Just found this great node: I am able to set it up and create virtual devices. If I understood correctly, I need to setup service to do the actual action (turn on/off, set color etc) based on the output of this node, r…
---
## [Format dashboard text input time seconds](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/format-dashboard-text-input-time-seconds/37664)
Hi, I'm looking for a way to format text input in time mode to display seconds. As I understand for this I would need to add attribute step="1" to input. So the code should look like this: \
**Author:** [@LucaCarminati](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LucaCarminati)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [27 December 2020 17:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-variables-problem/37878 "2020-12-27T17:11:58Z")
Hi to all, I have some problem with the node red context var. I am trying to develope a function that send continuosly the msg.payload (that arrive from a form table) only when a context flow var became equals to 10. …
---
## [Group attachment in output node mail-parse](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-attachment-in-output-node-mail-parse/38098)
Hi all, I'm using the node node-red-contrib-mail-parse to parse the eml file. This node has two output, the first output returns in msg.payload an object with parsed email. The second output returns in msg.payload the…
---
## [Dashboard chart customisation bug?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-customisation-bug/38048)
\[reproducible issue described in posts 3-6\] Hi team, My dashboard has a set of graphs like this (It's power data from Tasmota sensors) What I'd like to do is remove the whitespace (greyspace?) above the graph, and …
---
## [Exec node & Python](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-python/38005)
Hello, I'm trying to run a python script with the exec node on my RPI4. Running the script from the terminal with: python3 /home/pi/Documents/webscarp.py works just fine but using the same command line in the exec node g…
---
## [Help with backup location of flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-backup-location-of-flows/37601)
Hi all, I'm a complete noob with Node Red, so please go easy - I have Node Red running on a RasPi 3. I had a few flows on my Node Red when I decided to upgrade. Unfortunately the upgrade "hung" and I had to restart it…
---
## [Parse message - how to cut a header](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-message-how-to-cut-a-header/38017)
I am receiving a message with a http-in node, according to Nuki the callback function is supposed to deliver a JSON list. I want to extract from the list some values, but I am getting some header information in addition …
---
## [Deploy button tooltip](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-button-tooltip/38082)
Hello together, would it please possible, to add a popover tootip to the deploy button? The word "deploy" is quite unknown in german (outside circle of computer experts), but we german guys won't translate it, because …
---
## [Connect OVH MySQL database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connect-ovh-mysql-database/38084)
Hi, i would like to connect my flow to a OVH Mysql but when i use "node-red-node-mysql" i don't have the port number in my OVH interface. thx for your help. Regards
---
## [Multi Tenant Node-RED on Kubernetes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multi-tenant-node-red-on-kubernetes/38083)
Following on from my series of posts about how to build a Multi Tenant Node-RED system using docker-compose here is the version based on Kubernetes
---
## [If statement with strings, time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/if-statement-with-strings-time/38036)
Hello, first of all... i have 0.1% knowledge of node red. for school I have to make an automated system that sends every morning on the time when the sun comes up an email trough IFTTT of the temperature from our neares…
---
## [Problem saving/restoring msg in subflow - what am I doing wrong?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-saving-restoring-msg-in-subflow-what-am-i-doing-wrong/38059)
Hey all, I've got a subflow that does a database query to set some global context that I want to call in the middle of a another flow but I don't want the original msg object to get changed in the subflow. Basically I …
---
## [Split strings (15 lines ASCII, max 20 char each) and store some of the lines in (INFLUX-) DB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-strings-15-lines-ascii-max-20-char-each-and-store-some-of-the-lines-in-influx-db/36507)
Gents, I could need a helpful hand in my dashboard-project! The content below shows, what the flow is getting in as strings from the TCP-node. It's a basically a info-package which is always triggered by multiple senso…
---
## [Having fun with SVG - a customizable camera widget](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-fun-with-svg-a-customizable-camera-widget/38045)
Hi folks, I'm already playing with the idea of having some kind of library of customizable SVG widgets (camera, sprinkler ...) which can be used in floorplans. To demonstrate what I mean, I have create a customizable …
---
## [Dashboard empty in UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-empty-in-ui/37492)
I am running this on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.1 Node-Red: 1.2.6 Node-red-dashboard: 2.25.0 Dashboard installed with: npm install node-red-dashboard Chart is empty in UI but numeric and gauge works. The follo…
---
## [How to transfer chatId to the output node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-transfer-chatid-to-the-output-node/38054)
I take a photo on request. If you explicitly specify my chatid in the output node, then the photo comes fine. But I want everyone in my family to be able to request. They have different chatId. how to make the chatid stu…
---
## [Tradfri dimmer button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tradfri-dimmer-button/37669)
I have the IKEA Tradfri gateway connected to my node-red. It is very easy to control a lamp. I have no idea how to get input from the IKEA Tradfri dimmer button. Is there someone out there who did it?
