function node to get one spesific value based on the object id. So if I only want temp from a speseific device/object if msg.payload.object.id == "2920009…

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## [Array path identifier wild card](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/array-path-identifier-wild-card/66043)

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**Author:** [@zunder1990](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zunder1990)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2022 06:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/array-path-identifier-wild-card/66043 "2022-08-05T06:04:11Z")

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I have array that I am trying to read values from the problem is part of the path changes in my case it is a mac address. Normal path like say from a mysql return would be msg.payload\[0\].TalkID but in my case it is paylo…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 2.2.3 and 3.0.2 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-2-2-3-and-3-0-2-released/66018)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 23:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-2-2-3-and-3-0-2-released/66018 "2022-08-04T23:23:03Z")

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We've just released new maintenance releases for both the 2.x and 3.x streams of Node-RED. Node-RED 3.0.2 This release includes some fixes for exporting Subflows that contain Junctions, some updates to the German transl…

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## [Split a Lat/Lon coordinates from a string](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-a-lat-lon-coordinates-from-a-string/66005)

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**Author:** [@dougle03](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dougle03)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 21:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-a-lat-lon-coordinates-from-a-string/66005 "2022-08-04T21:13:19Z")

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String: 53.0094583 -1.2078455 I'm playing around with the split node using space as the splitter, but then I need to put the two parts into a single message as msg.lat and msg.lon. What's the simplest method? Send each…

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## [Having trouble with looping through a function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-trouble-with-looping-through-a-function/66028)

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**Author:** [@cwesterfield](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cwesterfield)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 20:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-trouble-with-looping-through-a-function/66028 "2022-08-04T20:19:44Z")

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I'm not a coder, so bear with me. I trying to create a flow that pulls info from an API call, checks to see if a sms message has come in in the last 5 min, and then moves it on down the flow. I have the function working…

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## [OMRON EIP CIP Command communication timeout](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/omron-eip-cip-command-communication-timeout/66039)

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**Author:** [@mihaila-andreas](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mihaila-andreas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 20:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/omron-eip-cip-command-communication-timeout/66039 "2022-08-04T20:13:37Z")

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Hi there, I was trying to connect my node red pc to a NX and NJ OMRON PLC and had success. Unfortunately, I do not have the same success with a CJ2M PLC which has a built in EIP Port. Always getting timeout error .. D…

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## [Why does ng-click="send causes my other tags to lose reference?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ng-click-send-causes-my-other-tags-to-lose-reference/66035)

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**Author:** [@Wilay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Wilay)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 20:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-ng-click-send-causes-my-other-tags-to-lose-reference/66035 "2022-08-04T20:09:13Z")

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I have been having many issues lately, therefore thanks for everyone's massive help. Basically, whenever I use ng-click="send({payload : msg.payload})" on my DIV element in my Template-UI node, or simply ng-click="send(…

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## [Display data from DFRobot Digital Wattmeter](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-data-from-dfrobot-digital-wattmeter/66010)

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**Author:** [@Alexandru89](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Alexandru89)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 19:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-data-from-dfrobot-digital-wattmeter/66010 "2022-08-04T19:23:39Z")

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Dear makers, I have in mind a project for power consumption monitoring and I decided to use one of this sensor: Gravity: I2C Digital Wattmeter SKU: SEN0291-DFRobot My initial idea was to use a pythonshell block and po…

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## [\[error\] Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND ws://localhost:1880/ws/data at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup \[as oncomplete\] (node:dns:71:26)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-error-getaddrinfo-enotfound-ws-localhost-1880-ws-data-at-getaddrinforeqwrap-onlookup-as-oncomplete-node71-26/65979)

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**Author:** [@lbfabiano](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lbfabiano)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 18:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-error-getaddrinfo-enotfound-ws-localhost-1880-ws-data-at-getaddrinforeqwrap-onlookup-as-oncomplete-node71-26/65979 "2022-08-04T18:56:58Z")

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Hello everybody. I have the below error when I try to start node-red on Windows 10 even after uninstalling everything. \[error\] Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND ws://localhost:1880/ws/data in GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup \[as…

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## [Write file node in docker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/write-file-node-in-docker/66011)

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**Author:** [@trombose009](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/trombose009)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 18:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/write-file-node-in-docker/66011 "2022-08-04T18:28:08Z")

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Hey, I just wanna write some kind of logfile using the write file node. My installation is made in docker. So how can I achieve this goal? It does not really matter where the file will appear on my raspberry pi file s…

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## [How does injecting {{msg.payload}} tag works in HTML?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-does-injecting-msg-payload-tag-works-in-html/66025)

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**Author:** [@Wilay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Wilay)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 17:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-does-injecting-msg-payload-tag-works-in-html/66025 "2022-08-04T17:37:50Z")

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It feels like sometimes it works, sometime it doesn't, and sometimes it breaks. My template node goes like this : \<div id = '{{msg.name}}' style = 'background-image : url("/{{msg.background}}") !important;'\> \<d…

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