# Node-RED Flow tabs

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 June 2023 14:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172 "2023-06-13T14:03:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![enniob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/enniob/32/80482_2.png) [@enniob](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/enniob)\
**Post date:** [13 June 2023 14:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172/1 "2023-06-13T14:03:26Z")

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Is it possible to hide all the flow tabs by default and only show them when you open the correct URL?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/a/3a4ebe5e79c2eaf399d09250e380770241638bc3.png)

thanks

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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:** [13 June 2023 16:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172/2 "2023-06-13T16:00:34Z")

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No, that is not a thing. Nor is it something I've ever seen asked for. Sorry.

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**Author:** ![enniob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/enniob/32/80482_2.png) [@enniob](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/enniob)\
**Post date:** [13 June 2023 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172/3 "2023-06-13T17:19:22Z")

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I'm trying to show to the user what flow and nodes are being executed. So as the user do something on the application you can view the flow being executed. So I was trying to see if there is a way to render the flow as read only.

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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:** [13 June 2023 18:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172/4 "2023-06-13T18:42:56Z")

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> [@enniob](#):
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> read only

You can add a read only user if you [secure node-red](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/runtime/securing-node-red#usernamepassword-based-authentication)

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [13 June 2023 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172/5 "2023-06-13T18:54:32Z")

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> I'm trying to show to the user what flow and nodes are being executed

Isn't a flow being executed an extremely transient phenomenon, milliseconds maybe?

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**Author:** ![enniob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/enniob/32/80482_2.png) [@enniob](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/enniob)\
**Post date:** [13 June 2023 19:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172/6 "2023-06-13T19:16:55Z")

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@jbudd yes, but I have some delays the user can set if they want to slow down for demonstration purpose.

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**Author:** ![hardillb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hardillb/32/12373_2.png) [@hardillb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hardillb)\
**Post date:** [13 June 2023 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172/7 "2023-06-13T21:23:14Z")

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The editor is not meant to be a dashboard

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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:** [12 August 2023 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flow-tabs/79172/8 "2023-08-12T21:23:14Z")

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