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## [Best Practice for Polling Fast-Updated PLC Tags in Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-practice-for-polling-fast-updated-plc-tags-in-node-red/96843)

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**Author:** [@dNode12](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dNode12)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [1 May 2025 21:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-practice-for-polling-fast-updated-plc-tags-in-node-red/96843 "2025-05-01T21:44:17Z")

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Hi all, I’m fairly new to Node-RED and have been exploring its use in an industrial setting. So far, I really like how it works, but I’ve hit a snag and could use some advice from the community. I’m trying to build an …

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## [Flexbar - USB connected hardware touchscreen input bar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexbar-usb-connected-hardware-touchscreen-input-bar/96831)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [1 May 2025 20:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexbar-usb-connected-hardware-touchscreen-input-bar/96831 "2025-05-01T20:26:14Z")

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So I backed this project on Kickstarter a while back and should be getting the actual device imminently. One of its nice features is the ability to extend the features with Node.js based plugins. So naturally, that got…

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## [Control a smart outlet using bluetooth?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-a-smart-outlet-using-bluetooth/96572)

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**Author:** [@CandleTiger](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CandleTiger)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [1 May 2025 18:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-a-smart-outlet-using-bluetooth/96572 "2025-05-01T18:13:41Z")

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I want to use Node-RED on my victron Cerbo GX to control a smart outlet (for a dump load when my batteries are full) Using hard-wired relays etc. is too much work in my case, I want to go with a remote controlled outlet…

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## [How would you style this dashboard (2)?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-would-you-style-this-dashboard-2/96424)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 23:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-would-you-style-this-dashboard-2/96424 "2025-04-30T23:56:39Z")

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The attached flows make up a working dashboard displaying weather info (worldwide) from the Norwegian Met. Office, chosen because it requires no API key. There is a flow to retrieve the data and cache it to avoid breaki…

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## [Config node dirty state must render blue circle when it is dirty](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/config-node-dirty-state-must-render-blue-circle-when-it-is-dirty/96832)

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**Author:** [@AllanOricil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AllanOricil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 18:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/config-node-dirty-state-must-render-blue-circle-when-it-is-dirty/96832 "2025-04-30T18:21:01Z")

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Currently, when a config node is dirty, a ! mark appears, like shown below In my opinion, when config nodes are dirty, a blue circle should appear in the top right corner, instead of the !

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## [Curl to HTTP Request, msg.rejectUnauthorized](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/curl-to-http-request-msg-rejectunauthorized/96828)

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**Author:** [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 15:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/curl-to-http-request-msg-rejectunauthorized/96828 "2025-04-30T15:38:55Z")

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Hi, I am having a problem converting a Curl command to an HTTP Request on a Teltonika Router. Hoping there is enough information here! The Curl command is:- curl -X POST "https://\<ROUTERIP\>/api/login" -H "Content-Typ…

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## [Flowfuse Device Agent crashes. FATAL ERROR: Reached heap limit Allocation failed - JavaScript heap out of memory](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowfuse-device-agent-crashes-fatal-error-reached-heap-limit-allocation-failed-javascript-heap-out-of-memory/96822)

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**Author:** [@HermanWiid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HermanWiid)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowfuse-device-agent-crashes-fatal-error-reached-heap-limit-allocation-failed-javascript-heap-out-of-memory/96822 "2025-04-30T15:18:10Z")

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Hi... I have been using flowfuse for more than a year with no real issues. There are 2 VM's, Test and Prod, in the environment. Test is the flowfuse environment. I can edit, deploy (and access) the flows to the local n…

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## [Direct Navigation from Link-Call Node to Definition Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/direct-navigation-from-link-call-node-to-definition-node/96802)

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**Author:** [@rore66x](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rore66x)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 15:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/direct-navigation-from-link-call-node-to-definition-node/96802 "2025-04-30T15:03:59Z")

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I would like to propose a feature enhancement for Node-RED that allows users to directly navigate from a Link-Call Node to its corresponding definition node. Currently, while Link-Call Nodes help organize flows by linkin…

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## [Nodered modbus and Click PLC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-modbus-and-click-plc/96824)

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**Author:** [@yawstick1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yawstick1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-modbus-and-click-plc/96824 "2025-04-30T13:02:56Z")

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Curious if anyone has attempted to use raspberry pi running nodered with node-red-contrib-modbus to communicate with clickplus PLC which supposedly supports modbus

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## [Rpi-dht22 node RasPi 5 Bookworm "TypeError: failed to initialize"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rpi-dht22-node-raspi-5-bookworm-typeerror-failed-to-initialize/96825)

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**Author:** [@leeg77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leeg77)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 13:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rpi-dht22-node-raspi-5-bookworm-typeerror-failed-to-initialize/96825 "2025-04-30T13:23:18Z")

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Hi, I am trying to set up a DHT22 on my Raspberry Pi 5 which is running Bookworm. When I run the flow I get the following error "TypeError: failed to initialize" I previously had the node working on a Rasberry Pi 4b but…

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## [Flowcode - yet another flow editor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowcode-yet-another-flow-editor/96816)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 12:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowcode-yet-another-flow-editor/96816 "2025-04-30T12:50:05Z")

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Hi There, To continue on from noisecraft, another flow editor: Flowcode - appeared yesterday at HN - a long discussion of visual v. textual programming for those interested.

