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## [How to push Node-RED to GitHub using access tokens](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-push-node-red-to-github-using-access-tokens/49796)

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**Author:** [@portfedh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/portfedh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-push-node-red-to-github-using-access-tokens/49796 "2021-08-16T15:18:09Z")

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I'm having a bit of an issue pushing my Node-RED project to GitHub I'm using Nose-RED version 2.0.5: Maintenance Release and node js v12.22.5 This is what I've done so far: I created an empty repo in github and copie…

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## [Error: connect ETIMEDOUT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-connect-etimedout/49798)

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**Author:** [@jaime.jimenez](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jaime.jimenez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-connect-etimedout/49798 "2021-08-16T15:00:40Z")

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Hi, Collegues. I am running the Node Red Flow in VMware, and I am getting following error: "Error: connect ETIMEDOUT", so the connection with the gateway devices is not established. It should be noted that the VMware…

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## [R-Pi 4 serial port truncates messages](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/r-pi-4-serial-port-truncates-messages/49692)

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**Author:** [@dsplitz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dsplitz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/r-pi-4-serial-port-truncates-messages/49692 "2021-08-16T13:51:17Z")

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I can't be sure if this is a node-red or R-PI issue. It's a low runner so I can work around it but thought someone may want to investigate who knows how to get under the hood. I've seen this issue on two separate R-PI 4…

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## [Add clustering by default](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-clustering-by-default/49785)

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**Author:** [@gregoryvanhout](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregoryvanhout)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 13:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-clustering-by-default/49785 "2021-08-16T13:27:09Z")

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Dear, Please add clustering bu default, it was done in the past but the repos aren't updated. Repos: "namgk/dnr-editor" and "namgk/node-red-contrib-dnr" This would be a great for even firms to adopt and use this techn…

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## [Delaying the whole flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delaying-the-whole-flow/49776)

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**Author:** [@subwayfootlong](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/subwayfootlong)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 13:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delaying-the-whole-flow/49776 "2021-08-16T13:10:22Z")

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Hello all. noob node-red user here Is there a node or a similar function to delay the whole flow for a set period? Like in arduino where you can use delay(500) to delay for 500ms? From what I know the delay node just …

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## [How to Add element to msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361)

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**Author:** [@onire77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/onire77)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 12:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361 "2021-08-16T12:30:53Z")

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If I have msg.payload = { Element1 :"One", Element2 : "Two", Element3 : "Three" } return msg; The output is: {"Element1":"One","Element2":"Two","Element3":"Three"} But now, If I want to add a new eleme…

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## [Jsonata in Node-Red not working as for example on try.jasonata or in the Node-Red Test UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-in-node-red-not-working-as-for-example-on-try-jasonata-or-in-the-node-red-test-ui/49780)

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**Author:** [@aschaepper](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aschaepper)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 10:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-in-node-red-not-working-as-for-example-on-try-jasonata-or-in-the-node-red-test-ui/49780 "2021-08-16T10:56:45Z")

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Hello together I'm currently working with jsonata to transform my SQL Input. I'm now at a point where I'm really lost and have no Idea why its not working. I have this json file comming from the SQL output node: \[ …

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## [Tell us your thoughts about nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tell-us-your-thoughts-about-nodes/49085)

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**Author:** [@sammachin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sammachin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 10:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tell-us-your-thoughts-about-nodes/49085 "2021-08-16T10:10:30Z")

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We're starting to think about what we could do to improve the experience of 3rd Party Nodes within Node-RED both for the developers and contributors as well as the users. I'd really appreciate it if you could spare some…

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## [Gauge Node Color fixing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauge-node-color-fixing/49410)

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**Author:** [@Ashok](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ashok)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 09:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauge-node-color-fixing/49410 "2021-08-16T09:14:59Z")

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How To fix a pre defined colors to gauges, becz an industry standard the gauges must be pre defined only needle should move based on the pre setted input please help me to fix a color like below in the node red gauges …

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## [How to insert raw data into the database?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-raw-data-into-the-database/49778)

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**Author:** [@Uarik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Uarik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 08:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-raw-data-into-the-database/49778 "2021-08-16T08:36:38Z")

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The nodes in the screenshot record the user's message and save it to the mysql table. But, if the user enters text with quotation marks (""), they get to the database as '& quot;' How do I insert raw data into the data…

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## [Timer and switch](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timer-and-switch/49758)

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**Author:** [@Casper3101](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Casper3101)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2021 05:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timer-and-switch/49758 "2021-08-16T05:59:42Z")

