# Flows on server have been updated

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [27 December 2021 06:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739 "2021-12-27T06:02:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 06:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/1 "2021-12-27T06:02:47Z")

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I keep getting this message when i am editing flows. however, i am confident there are no other editor sessions open anywhere, i keep re-starting the node-red service to get this message cleared.

I sometimes get this same message, even if i have just opened editor and did nothing.

Node red is running as a windows service, and I usually edit the flows from a remote computer.

Node-red V 2.1.4

When i click the REVIEW CHANGES button, i get this report.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/d/9d0601caeda690a4c965c315287bb10410585f5a.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/6/762ed125dc91e25f45c444431f1fde3915983f79.png)

w and h value show as 'undefined'

what could be the reason ?

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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 06:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/2 "2021-12-27T06:52:22Z")

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to check if GROUPING has something to do with it. I un-grouped all of them in the entire flow and tested, still gives the same message after sometime

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/3 "2021-12-27T08:41:22Z")

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Have you checked the Node-RED logs when you get that message? It can't just happen by itself - something must be triggering it.

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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/4 "2021-12-27T09:33:31Z")

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i wanted to ask, how do i check the logs if node-red is running as a windows service ?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/5 "2021-12-27T09:38:33Z")

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Unless you redirect console to a file or use the stdout/error logging facilities of NSSM, windows doesn't log console output.

Alternatively, you could run node-red under PM2 as that provides logging.

How did you create a service for node-red?

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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 09:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/6 "2021-12-27T09:48:56Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> How did you create a service for node-red?

by checking this link, i don't fully understand what i did exactly, but followed all the instructions here.

> <https://gist.github.com/dceejay/576b4847f0a17dc066db>

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 09:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/7 "2021-12-27T09:59:51Z")

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Ok, so you are using NSSM. You need to reconfigure it.

```auto
cd c:\temp
nssm edit Node-RED

```

That should do it ☝

Look through the nssm tabs and setup logging. I'd also recommend you enable log rotation.

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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 10:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/8 "2021-12-27T10:14:29Z")

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Thanks, I have done what you have asked, now waiting for that error to come up.... 🤞

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 10:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/9 "2021-12-27T10:57:27Z")

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Also check the clock times on both computers are correct.

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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2021 11:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/10 "2021-12-27T11:38:48Z")

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they do differ by few seconds, although they are on same network, time setting servers are different. does that matter ?

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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:** [25 February 2022 11:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-on-server-have-been-updated/55739/11 "2022-02-25T11:38:53Z")

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