The problem is that the ModBus node does reconnect after the VPN disconnect and reconnect. I have set up the ModBus node to send a blank msg if the read fails. So far so good. I would then like to flow to redeploy or restart if this criteria is meet and I just can't get me head around how to use the…

If you search the forum for node red restart you will find a number of solutions. It does depend on what OS you are using, but basically the technique is to use an exec node to run a command to restart node red.

[image] bmoel: I would then like to flow to redeploy or restart if this criteria is meet and I just can't get me head around how to use the Admin API There are several threads on this forum related to this. This one uses the admin API to restart your flows via the API - import the very last …

Thanks, guys, I will give it a try and see if I can get it figured based on the other examples.

In fact using the API is probably the preferred option as it does not need sudo privileges to do it. I must update my systems at some point to use that.

Node Red restart from within the active flow

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Steve-Mcl 12 December 2020 11:54 3

There are several threads on this forum related to this. This one uses the admin API to restart your flows via the API - import the very last flow titled "test flow:" under "Edit 2 Solution " in that link

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Node Red restart from within the active flow

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