# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=836

[Latest](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.nodered.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.nodered.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 837

---

## [Add UDP out into function/custom node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-udp-out-into-function-custom-node/44297)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@JohnnyPicnic](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JohnnyPicnic)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 21:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-udp-out-into-function-custom-node/44297 "2021-04-16T21:34:04Z")

</div>

I have created a custom node and would like to incorporate the link out node into it. Is that possible? It's that or somehow add the functions that are performed at the link in to the custom node. My node.js module.e…

---

## [Change the login mask logo not working now](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-the-login-mask-logo-not-working-now/44295)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@justjoe96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/justjoe96)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 20:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-the-login-mask-logo-not-working-now/44295 "2021-04-16T20:35:32Z")

</div>

Hello everyone. I followed the post here: Change the login mask logo That post was closed so I started a new one, sorry if that isn't correct. No matter what I seem to do, the login mask logo doesn't change and stays …

---

## [Ui\_chart styling](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-chart-styling/43974)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 20:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-chart-styling/43974 "2021-04-16T20:04:44Z")

</div>

In this previous thread, an example by @hotNipi demonstrated how the line styling of a ui\_chart could be changed (also add a 'fill'), and other styling. Instead of applying a global style which changes all series in a l…

---

## [SteppedLine Chart together with Line Chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/steppedline-chart-together-with-line-chart/22092)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 20:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/steppedline-chart-together-with-line-chart/22092 "2021-04-16T20:01:07Z")

</div>

Dear Node-red Experts is it possible in Node-red Graph that the 2 different topics have different interpolate types? Let say topic1 is a line while topic2 is a step line? Hoping for kind responds. Thank you! Regards, …

---

## [Example flow of three clocks in title bar. (Could use some cleanup)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/example-flow-of-three-clocks-in-title-bar-could-use-some-cleanup/44241)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@thebaldgeek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thebaldgeek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 19:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/example-flow-of-three-clocks-in-title-bar-could-use-some-cleanup/44241 "2021-04-16T19:17:17Z")

</div>

I use Node-RED as the core of my global aircraft website. Got the idea one day to add a few time zones to the title bar of the dashboard. Here is the code I am currently using. Its not great... Could use some love, but…

---

## [Reload Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reload-dashboard/44293)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@lucasmc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lucasmc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 19:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reload-dashboard/44293 "2021-04-16T19:14:20Z")

</div>

Hello, I'm facing problems with my dashboard. When I make a change in any input I have to refresh the page two times to get new values. With a debug before my dropdown node I can see that my database is only acessed on …

---

## [Connection lost with external connections](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-lost-with-external-connections/44289)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Terralytics](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Terralytics)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 17:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-lost-with-external-connections/44289 "2021-04-16T17:22:48Z")

</div>

I have NodeRed running with Docker (running on Windows, using Linux containers). When connecting to NodeRed with localhost:1880 everything works fine. NodeRed is connected to the www with Apache as webserver (running on …

---

## [Node with text input not installing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-with-text-input-not-installing/44290)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@JohnnyPicnic](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JohnnyPicnic)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 17:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-with-text-input-not-installing/44290 "2021-04-16T17:11:02Z")

</div>

I'm trying to create a node that simply takes a text input (phone number) and outputs it as msg.number. I can't seem to get the node to show up in Node-Red. It says it installed successfully. I'm a noob so it's quite po…

---

## [How to add external URL in settings.js file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-external-url-in-settings-js-file/44285)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Syedabd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Syedabd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 16:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-external-url-in-settings-js-file/44285 "2021-04-16T16:52:29Z")

</div>

Hi, Can anyone help me out with how to include an external URL for CSS in editorTheme in setttings.js file Currently, I'm using an absolute path to customize theme How to include external/remote URL in settings.

