# A guide to understanding 'Persistent Context'

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-guide-to-understanding-persistent-context/4115>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [19 October 2018 10:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-guide-to-understanding-persistent-context/4115 "2018-10-19T10:13:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [17 May 2021 10:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-guide-to-understanding-persistent-context/4115/88 "2021-05-17T10:25:47Z")

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Welcome to the forum @msongz

The problem is that context can (and is) used with virtually all nodes, not just the template node. In fact I don't think I have ever used it in a template node. The most common use is probably in the Function node.

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