# Latest

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## [Speaking clock with Rhasspy](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/speaking-clock-with-rhasspy/36651)

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**Author:** [@9cirrus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/9cirrus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 November 2020 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/speaking-clock-with-rhasspy/36651 "2020-11-28T08:38:09Z")

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Good evening to all. I am home automation user and I discover node red through rhasspy. I am also a beginner in java script. For several weeks I have looking for a proper syntax java script to speech the current time. …

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## [Dashboard Chart not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-not-working/36644)

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**Author:** [@NodeBlank](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/NodeBlank)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [28 November 2020 03:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-not-working/36644 "2020-11-28T03:16:07Z")

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Hello. First time user here, so please bare with me. I am following a network monitoring tutorial for Raspberry Pi and was excited to try out Node-Red. I'm running the latest Buster version of the OS (just re-imaged y…

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## [Looking for way to trigger flow every 3 days at 6am after any reboot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-way-to-trigger-flow-every-3-days-at-6am-after-any-reboot/36653)

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**Author:** [@stanwebber](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stanwebber)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 November 2020 01:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-way-to-trigger-flow-every-3-days-at-6am-after-any-reboot/36653 "2020-11-28T01:29:17Z")

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not really sure what combination of nodes to use for this so i'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. i'd like to trigger a flow at 6am starting the next day after any reboot (or same day if reboot before…

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## [Using Input in subflow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-input-in-subflow/36628)

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**Author:** [@ckvist72](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ckvist72)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 22:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-input-in-subflow/36628 "2020-11-27T22:49:17Z")

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Hi. I have a problem. - I have made a subflow with one input-port called Entitet. How do i use that value in code, where i build a payload? I have tryed this: msg.payload.data.entity\_id = "{Entitet}"; - But that actualy…

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## [Error: ER\_TRUNCATED\_WRONG\_VALUE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-er-truncated-wrong-value/36639)

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**Author:** [@Rhum1x56](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rhum1x56)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 21:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-er-truncated-wrong-value/36639 "2020-11-27T21:19:24Z")

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Hello, I need help with a school project. I am using an HTML POST to send data to nodered. But after some processing, I have BDD errors My function : msg.tps = msg.payload; //msg.tps=time seconde (structure BDD type f…

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## [Remove property in oneditsave](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-property-in-oneditsave/36650)

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**Author:** [@Phunkafizer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Phunkafizer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 21:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-property-in-oneditsave/36650 "2020-11-27T21:18:04Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to remove a property of my new node when the propertydialog is closed. Condition of if-clause is true, but node.code="" does not seem to work; it is still set on the server side after closing and deployin…

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## [Sort a payload array into object id's and into a UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-a-payload-array-into-object-ids-and-into-a-ui/36582)

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**Author:** [@panban-ux](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/panban-ux)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 20:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-a-payload-array-into-object-ids-and-into-a-ui/36582 "2020-11-27T20:43:20Z")

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In short i've got this array \[73,4,75,2,56,2,58,1,57,1,45,1\] and some how i want to manipulate this data into a UI dashboard just to monitor how many times an object appears. In this case 73 is the id in my back end appl…

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## [Ui builder how to?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-builder-how-to/36620)

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**Author:** [@mattrix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mattrix)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 20:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-builder-how-to/36620 "2020-11-27T20:24:13Z")

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Hello, I installed UI builder succesfully. I got a simple flow but now i am stuck ? How to generated the ui builder ?

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## [Weird GPIO behaviour](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-gpio-behaviour/36635)

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**Author:** [@myozone](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/myozone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 19:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-gpio-behaviour/36635 "2020-11-27T19:26:35Z")

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I have a simple flow to turn on an LED on GPIO 36 (pin 36)OUTPUT it comes from a timer and also a CloudMQTT input, I also have an GPIO input from the same GPIO 36 back out to CloudMQTT as a monitor, the feeds are differ…

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## [Q-gate - 4 messages in, 3 messages out](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/q-gate-4-messages-in-3-messages-out/36502)

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**Author:** [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 18:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/q-gate-4-messages-in-3-messages-out/36502 "2020-11-27T18:31:54Z")

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Good morning, I have been playing around with the Gate Nodes (Simple Gate and Q-Gate), trying to understand the interaction between the nodes from a queuing flow that @Colin suggested in this Post. In doing this I have…

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## [Alexa remote2 proxy error EHOSTUNREACH](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-remote2-proxy-error-ehostunreach/36642)

