# FlexDash Socket.io

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** dashboard\
**Created:** [18 April 2022 19:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460 "2022-04-18T19:53:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![ryanprel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@ryanprel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ryanprel)\
**Post date:** [18 April 2022 19:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/1 "2022-04-18T19:53:36Z")

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I'm having some issues with getting FlexDash setup with [Socket.io](http://Socket.io). I have flexdash setup and install, the start.html file created and in flexdash-src directory and I'm receiving the below error.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/d/5dd49f9fb8e541cde45df01bf4741e0f7a620a48.png)

Any ideas or additional info I can provide to help troubleshoot?  
I'm relatively new to node-red but making quick progress.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [18 April 2022 19:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/2 "2022-04-18T19:58:52Z")

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@tve - Thorston, for info

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**Author:** ![tve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tve/32/59475_2.png) [@tve](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tve)\
**Post date:** [18 April 2022 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/3 "2022-04-18T20:03:33Z")

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@ryanprel I would recommend holding off on trying out FlexDash. I have a complete overhaul in the works that should be ready for initial testing in 1-2 weeks. It completely changes the way it integrates with Node-RED, so anything you do now will be obsolete.

WRT your problem at hand, the node-red log may have some errors, but also the browser's console. Unfortunately the websockets underlying [socket.io](http://socket.io) don't provide decent error feedback. BTW, you have HTTPS checked: do you actually have Node-RED running with HTTPS?

@Paul-Reed thanks for the ping!

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**Author:** ![ryanprel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@ryanprel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ryanprel)\
**Post date:** [18 April 2022 20:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/4 "2022-04-18T20:29:41Z")

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Thanks for the feedback on the issue - I'll just hold off on building that out and work on other stuff for now. I don't have https setup so good catch. Disabling https didn't make any difference for my setup. Since I don't have anything configured yet, would you recommend just removing all of FlexDash and install everything from scratch for your new update? @tve

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**Author:** ![tve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tve/32/59475_2.png) [@tve](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tve)\
**Post date:** [18 April 2022 20:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/5 "2022-04-18T20:30:35Z")

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Yes, removing it all is the best thing. Sorry for the delay and thanks for your interest!

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**Author:** ![ryanprel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@ryanprel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ryanprel)\
**Post date:** [18 April 2022 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/6 "2022-04-18T20:32:55Z")

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Thanks for putting so much work into this!

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**Author:** ![ryanprel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@ryanprel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ryanprel)\
**Post date:** [16 June 2022 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/7 "2022-06-16T14:13:54Z")

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Any update on the status of the FlexDash update?

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [16 June 2022 15:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/8 "2022-06-16T15:27:05Z")

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It "might" be that Thorsten is waiting for me (already some weeks), because I promised him to help with some stuff. But unfortunately I have almost no free time at the moment. Familly life goes first...

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**Author:** ![tve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tve/32/59475_2.png) [@tve](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tve)\
**Post date:** [20 June 2022 16:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/9 "2022-06-20T16:07:41Z")

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I wish I could just point the finger at you, Bart, but I've been busy with another project and mostly just life. I have made progress. The docs have advanced quite a bit, the example flows are almost all there, I've tested all but the plot widgets in the process, and I've migrated by production NR to a new server running the V3 beta. Now I need to migrate my dashboard fully to FlexDash and see what else shakes out.

I still see a major race condition in the NR V3 UI that affects FD and I haven't tracked that down. Not that the previous race condition I hit has been fixed... ([Race condition when loading module with both Plugin and Nodes · Issue #3523 · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/3523))

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**Author:** ![tve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tve/32/59475_2.png) [@tve](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tve)\
**Post date:** [21 June 2022 20:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/10 "2022-06-21T20:58:25Z")

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FYI: issue [nodes get moved to current tab on flow-edit launch due to race condition · Issue #3699 · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/3699)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [20 August 2022 20:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-socket-io/61460/11 "2022-08-20T20:59:20Z")

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