When reporting issues on the forum, it's much easier to help if all the important information is included.
This flow collects most of the helpful information in one place, like this. If you don't want to share network details just leave it collapsed.
object
nodered_version: "4.1.0-beta.1"
nodejs_version: "20.19.0"
npm_version: "11.4.1"
nr_started: "2025-06-10T19:21:46+01:00"
hostname: "raspberrypi"
os_pretty: "Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
release: "Linux 6.6.74+rpt-rpi-2712 arm64 LE"
os_installed: "2024-11-19T13:42:52+00:00"
last_reboot: "2025-05-30T09:53:03+01:00"
cpu: "Cortex-A76"
cores: 4
totalmem: "7.9 GB"
freemem: "6.4 GB"
loadAverage: object
networkInterfaces: object
collected_at: "2025-06-11T01:29:55.337Z"
Flow
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