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**Author:** [@patelhe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/patelhe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 18:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-remote2-proxy-error-ehostunreach/36642 "2020-11-27T18:29:08Z")

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Node-Red is installed on synology docker with ports 32770 and 3456 forwarded to container 1880 and 3456 respectively. I deploy the flow, open NASIP:3456 and login to Amazon using email and password. Alexa account initi…

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## [Newbie question: openweather 5 day prediction filter (min temp value)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newbie-question-openweather-5-day-prediction-filter-min-temp-value/36634)

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**Author:** [@SKES](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SKES)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 17:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newbie-question-openweather-5-day-prediction-filter-min-temp-value/36634 "2020-11-27T17:31:26Z")

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I'm a little bit lost here, I try to filter the lowest temp from the 5 day weather forecast to close some water valves if for example temp\_min is below -5°.. Hereunder a small part (3 of 40) of the msg output from the 5…

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## [Browser GUI (dashboard) process keystrokes?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/browser-gui-dashboard-process-keystrokes/36636)

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**Author:** [@StrongTown](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/StrongTown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 17:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/browser-gui-dashboard-process-keystrokes/36636 "2020-11-27T17:08:45Z")

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Is there a way to have Node Red respond to keyboard input when viewing dashboard on a local PC? (I am running NR on a rPi3, access via 192.168....) I'd like to be able to press F2 when a notification window pops up to m…

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## [Twitter @red\_nodes not updated](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/twitter-red-nodes-not-updated/36633)

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**Author:** [@Folgore](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Folgore)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 17:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/twitter-red-nodes-not-updated/36633 "2020-11-27T17:00:05Z")

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Hi, I don't found any post for this, but the last tweet on @red\_nodes channel is in 20 november....there is a problem ? Thank's

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## [Retrieving GPS location / geolocation via browser (for mobile use)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/retrieving-gps-location-geolocation-via-browser-for-mobile-use/36534)

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**Author:** [@jeremyhulse](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jeremyhulse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 16:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/retrieving-gps-location-geolocation-via-browser-for-mobile-use/36534 "2020-11-27T16:39:41Z")

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I am a design master's student and I'm making a prototype service that plays back geo-tagged audio clips that are nearby to the user, based on the user's live location. I am interested in using Node-RED as a prototyping …

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## [BigTimer problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bigtimer-problem/36630)

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**Author:** [@FloK84](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FloK84)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 16:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bigtimer-problem/36630 "2020-11-27T16:03:34Z")

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Hallo together, I've installed node red on my synology diskstation, it's running in docker, version is 1.2.3. One of my first things I tried is to use the BigTimer node - and what can I say: it's not working as expected…

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## [Node to Dashboard Communication](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-to-dashboard-communication/36629)

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**Author:** [@Kib](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kib)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-to-dashboard-communication/36629 "2020-11-27T15:41:55Z")

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Hello Everyone, I am new to NodeRed. I want to set properties of the marked nodes V1 and V2 both of which are custom from an iframe embedded in the ui dashboard. Is something like this possible ? More distinctly, Is …

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## [Beginner Tip Do HTTP Request from JSON](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/beginner-tip-do-http-request-from-json/36565)

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**Author:** [@shwoy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shwoy)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/beginner-tip-do-http-request-from-json/36565 "2020-11-27T13:47:40Z")

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Hi Guys, i am rly new to NodeRed. I hope someone can help. I used an API from NASA and get a json answer on my debugwindow. msg.payload : Object object date: "1997-01-28" explanation: "Many stars form in clusters. …

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## [TypeError: Cannot read property 'CustomerName' of undefined](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-cannot-read-property-customername-of-undefined/36544)

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**Author:** [@anguslou](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/anguslou)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 11:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-cannot-read-property-customername-of-undefined/36544 "2020-11-27T11:00:15Z")

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I may return several items in my payload, and some of them may/ may not return a "CustomerName", and I want to save the CustomerName(s) if it exists in any item. I am stuck in checking if "CustomerName" exist in each it…

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## [Node red master rules?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-master-rules/36554)

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**Author:** [@mattrix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mattrix)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 10:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-master-rules/36554 "2020-11-27T10:41:49Z")

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Hello, I Have created a simple flow that lights on my lights via node red pulled by mosquitto mqtt. But now i cannot use my physical switch becausenode red has control on it like it it was super master god. What i am …

