# No debug output in side-bar. Tried lots, stuck, please help

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-debug-output-in-side-bar-tried-lots-stuck-please-help/12418>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [20 June 2019 07:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-debug-output-in-side-bar-tried-lots-stuck-please-help/12418 "2019-06-20T07:18:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [20 June 2019 07:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-debug-output-in-side-bar-tried-lots-stuck-please-help/12418/5 "2019-06-20T07:52:51Z")

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As suggested, post the flow you are using that does not work, so we can see. See below for how to post a flow after you have copied it to the paste buffer using the Export feature. Also tell us what hardware and operating system you are running on and how you installed node-red.

> [@How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506):
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> To share code samples or flow json in this forum, you need to take care to format it properly so that it is displayed correctly. The easiest way to do that is to click the 'Preformatted Text' button in the toolbar: [image] Then paste in your code or flow json. You should end up with three back-tick characters - ``` - on their own line before and after the code. On standard US English keyboards, this is on the same key as the ~ character. Using the backticks will ens…

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