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## [Node-RED Flow: Status Display with Icons and Colors](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-status-display-with-icons-and-colors/96887)

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**Author:** [@edstobi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edstobi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2025 22:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-status-display-with-icons-and-colors/96887 "2025-05-05T22:19:10Z")

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This flow provides a status display for a device (a fan) using Node-RED Dashboard. It uses Material Icons and color coding to visualize different states. How it shoud work: Inject Nodes Four inject nodes simulate dif…

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## [Bug with update dashboard-2 version 1.23](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-with-update-dashboard-2-version-1-23/96911)

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**Author:** [@SergioRT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SergioRT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2025 22:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-with-update-dashboard-2-version-1-23/96911 "2025-05-05T22:15:06Z")

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After installing flowfuse dashboard-2 version 1.23, the following bugs appeared: On a dropdown node, when you clear the selection with the cross, no messages appear. It is therefore impossible to detect this clearing a…

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## [Apply styles to individual ui nodes (dashboard 2)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/apply-styles-to-individual-ui-nodes-dashboard-2/96884)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2025 18:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/apply-styles-to-individual-ui-nodes-dashboard-2/96884 "2025-05-05T18:12:32Z")

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In a template node I have the following css; .nrdb-ui-notification .v-snackbar\_\_wrapper { background-color: red; border-left: 0px } ...which adds a background colour to a notification node, and works. However, I have …

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## [How to make node red restart automatically?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-node-red-restart-automatically/96889)

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**Author:** [@mike67](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mike67)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2025 14:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-node-red-restart-automatically/96889 "2025-05-05T14:53:24Z")

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Hello I have installed nodered from the docker. I use podman. The container is set with the option restart=always. When the container is started, it start the flow. But there are some errors generated by the flow (I…

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## [Adding dependency in container package.json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-dependency-in-container-package-json/96897)

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**Author:** [@ewuharun](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ewuharun)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2025 12:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-dependency-in-container-package-json/96897 "2025-05-05T12:46:22Z")

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{ "name": "node-red-project", "description": "A Node-RED Project", "version": "2.6.0", "private": true, "dependencies": {} } I am copying this package.json in the /data folder and installing using npm install in d…

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## [Open source OPC UA node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-source-opc-ua-node/96895)

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**Author:** [@RamaDevi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RamaDevi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2025 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-source-opc-ua-node/96895 "2025-05-05T11:21:56Z")

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Let me know open source OPC UA modules in node-red.

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## [Feature Suggestion: Tab (Flow) Grouping in Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-tab-flow-grouping-in-node-red/96883)

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**Author:** [@leozanellato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leozanellato)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2025 06:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-tab-flow-grouping-in-node-red/96883 "2025-05-05T06:00:03Z")

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Hi all, I’d like to suggest a new feature for Node-RED: the ability to group tabs (flows) within the editor. In larger projects, we often end up with dozens of tabs, which becomes hard to navigate and cluttered. The id…

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## [Interval connection error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interval-connection-error/96848)

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**Author:** [@Dar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dar)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2025 01:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interval-connection-error/96848 "2025-05-05T01:40:14Z")

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Hello, I need some help I am an Intern working on this project where I have to develop a dashboard to read mssql data for plc in node red, I just started learning node red and I'm stuck at this problem, the issue is …

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## [Ordinal day of Year needed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ordinal-day-of-year-needed/96886)

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**Author:** [@larkingabout](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/larkingabout)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 23:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ordinal-day-of-year-needed/96886 "2025-05-04T23:07:03Z")

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Im running an older V0.19.5 Node Red instance on a PI-0-W with the Stretch version of the pi-os, I know i should have been updating, but its been running flawlessly mostly handling mqtt for basic automation. Its been d…

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## [该如何提供或自定义更对节点属性配置ui。(Custom Node Properties)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-custom-node-properties/96882)

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**Author:** [@752337625](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/752337625)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 22:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-custom-node-properties/96882 "2025-05-04T22:16:28Z")

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我该如何在创建节点后，添加属性模板设置更多属性节点UI。

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## [Write node forms using Vue 3 and JSON Schema](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/write-node-forms-using-vue-3-and-json-schema/96727)

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**Author:** [@AllanOricil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AllanOricil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 21:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/write-node-forms-using-vue-3-and-json-schema/96727 "2025-05-04T21:58:58Z")