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## [How to run Node-Red on AWS Fargate](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-aws-fargate/36616)

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**Author:** [@anguslou](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/anguslou)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 10:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-node-red-on-aws-fargate/36616 "2020-11-27T10:22:30Z")

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I have some Node-Red programs running on AWS EC2, but thinking Fargate would be a better option but I have zero experience on Fargate. Anyone can point me in the right direction to move my NR on EC2 to Fargate? I unders…

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## [MT-CONNECT, e.Variables](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mt-connect-e-variables/36568)

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**Author:** [@Mattia.88](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mattia.88)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 10:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mt-connect-e-variables/36568 "2020-11-27T10:12:44Z")

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Good morning everybody, i need to read this from "mt-connect": msg.payload.MTConnectStreams.Streams\[0\].DeviceStream\[0\].ComponentStream\[3\].Events\[0\].e.Variables\[0\]\_ but the string "e:Variables" write in this mode is n…

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## [Recommendation for industrial modules/hat for raspberry pi](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/recommendation-for-industrial-modules-hat-for-raspberry-pi/36579)

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**Author:** [@iiot2k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iiot2k)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2020 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/recommendation-for-industrial-modules-hat-for-raspberry-pi/36579 "2020-11-26T18:08:22Z")

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Hi, at moment I write nodes for realize control and automation projects with node-red. I publish this nodes next time. This nodes access the io hardware. For example on Raspberry Pi using the gpio. On market they a…

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## [mongoDB node connection problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mongodb-node-connection-problem/36608)

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**Author:** [@sys4cad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sys4cad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 06:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mongodb-node-connection-problem/36608 "2020-11-27T06:42:49Z")

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It seems mongoDB node doesn't close connection properly. Is there any fix or way to use connection pool ? azureuser@VM-ivision-ubuntu-16:~$ netstat -a | grep 27017 tcp 0 0 \*:27017 : …

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## [Access Object name with angular in Template Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-object-name-with-angular-in-template-node/36607)

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**Author:** [@Paulf007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paulf007)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 06:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-object-name-with-angular-in-template-node/36607 "2020-11-27T06:26:24Z")

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I have an Object array and would like to use the Object name as the "Group" name in a template but I can not find the correct syntax to the name This is what the Object array looks like \> {" Control 1":\[ \> {"id":1,"dat…

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## [Which javascript version for Webstorm](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-javascript-version-for-webstorm/36567)

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**Author:** [@ozpos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ozpos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2020 22:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-javascript-version-for-webstorm/36567 "2020-11-26T22:37:25Z")

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Hi all, Could anyone please tell me which version I should choose ? ECMAScript 5.1 ECMAScript 6+ React JSX Flow This is to help find a js error that blows up in the browser before the first debugger statement. The…

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## [Mc protocol - how to use mc write node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mc-protocol-how-to-use-mc-write-node/36529)

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**Author:** [@tunbendahara](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tunbendahara)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2020 22:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mc-protocol-how-to-use-mc-write-node/36529 "2020-11-26T22:32:24Z")

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good day, I managed to use node-contrib-mcprotocol for fetching status & analog value. However, i cant send command @ write value using MC Write node. It keeps writing error 'the value must be between \>= 0 and \<= 0. How…

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## [Entity value \* 1000](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/entity-value-1000/36587)

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**Author:** [@Luuk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Luuk)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2020 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/entity-value-1000/36587 "2020-11-26T21:40:34Z")

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Sorry for being a n00b at this. I have found this https://forum.pvoutput.org/t/nodered-home-assistant-uploader/2472 I have imported it in NodeRed and changed the entities etc. The problem is that my entities sends its…

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## [I've broken the Deploy button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ive-broken-the-deploy-button/36594)

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**Author:** [@jerbzz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jerbzz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2020 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ive-broken-the-deploy-button/36594 "2020-11-26T21:39:42Z")

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Hi team, I imported some nodes into my flow (a flow dedicated to my Dashboard) and since doing that I now can't get the Deploy button to work. It worked once, the nodes deployed - I suffered instant regret because I sho…

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## [Node-Red page load question](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-page-load-question/36581)

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**Author:** [@K9714](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/K9714)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2020 21:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-page-load-question/36581 "2020-11-26T21:11:05Z")

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hi. I'm going to work after all the Node-Red pages are loaded. ex) similar to onload, Changing html tag values, etc. Is there a function called after all node-red pages have been loaded?

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