---

## [How to send data from Firebase (RealTime) to a function?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-data-from-firebase-realtime-to-a-function/44247)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Diegeux](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Diegeux)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 18:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-data-from-firebase-realtime-to-a-function/44247 "2021-04-15T18:10:44Z")

</div>

Hey guys! Howdy friendy? I'd like to know how to get data from Firebase (RealTime) at least from 2 variables and send trhem to a function, and then, take the variables and plot a graph (bar or pie, whatever). I have eve…

---

## [MicroPi does not record audio](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/micropi-does-not-record-audio/43234)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@IWI](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/IWI)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 13:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/micropi-does-not-record-audio/43234 "2021-04-16T13:37:03Z")

</div>

Hi Node Red Community, i want to record audio using the MicroPi, because i need the raw data, with an USB mic. The problem i have is that the files that are being saved are just empty shells with no contend. I tried d…

---

## [Node-red-contrib-fcm-receive-node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-fcm-receive-node/44282)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@rogerdodger](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rogerdodger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 12:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-fcm-receive-node/44282 "2021-04-16T12:44:42Z")

</div>

New to node-red so this probably has an obvious solution. Puzzled as to how to use this node. Documentation seems thin. Some years ago I wrote an app to receive and speak fcm messages. Since I have lost my code I thou…

---

## [Sidebar for flows instead of tabs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidebar-for-flows-instead-of-tabs/42310)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jeroenst](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jeroenst)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 11:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidebar-for-flows-instead-of-tabs/42310 "2021-04-16T11:58:49Z")

</div>

I have a lot of flows in Nodered which is not handy to work with. When I have to select a flow I have to horizontal scroll the tabs for ages to find the flow I want to edit. Of course there is a list flows button, but …

---

## [Get feedback from a html canvas element](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-feedback-from-a-html-canvas-element/44275)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@YT2310](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/YT2310)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 11:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-feedback-from-a-html-canvas-element/44275 "2021-04-16T11:52:28Z")

</div>

Hey there, I m trying to give the feedback of a canvas element into node-red using a templade node. unfortunately I can't do that at the moment \<style\> .wrapper { position: relative; width: 400px; height: 200px…

---

## [Make the help panel a palette panel](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/make-the-help-panel-a-palette-panel/44270)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@2WeltenChris](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/2WeltenChris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 11:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/make-the-help-panel-a-palette-panel/44270 "2021-04-16T11:29:21Z")

</div>

It would be great if nodes could be dragged onto the workspace directly from the help panel. This would allow to hide the palette and just use the sidebar giving more space for the flow itself. Furthermore the help for a…

---

## [How to delete the custom node from sidebar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-delete-the-custom-node-from-sidebar/44268)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jake123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jake123)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 11:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-delete-the-custom-node-from-sidebar/44268 "2021-04-16T11:10:25Z")

</div>

How to delete the custom node from sidebar? I couldnt rename it so I made the new node with same functionallity but with different name.

---

## [Renaming the custom node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-the-custom-node/44266)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jake123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jake123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 09:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-the-custom-node/44266 "2021-04-16T09:51:17Z")

</div>

Hello, I have created a custom node and gave it a name. I want to change the name now but every time i try to do it gives me back an error that my node is missing. I know how to change the name once i put it in the palle…

---

## [Sort-button or auto-sorting for the "link-list"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-button-or-auto-sorting-for-the-link-list/44239)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@JoeWiseman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JoeWiseman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-button-or-auto-sorting-for-the-link-list/44239 "2021-04-16T09:34:17Z")

</div>

I'm using many links to get from one flow to another. Unfortunately they the links are ordered by their ID but not by their names .... Maybe I haven't found the right option yet, may it is simply missing. So would it b…

---

## [Can't update modules: npm ERR! Cannot read property 'extraneous' of undefined](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-update-modules-npm-err-cannot-read-property-extraneous-of-undefined/43962)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [16 April 2021 08:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-update-modules-npm-err-cannot-read-property-extraneous-of-undefined/43962 "2021-04-16T08:58:32Z")

</div>

Hi, I got this error under Windows installation, I've google it but there is no certain way to solve it. Somebody say to remove the package "lock" (I did), someone else to remove the bin folder, others to remove complete…

---

## [Form Submit Button triggering](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-submit-button-triggering/44250)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@aduroch](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aduroch)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 22:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-submit-button-triggering/44250 "2021-04-15T22:42:05Z")

</div>

Hello, I need to use a Change node to trigger ui\_form Submit button. I can initialize form field using a Change node configured as "set msg.payload to {"FormItemValue":true/false}" but when the flow is restarted, I need …

---

## [Node-red v132 gives problems](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v132-gives-problems/44246)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pvklink](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pvklink)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 20:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v132-gives-problems/44246 "2021-04-15T20:53:23Z")