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## [OSC Integer Support / NodeRed Integer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/osc-integer-support-nodered-integer/96810)

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**Author:** [@borrisschwarz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borrisschwarz)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 10:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/osc-integer-support-nodered-integer/96810 "2025-04-30T10:17:17Z")

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I am new to NodeRED and highly very, very exited about all the possibilities! So here is my problem: I want to use nodeRED to convert Ember+ messages coming from LawoVSM to OSC messages to remote a yamaha DM7, but I fa…

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## [New and Modern Dashboards](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-and-modern-dashboards/96766)

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**Author:** [@onboardx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/onboardx)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 09:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-and-modern-dashboards/96766 "2025-04-30T09:42:48Z")

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Hello.I am an Automation Engineer.I find the Node-Red very useful for industrial automation.However, It has not modern and beatiful visual library.How can you handle this issue? Thank you.

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## [Vuejs Composition API in Dashboard 2.0 ui template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/vuejs-composition-api-in-dashboard-2-0-ui-template/96818)

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**Author:** [@Cimanes](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Cimanes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2025 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/vuejs-composition-api-in-dashboard-2-0-ui-template/96818 "2025-04-30T08:07:36Z")

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Hi, I am pretty new to NodeRed. I find it amazing, I am now getting familiar with Dashboard 2.0. I have a quick question about ui templates. Looking at the documentation, I find: ## Building Full Vue Components You c…

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## [Node-Red and Google Photos](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-google-photos/96783)

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**Author:** [@nygma2004](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nygma2004)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [29 April 2025 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-google-photos/96783 "2025-04-29T20:03:02Z")

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I stopped backing up my photos to Google Photos, since I don't really see a use of it. I mean keyword search is cool, but I use it maybe a few times a year. The only real use if showing my recent photos on a Nest Hub di…

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## [Third party node example](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/third-party-node-example/96807)

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**Author:** [@cta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [29 April 2025 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/third-party-node-example/96807 "2025-04-29T14:02:13Z")

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Hello i'm probably miss a small detail, i'm trying to integrate a lib in a custom node for the dashbboard-2 and make it then avaiable. So i started and was like yeah this should be possible. Then i got stuck After i …

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## [Experienced IT, Broadcast - integration and bespoke solutions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/experienced-it-broadcast-integration-and-bespoke-solutions/96805)

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**Author:** [@leftymuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leftymuller)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 April 2025 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/experienced-it-broadcast-integration-and-bespoke-solutions/96805 "2025-04-29T13:02:12Z")

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20+ years in Broadcast TV and radio SCADA experience Audio over IP (AES67, Dante, Livewire, Wheatstone) Linux power user since 1996 Linux scripting and coding Database integration System automation Electronics e…

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## [Suggestions for Turning Strings to specific XML or ZPL Code](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestions-for-turning-strings-to-specific-xml-or-zpl-code/96795)

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**Author:** [@DaVizzey](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DaVizzey)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [29 April 2025 12:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestions-for-turning-strings-to-specific-xml-or-zpl-code/96795 "2025-04-29T12:36:16Z")

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Hi There! I've gotten a task to send information to a label printer that a customer has purchased for a project, The issue is it can only handle two languaged, XML and ZPL. I am not at all familiar with those and i am …

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## [Node-RED docker container. memory spike](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-docker-container-memory-spike/96797)

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**Author:** [@Jen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 April 2025 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-docker-container-memory-spike/96797 "2025-04-29T09:34:18Z")

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Hello, I'm running Node-RED inside a Docker container and everything had been working fine for a long time. I haven’t made any recent changes to the flows or configuration. However, starting today, Node-RED is being kil…

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## [Switch node, check all mode and otherwise - why does otherwise not match](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-node-check-all-mode-and-otherwise-why-does-otherwise-not-match/96794)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [29 April 2025 07:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-node-check-all-mode-and-otherwise-why-does-otherwise-not-match/96794 "2025-04-29T07:59:24Z")

