Node Red unexpected restart

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Hi there,
multiple times and randomly per week, node red restarts.
I found in my log this events:

Sep  2 16:07:30 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:30 - [error] [s7 endpoint:Presse 6] Error: connect EHOSTUNREACH 192.168.130.96:102
Sep  2 16:07:31 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:31 - [error] [s7 endpoint:Presse 4] Error: connect EHOSTUNREACH 192.168.130.92:102
Sep  2 16:07:34 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:34 - [error] [s7 endpoint:Presse 10] Error: connect EHOSTUNREACH 192.168.130.104:102
Sep  2 16:07:35 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:35 - [error] [s7 endpoint:WD1] Error: connect EHOSTUNREACH 192.168.130.131:102
Sep  2 16:07:35 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:35 - [error] [s7 endpoint:Dampfsteuerung] Error: Timeout connecting to the transport
Sep  2 16:07:37 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:37 - [error] [s7 endpoint:Motan] Error: connect EHOSTUNREACH 192.168.130.125:102
Sep  2 16:07:38 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:38 - [error] [s7 endpoint:Presse 7] Error: connect EHOSTUNREACH 192.168.130.100:102
Sep  2 16:07:38 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:38 - [red] Uncaught Exception:
Sep  2 16:07:38 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:38 - [error] Error: read ECONNRESET
Sep  2 16:07:38 173 Node-RED[2835544]:    at TCP.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:217:20)
Sep  2 16:07:38 173 systemd[1]: nodered.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Sep  2 16:07:38 173 systemd[1]: nodered.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep  2 16:07:58 173 systemd[1]: nodered.service: Service RestartSec=20s expired, scheduling restart.
Sep  2 16:07:58 173 systemd[1]: nodered.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Sep  2 16:07:58 173 systemd[1]: Stopped Node-RED graphical event wiring tool.
Sep  2 16:07:58 173 systemd[1]: Started Node-RED graphical event wiring tool.
Sep  2 16:07:59 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:07:59 - [info]
Sep  2 16:07:59 173 Node-RED[3457012]: Welcome to Node-RED
Sep  2 16:07:59 173 Node-RED[3457012]: ===================
Sep  2 16:07:59 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:07:59 - [info] Node-RED version: v4.0.2
Sep  2 16:07:59 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:07:59 - [info] Node.js  version: v18.20.2
Sep  2 16:07:59 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:07:59 - [info] Linux 5.15.149-1-pve x64 LE
Sep  2 16:07:59 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:07:59 - [info] Loading palette nodes
Sep  2 16:08:02 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:8:2 - [s7comm-Error] - Installation of Module net-keepalive failed because we might be on the wrong OS. OS=linux
Sep  2 16:08:02 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:8:2 - [s7comm-Info] - Debug configuration for logLevelNodeS7:{"debug":0,"silent":true}
Sep  2 16:08:02 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:8:2 - [s7comm-Info] - Debug configuration for logLevelNodeRED:{"debug":2,"silent":true}
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] Dashboard version 3.6.5 started at /ui
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [error] [uibuilder:package-mgt:writePackageJson] Failed to copy package.json to backup.  /root/.node-red/uibuilder
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] Settings file  : /root/.node-red/settings.js
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] Context store  : 'default' [module=memory]
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] User directory : /root/.node-red
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] Flows file     : /root/.node-red/flows.json
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [warn]
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: Your flow credentials file is encrypted using a system-generated key.
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: If the system-generated key is lost for any reason, your credentials
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: file will not be recoverable, you will have to delete it and re-enter
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: your credentials.
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: You should set your own key using the 'credentialSecret' option in
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: your settings file. Node-RED will then re-encrypt your credentials
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: file using your chosen key the next time you deploy a change.
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] +-----------------------------------------------------
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] | uibuilder v6.8.2 initialised đź“—
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] | root folder: /root/.node-red/uibuilder
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] | Using Node-RED's webserver at:
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] |   http://0.0.0.0:1880/
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] | Installed packages:
Sep  2 16:08:04 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:04 - [info] +-----------------------------------------------------
Sep  2 16:08:05 173 Node-RED[3457012]: 2 Sep 16:08:05 - [info] Starting flows

The s7 endpoint errors at the beginning are shown, because the S7 devices are switched off (offline)

My focus is on this lines:

Sep  2 16:07:38 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:38 - [red] Uncaught Exception:
Sep  2 16:07:38 173 Node-RED[2835544]: 2 Sep 16:07:38 - [error] Error: read ECONNRESET
Sep  2 16:07:38 173 Node-RED[2835544]:    at TCP.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:217:20)

Can someone give me please some hints for the next steps to solve the problem of the unwanted restart of node red?

Thanks and all the best, Frank

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This is a bug in S7 nodes:

= Search results for 'S7 TCP.onStreamRead order:latest' - Node-RED Forum
= ECONNRESET when PLC connection drops · Issue #91 · st-one-io/node-red-contrib-s7 · GitHub

In short, if the author of a node does not handle exceptions it can crash the node process.

You could add to the issue in the hope the author fixes the node.

3

Thanks a lot. Will do this.
It was only important for me, that there is no issue with Node Red.

4

Please also see if you can update to the latest version of uibuilder (noting the possible breaking changes). Hopefully, it should help get rid of that uibuilder error.

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Yes, still done, uibuilder error now gone.
Have also installed net-keepalive which was declared as an error.
Waiting what happens next time.

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