# Setting time into flow

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-time-into-flow/48209>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [9 July 2021 10:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-time-into-flow/48209 "2021-07-09T10:02:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![OmkarNodered](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@OmkarNodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OmkarNodered)\
**Post date:** [9 July 2021 10:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-time-into-flow/48209/1 "2021-07-09T10:02:58Z")

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I have a flow which is inserting data into mongo db database. I am using trigger node so that my flow will keep on running for 4 hrs.  
let us consider i have started flow at 8 AM it will insert data into database after 4 hrs i.e. at 12 PM. Now if in case node red server stops or restarts trigger node is going to consider 4 hrs from the time it was restarted. i.e if flow restarted at 10 AM after restarting next time it will insert data at 2 PM which is not as expected. it should insert data at 12 pm.so how can I set time in the flow so that it will work as per time set?

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [9 July 2021 10:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-time-into-flow/48209/2 "2021-07-09T10:54:52Z")

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Take a look at [node-red-contrib-cron-plus](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-cron-plus) so you could schedule the times

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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:** [7 September 2021 10:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-time-into-flow/48209/3 "2021-09-07T10:55:49Z")

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