---
## [\`ping\` node error. Can someone make sense of it?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ping-node-error-can-someone-make-sense-of-it/37782)
This is what I am seeing: =================== When 2020-12-20 14:10:13 Who ERROR\_REPORT/BedPi/ERROR\_REPORT/BedPi/ADSL Monitor/192.168.0.93 Where 2f482da9.038802 What Error: spawn EIO =================== Node: node-red…
---
## [Performance, Scalability and Security Evaluation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/performance-scalability-and-security-evaluation/38049)
Hi, Do you know how Performance, Scalability and Security Evaluation performed in Node-Red ...?
---
## [Connecting never happens](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connecting-never-happens/38041)
I have node-red running on a groov Epic(192.168.1.130) and I'm editing it on a laptop (.160). I installed the eclipse MQTT broker on a different computer (.150) plugged into the same unmanaged switch as the Epic. I hav…
---
## [When to start if need to be on time - Time Calc](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/when-to-start-if-need-to-be-on-time-time-calc/38028)
Hi there, i hope you are all fine and healthy. I am struggling with time calculation. I am sure it is possible to do, but as im new to nodered I am really not sure how to start. Let me explain, I need to be at work at…
---
## [Alexa echo show Screen Off](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-echo-show-screen-off/38042)
Hi. Is there a way to turn off the scrren in Alexa Echo Show? It turns off only with voice command...Can I emulate it?
---
## [Watch folder for particular files](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watch-folder-for-particular-files/38043)
I want to periodically scan a smb share folder for any files with a particular extension. If those files exist, report back with their filenames.... how can I do this?
---
## [Excessive spacing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/excessive-spacing/38031)
I developed a time ago an automation project that used the node-red dashboard. So far so good. I implemented several things, like buttons, text boxes and etc. ultiment I changed the project again and realized that some…
---
## [How to debug a function Node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-debug-a-function-node/38024)
Continuing the discussion from :clipboard: Survey: logging to debug sidebar: As a (half-beginner) I've started to enhance a node, to make it work with multiple I2C buses. I'm writing my progress down to show how diffic…
---
## [The \*new\* (updatd) \`ping\` node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-new-updatd-ping-node/38020)
I have just had a world of hurt when I installed/updated the standard ping node. I was using theadvanced-ping node but it is kind of deprecated. I started modifying my flows to use the standard ping node and things wer…
---
## [Fritzbox Sip Call](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fritzbox-sip-call/37720)
Hello, I´m looking for one node which just can make a SIP call to fritzbox. Or any other solution. What i want to do: Just simple: one ESP ist connected to 2 Door Belt. If button pressed esp sends a mqtt comand to …
---
## [I don't understand this error message I am seeing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023)
I open a function node and write code. I see this: But where is/are these errors?
---
## [Payload and variables](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-and-variables/38015)
completely puzzeled and hoping someone could point me in the right direction. i receive a mqtt message which is converted in an json object. the actual mqtt is a frigate/events message, and the son object has a "camera…
[Previous page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=923)
[Next page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=925)