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Can someone please help. I am new to all this. I am trying to create a simple circuit. What I am after is for a timer to activate a relay at 10pm for my father in laws bedside lamp. Along side this I need a push button t…

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## [Dark Mode Theme - Looking rather pale](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-mode-theme-looking-rather-pale/49768)

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**Author:** [@Gunner](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gunner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 21:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-mode-theme-looking-rather-pale/49768 "2021-08-15T21:51:11Z")

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I decided to delve further into the dark (mode) side :stuck\_out\_tongue: This time with the editor (BTW, the Dashboard is an easy to change Theme option, why not the Editor??) But after repeatedly following the directio…

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## [HTTP In - how to not parse based on content-type?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-in-how-to-not-parse-based-on-content-type/49766)

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**Author:** [@lowlyocean](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lowlyocean)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-in-how-to-not-parse-based-on-content-type/49766 "2021-08-15T21:31:02Z")

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Hi all, I need the raw body of the POST request coming in to my endpoint as part of a SHA-256 signature verification. Unfortunately I can't control the Content-Type of the incoming request (it's fixed as application/json…

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## [Not able to install SQLite](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-able-to-install-sqlite/49745)

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**Author:** [@KratosReus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/KratosReus)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 21:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-able-to-install-sqlite/49745 "2021-08-15T21:13:02Z")

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Hi everyone, I have been trying to install the SQLite node but it always triggers some errors: Blockquote---------------------------------------------------------- 2021-08-15T12:02:32.722Z Install : node-red-node-sql…

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## [Splitting apart and recombining a payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/splitting-apart-and-recombining-a-payload/49754)

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**Author:** [@Sgooch](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sgooch)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 21:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/splitting-apart-and-recombining-a-payload/49754 "2021-08-15T21:09:50Z")

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I have an incoming payload that looks something like this: "person:80%,Car:40%,Dog:38%,Camera1" or in different terms: "object1:80% sure,object2:40% sure,Source-Camera1" I would like to take ONLY the FIRST object and …

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## [How to rotate a text ui depending on payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-rotate-a-text-ui-depending-on-payload/49723)

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**Author:** [@Jurg1505](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jurg1505)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 20:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-rotate-a-text-ui-depending-on-payload/49723 "2021-08-15T20:28:02Z")

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Hello, I try to make a dashboard inclinometer to see if the camper is level. I have modified the https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-rotate-a-text-ui/25657 \[ { "id": "9150c0c61a95662d", "type": …

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## [Serial port COM4 error: Error: Opening COM4: File not found](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-port-com4-error-error-opening-com4-file-not-found/49756)

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**Author:** [@owmath](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/owmath)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 19:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-port-com4-error-error-opening-com4-file-not-found/49756 "2021-08-15T19:21:40Z")

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Good afternoon, i have a problem starting my node-red. when I run the command to open "node-red", it shows me serial port COM4 error: Error: Opening COM4: File not found. Before this error happened, I managed to perfor…

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## [Upgrading RPi4 to 64-bit - Node-Red Bombs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/upgrading-rpi4-to-64-bit-node-red-bombs/49192)

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**Author:** [@scargill](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scargill)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2021 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/upgrading-rpi4-to-64-bit-node-red-bombs/49192 "2021-08-13T19:40:36Z")

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This could well be nothing to do with NR but I have to start somewhere. As some of you know, I run Node-Red 24-7 on an RPi4 32 bit - EVERYTHING up to date.... Except as I just found out - if I wanted to re-install Graf…

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## [Dockerfile RUN apk add - Permission denied](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dockerfile-run-apk-add-permission-denied/49746)

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**Author:** [@novski](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/novski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 12:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dockerfile-run-apk-add-permission-denied/49746 "2021-08-15T12:51:13Z")

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As of this Problem I changed my docker-compose to take the Dockerfile instead of directly nodered/node-red:latest and added a RUN in to my Dockerfile to add a package, but that fails because of Permissions denied. What…

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## [Pushover Configuration Help please](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pushover-configuration-help-please/49743)

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**Author:** [@daxkamala](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/daxkamala)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 12:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pushover-configuration-help-please/49743 "2021-08-15T12:45:39Z")

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I'n trying to get going with pushover. Account set up and can send from web interface. On the node, there are two fields: User Key and API Token. I can't find any reference to User Key in the documentation except one p…