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Soon you will be able to test my framework for writting node forms using Vue 3 and JSON Schema. This will enable the creation of more complex config forms and write code in an modern way. Directory structure . ├── s…

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## [Weird serial issues](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-serial-issues/96859)

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**Author:** [@ReonMonterus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ReonMonterus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 20:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-serial-issues/96859 "2025-05-04T20:56:57Z")

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Hello! I am pretty new to Node-RED and I am working on a project that involves a bit of serial communication between a RPi 3B and several ESP32 devices over USB. The ESP32's are connected to things like relays and when s…

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## [Uibuilder uib-element uib-cache multiple injection issue on refresh](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-uib-element-uib-cache-multiple-injection-issue-on-refresh/96878)

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**Author:** [@stdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stdave)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 19:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-uib-element-uib-cache-multiple-injection-issue-on-refresh/96878 "2025-05-04T19:44:33Z")

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I am producing a webpage using mustache template -\> uib-element -\>uib-cache -\>uibuilder I first inject the mustache template (that contains some webpage content) with a payload set to 1. The mustache template swaps out…

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## [Question for UIBUILDER users: Offline access to the documentation?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-for-uibuilder-users-offline-access-to-the-documentation/96785)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 19:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-for-uibuilder-users-offline-access-to-the-documentation/96785 "2025-05-04T19:02:59Z")

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Quick question for anyone interested in UIBUILDER for Node-RED. Is it useful to you to have UIBUILDER's documentation available offline? poll Currently (up to v7.2.0 at least), UIBUILDER's documentation is included as …

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## [Modify msg object](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modify-msg-object/96778)

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**Author:** [@Mick](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mick)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 16:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modify-msg-object/96778 "2025-05-04T16:48:06Z")

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I am trying to modify the msg object. Take this msg for example. object type: "status" client: "0x4DE0E196" topic: "transmit" payload: object freq: 7.2897 lo: 100 hi: 2900 tx\_filter\_changes\_allowed: 1 \_msgid: "c543863…

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## [Include variables from external .js file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/include-variables-from-external-js-file/96867)

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**Author:** [@stefan24](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stefan24)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 16:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/include-variables-from-external-js-file/96867 "2025-05-04T16:43:28Z")

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I have a PV logger, which creates js files with the data from the photovoltaic device. I download these files with a FTP client within Node-RED (or an external script) on a regular basis. How can I use / import / start…

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## [Change Title color to group Header . Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-title-color-to-group-header-dashboard/96830)

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**Author:** [@Viriato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Viriato)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 14:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-title-color-to-group-header-dashboard/96830 "2025-05-04T14:33:27Z")

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Continuing the discussion from How to add icon to card header. Dashboard 2: Can we change also the color of the group Title ? Thanks

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## [Unable to update any nodes from the palette](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-update-any-nodes-from-the-palette/96875)

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**Author:** [@dougle03](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dougle03)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2025 11:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-update-any-nodes-from-the-palette/96875 "2025-05-04T11:46:22Z")

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Hi all, Getting the following log when trying to update any node within the palette manger.. First thoughts are a permissions error, but I'm able to make changes to flows and they save properly in the flows.json file. …

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## [UK Petrol prices](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uk-petrol-prices/95796)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [3 May 2025 19:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uk-petrol-prices/95796 "2025-05-03T19:22:08Z")

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I didn't realise, but ASDA supermarket publish fuel prices daily for every petrol station in the UK, check it out: https://storelocator.asda.com/fuel\_prices\_data.json I mocked up a little map showing the lowest and hig…

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## [JSONata language definition](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-language-definition/96806)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [3 May 2025 17:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-language-definition/96806 "2025-05-03T17:42:05Z")

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Hi There, So part of my Erlang-RED project is JSONata - probably a big part. I had a quick look around and found no Erlang library for implementing JSONata so it's kind of up to me to get something working. Now where …

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## [Help formatting an image as an email attachment using Nodemailer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-formatting-an-image-as-an-email-attachment-using-nodemailer/96863)

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**Author:** [@no\_mpimpi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/no_mpimpi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [3 May 2025 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-formatting-an-image-as-an-email-attachment-using-nodemailer/96863 "2025-05-03T14:10:24Z")

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Hello nice Node-RED people, I come to you for help. I want to send an email to notify me when Frigate detects a person. Frigate is configured to use MQTT, and the image data arrives in an MQTT message. At first I tried…