</div>

I installed per accident an update of node-red v132. I hit a node-red update flow. Is there a easy way back to 1.28 or 1.29 or can i (we :slight\_smile: solve below problems ? After update two things doent work all m…

---

## [\[MAJOR RELEASE\] node-red-contrib-random-event-generator (version 1.0.0)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/major-release-node-red-contrib-random-event-generator-version-1-0-0/44251)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 20:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/major-release-node-red-contrib-random-event-generator-version-1-0-0/44251 "2021-04-15T20:13:27Z")

</div>

This node generates events (messages) at intervals drawn from a random distribution. The new version incorporates several major changes that have proven useful in testing and simulation work. The user can now select a…

---

## [Serial COM port with Windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-com-port-with-windows/44180)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@sathishkumarc14](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sathishkumarc14)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 18:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-com-port-with-windows/44180 "2021-04-15T18:48:04Z")

</div>

Hi, We are using Serial COM port to get a data from serial device (load cell). Using "serial" node we are getting data. In random scenario "serial" node getting timed out. And getting empty string. After resetting the s…

---

## [Tcp in node only triggers on disconnect](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tcp-in-node-only-triggers-on-disconnect/44243)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@hobbes1069](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hobbes1069)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 17:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tcp-in-node-only-triggers-on-disconnect/44243 "2021-04-15T17:40:08Z")

</div>

I have the following TCPI IN node: \[{"id":"2bf9b89c.dd2018","type":"tcp in","z":"9f6c165f.c01738","name":"Input from Tulip","server":"server","host":"","port":"1915","datamode":"single","datatype":"utf8","newline":"","t…

---

## [\[ANNOUNCE\] node-red-contrib-chronos 1.10.x](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-chronos-1-10-x/44242)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jens\_rossbach](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jens_rossbach)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 17:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-chronos-1-10-x/44242 "2021-04-15T17:34:39Z")

</div>

Hi all, recently I released feature version 1.10.0 and bugfix versions 1.10.1 and 1.10.2 of node-red-contrib-chronos. For details, please see announcement on GitHub: :loudspeaker: node-red-contrib-chronos 1.10.x

---

## [Export InfluxDB to .CSV](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-influxdb-to-csv/44152)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@TimTist](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TimTist)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 15:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-influxdb-to-csv/44152 "2021-04-15T15:12:59Z")

</div>

Although my question is a bit off topic for this forum, I hope someone can help me anyway. I have asked this question on the official InfluxDB community, but that is or seems little active. My intention is to write data…

---

## [Sharing VSCode custom node debugging configuration](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sharing-vscode-custom-node-debugging-configuration/44233)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@nileio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nileio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 14:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sharing-vscode-custom-node-debugging-configuration/44233 "2021-04-15T14:29:29Z")

</div>

hi everyone, I saw couple of topics in the past for information on debugging custom nodes, and thought I'd share my launch configuration for VSCode.. Please make sure you have the latest version of VSCode. This my need…

---

## [Http request node requestTimeout](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-requesttimeout/44231)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mored](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mored)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-requesttimeout/44231 "2021-04-15T14:27:05Z")

</div>

I've got a http request that can take longer than the default timeout and I'd rather not change the default for the other nodes. I've tried setting msg.requestTimeout as per the documentation to a larger number but doesn…

---

## [Nvidia Jetson Nano and porting node-red-node-pi-gpio to libgpiod](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nvidia-jetson-nano-and-porting-node-red-node-pi-gpio-to-libgpiod/43788)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@hobbes1069](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hobbes1069)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 14:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nvidia-jetson-nano-and-porting-node-red-node-pi-gpio-to-libgpiod/43788 "2021-04-15T14:19:03Z")

</div>

I was gifted an Nvidia Jetson Nano by the Fedora project to troubleshoot some arm specific packaging issues. Now that that's complete, I have a shiny new toy/tool looking for a problem to solve. I noticed there is no of…

---

## [Ajax fetched JSON data,can't view on console](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ajax-fetched-json-data-cant-view-on-console/44148)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@sarthak7034](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sarthak7034)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ajax-fetched-json-data-cant-view-on-console/44148 "2021-04-15T14:10:04Z")

</div>

I am fetching data using $.ajax which comes in JSON format. But I can't view them on nodeRED nor on my console. I am using url link from swagger to test. $.ajax({ type:'GET', …

[Previous page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=835)

[Next page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=837)