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## [Self Signed Certificate in Certificate Chain when upload data to Postgresql cloud database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/self-signed-certificate-in-certificate-chain-when-upload-data-to-postgresql-cloud-database/49640)

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**Author:** [@Bond](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bond)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 11:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/self-signed-certificate-in-certificate-chain-when-upload-data-to-postgresql-cloud-database/49640 "2021-08-15T11:55:37Z")

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Hi all, I was playing around with Postgresql on my local network and everything went very well. Until I change the database to a cloud server, I receive the error: "Self Signed Certificate in Certificate Chain". I assum…

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## [Dashboard has stopped working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-has-stopped-working/49742)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 11:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-has-stopped-working/49742 "2021-08-15T11:45:29Z")

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(I really don't like trying to update machines) NR 2.0.5 Raspi (Jessie) (Yes, another one) Raspi 2 Model B Rev 1.1 node -v == 10.23.0 I'm guessing it needs to be NR version 1.2x.... and node -v should be 8.17 T…

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## [Node-red-contrib-facemask-detector fails to install](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-facemask-detector-fails-to-install/49720)

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**Author:** [@pcborges](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pcborges)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-facemask-detector-fails-to-install/49720 "2021-08-15T10:30:10Z")

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Hi, I am trying to experiment with the node-red-contrib-facemask-detector but it never installs successfully. After some research I installed what seems to be dependencies: node-red-contrib-tf-function node-red-contri…

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## [How to pass information from MySQL querry to telegram bot message?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-pass-information-from-mysql-querry-to-telegram-bot-message/49740)

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**Author:** [@Uarik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Uarik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 10:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-pass-information-from-mysql-querry-to-telegram-bot-message/49740 "2021-08-15T10:12:54Z")

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What am I doing wrong?

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## [Exchanging data between flows over VPN](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exchanging-data-between-flows-over-vpn/48192)

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**Author:** [@tovo\_o](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tovo_o)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 08:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exchanging-data-between-flows-over-vpn/48192 "2021-08-15T08:21:51Z")

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What would be the best way to do this? I read that MQTT is not gonna be happy over VPN. My networking knowledge is leaving me at a loss as to which black hole to dive down on this one. I really just want to make a sim…

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## [Node-red-contrib-fritz looking for working example for setCallBarringEntry](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-fritz-looking-for-working-example-for-setcallbarringentry/49736)

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**Author:** [@khfischbach](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/khfischbach)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-fritz-looking-for-working-example-for-setcallbarringentry/49736 "2021-08-15T08:07:00Z")

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Hi, I have searched for an working example for the action setCallBarringEntry within node-red-contrib-fritz but did not find one. The main problem is the array "number". "\_":"\<value" is not accepted. I have tried fir…

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## [Trying to update. old version no longer supported](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-update-old-version-no-longer-supported/49731)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 08:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-update-old-version-no-longer-supported/49731 "2021-08-15T08:01:13Z")

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Sorry, but I want to ask to be sure. Running Node-RED update for user pi at /home/pi on raspbian Nodejs 10 is no longer supported. You can update to the latest Node-RED 1.x version by adding --nodered-version="1.3.5…

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## [Side menu on dashboard won't hide](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/side-menu-on-dashboard-wont-hide/49732)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2021 06:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/side-menu-on-dashboard-wont-hide/49732 "2021-08-15T06:09:06Z")

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I have 2 near identical RPZ(W) and these are their dashboards: I'm sure you can see the difference. This is their settings: I have force-reloaded the page. No change. Someone - please.

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## [Backward compatibilty (and embedded systems)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/backward-compatibilty-and-embedded-systems/49671)

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**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2021 22:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/backward-compatibilty-and-embedded-systems/49671 "2021-08-14T22:13:47Z")

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I would be interested in hearing from developers of contributed nodes about how much effort they put into maintaining compatibility with older versions of Node-RED and whether there are methods they find helpful. The iss…

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## [Spit a payload and get rid of the last bracket](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/spit-a-payload-and-get-rid-of-the-last-bracket/49721)

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**Author:** [@edstobi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edstobi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2021 22:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/spit-a-payload-and-get-rid-of-the-last-bracket/49721 "2021-08-14T22:11:53Z")

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Hi I am having a string 0.1.1.1|00:03:CD:01:6F:BA (Mobotix AG) 0.1.1.111|C2:4D:69:BB:65:A4 (American Power Conversion) 0.1.1.133|7C:87:AB:CD:EF:GH (Hewlett Packard) ............ Then I am trying to brin the strin into …

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