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## [Node-red-contrib-cron-plus and Save State](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-cron-plus-and-save-state/96855)

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**Author:** [@jnn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jnn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [3 May 2025 08:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-cron-plus-and-save-state/96855 "2025-05-03T08:51:44Z")

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Hi, I’m using the node-red-contrib-cron-plus node (version 2.1.0 with Node-RED 4.0.9) to start a flow every day at 16:00. I also have another cron-plus node that stops the flow at 21:00 each evening. However, if the c…

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## [Min-max per period in a subflow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/min-max-per-period-in-a-subflow/96861)

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**Author:** [@juntiedt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/juntiedt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2025 19:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/min-max-per-period-in-a-subflow/96861 "2025-05-02T19:20:44Z")

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\[{"id":"dcd21a88cfb7198c","type":"subflow","name":"min-max","info":"","category":"","in":\[{"x":60,"y":200,"wires":\[{"id":"e944cd23c54485ed"}\]}\],"out":\[{"x":1280,"y":100,"wires":\[{"id":"9e1efc208998899a","port":0}\]},{"…

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## [Why are Objects with Value of 0 Treated Differently?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-are-objects-with-value-of-0-treated-differently/96856)

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**Author:** [@GasTurbineMan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GasTurbineMan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2025 17:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-are-objects-with-value-of-0-treated-differently/96856 "2025-05-02T17:30:05Z")

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Working with an ESP32 Cam, settings can be sent to the camera via MQTT such as cmnd/esp32cam/WcBrightness followed by one of 5 number values -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 Feedback by subscribing to stat/esp32cam/RESULT will then sho…

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## [Export SQL data to CSV file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-sql-data-to-csv-file/96854)

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**Author:** [@jumpier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jumpier)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2025 15:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-sql-data-to-csv-file/96854 "2025-05-02T15:01:59Z")

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Hi to everyone, I need to export data from SQL to a CSV file; the problem I'm having is that for the "Timestamp" field containing date and time, only the date is export but not the time. Where am I going wrong? Thanks …

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## [Fix date and time display (read from SQL) on a table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-date-and-time-display-read-from-sql-on-a-table/96850)

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**Author:** [@jumpier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jumpier)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2025 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-date-and-time-display-read-from-sql-on-a-table/96850 "2025-05-02T11:53:21Z")

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Good morning, I read data from SQL Server Express Edition 2019 and I need to display it in a table. Since I live in Italy, I notice a difference of two hours (less) between the DB data and the data shown on the Node-Red…

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## [Automatic restart of nodered - installed in a podman container](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/automatic-restart-of-nodered-installed-in-a-podman-container/96851)

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**Author:** [@mike67](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mike67)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2025 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/automatic-restart-of-nodered-installed-in-a-podman-container/96851 "2025-05-02T10:40:08Z")

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Hello I have made a podman run .... nodered. Tha works fine... but.. When my host is started (from boot), the container is launched, and nodered is launched. But it crashes because of an error. Normally, this error w…

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## [How to attach a chart-image into body of mail, not as an attachment](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-attach-a-chart-image-into-body-of-mail-not-as-an-attachment/96846)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2025 09:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-attach-a-chart-image-into-body-of-mail-not-as-an-attachment/96846 "2025-05-02T09:59:46Z")

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I have a working example of generating a chart, creating a chart image and sending to email as attachment. what i need is to embed the chart image in the body of the mail. how do i do that ? or how do i convert the c…

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## [Moment msg.outTz does not work](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/moment-msg-outtz-does-not-work/96844)

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**Author:** [@bigbean17](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bigbean17)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2025 08:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/moment-msg-outtz-does-not-work/96844 "2025-05-02T08:31:20Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to dynamically set the outTz from an input node by msg.outTz, but seems like the moment node does not pick up the outTz, seems like it still uses the default timezone (probably from browser?) Here are my…

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## [Encrypting pi, without password on boot?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encrypting-pi-without-password-on-boot/96798)

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**Author:** [@ThingsTinkerer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsTinkerer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [1 May 2025 22:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encrypting-pi-without-password-on-boot/96798 "2025-05-01T22:56:21Z")

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This is not exactly node red, but the community here is also awesome on related topics. If you use node red on pi, and have multiple such raspberry pis running on different customer sites. How to encrypt? Because if you…

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