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Hi there, Just out of interest because nothing will change this behaviour but why does the "otherwise" rule not always match when using "check all rules" mode in the switch node? I.e. this flow \[{"id":"723f1119d7dd88f…

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## [Struggling with appending an object to an array of objects to display in ui-table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-appending-an-object-to-an-array-of-objects-to-display-in-ui-table/96771)

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**Author:** [@pjg142000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pjg142000)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [29 April 2025 01:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-appending-an-object-to-an-array-of-objects-to-display-in-ui-table/96771 "2025-04-29T01:26:10Z")

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I've successfully implemented several flows and dashboard and now want to use output from the openweathermap (ow) api to calculate the forecast yield of a PV roof collector. I'm copying several properties from ow's outpu…

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## [Keeping http request open to receive notifications](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keeping-http-request-open-to-receive-notifications/96786)

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**Author:** [@Sirhc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sirhc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2025 11:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keeping-http-request-open-to-receive-notifications/96786 "2025-04-28T11:08:27Z")

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hello I am trying to connect to siemens appliances using their events API: https://api-docs.home-connect.com/events/#program-changes If I use curl GET api\_url/api/homeappliances/{haId}/events and the authorization tok…

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## [GE appliances and nodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ge-appliances-and-nodered/96773)

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**Author:** [@Sirhc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sirhc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2025 10:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ge-appliances-and-nodered/96773 "2025-04-28T10:45:04Z")

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Hi All GE have released API documentation for their appliances which also cover Haier appliances. URL: API Catalog | Smart HQ Developer Portal Has anyone had a play with these APIs and how to integrate them into NodeR…

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## [Use function node to read vue file contents into dashboard 2.0 ui template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-function-node-to-read-vue-file-contents-into-dashboard-2-0-ui-template/96633)

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**Author:** [@JT3DAI](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JT3DAI)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2025 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-function-node-to-read-vue-file-contents-into-dashboard-2-0-ui-template/96633 "2025-04-28T10:36:56Z")

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Hi guys, Using node-red 4.08 I am reading a file that contains a vue template file (template, script & style sections) using a function node. I then connect that to ui template node. Any examples on how to do this. W…

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## [Text in node 'template' does not get red. Why?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-in-node-template-does-not-get-red-why/96784)

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**Author:** [@nosered1966](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nosered1966)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2025 09:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-in-node-template-does-not-get-red-why/96784 "2025-04-28T09:47:32Z")

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Hi all I am currently trying to adjust the text, text size and colour in the dashboard. But I'm already failing with this: \<!DOCTYPE html\> \<html\> \<head\> \<style\> p {color: red;} \</styl…

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## [Form in dashboard - text field width?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781)

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**Author:** [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2025 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781 "2025-04-28T08:48:44Z")

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Why is a form only taking up 50% of the space inside a widget in dashboard ?

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## [How to Only respond to 2nd message (within time window)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-only-respond-to-2nd-message-within-time-window/38320)

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**Author:** [@rekcodocker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rekcodocker)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2025 01:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-only-respond-to-2nd-message-within-time-window/38320 "2025-04-28T01:19:45Z")

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It looks like 'node-red-contrib-join-wait' could do this but I do not need to join messages from different paths; and I want to be sure there is no simpler way. I have a motion sensor and I do not want a light to trigg…

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## [Solar inverter, batteries and offgrid/eps](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solar-inverter-batteries-and-offgrid-eps/96640)

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**Author:** [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2025 23:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solar-inverter-batteries-and-offgrid-eps/96640 "2025-04-27T23:00:43Z")

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I am finally going to upgrade my solar and add batteries and and make it a eps/offgrid capable. As you all know it is a minefield of websites and systems. I am interested in any information of the Solax x1 g4 series, s…

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## [Programmatically sync multiple instances to master instance of NR](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/programmatically-sync-multiple-instances-to-master-instance-of-nr/96775)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2025 17:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/programmatically-sync-multiple-instances-to-master-instance-of-nr/96775 "2025-04-27T17:13:58Z")

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Hi I am working have master client set up for Dev stream. Master has all flows which go to prioduction including flows which users are not allowed to edit. Client has only those flows which user can edit/create on his…

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## [Dashboard 2 ui-chart data format - no data key names](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-ui-chart-data-format-no-data-key-names/96769)

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**Author:** [@Rollem1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rollem1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 April 2025 23:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-ui-chart-data-format-no-data-key-names/96769 "2025-04-26T23:37:45Z")

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Hi, I am migrating from dashboard 1 to dashboard 2. Like others I had to format the incoming data for dashboard 1. I've read in other posts that this is no longer needed. The issue I have is that my data does not have k…

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