# Unused nodes and dashboard is not showing

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [23 February 2020 18:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161 "2020-02-23T18:35:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [23 February 2020 18:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/1 "2020-02-23T18:35:55Z")

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Hi, I am doing a project about Real-time Production Monitoring System via IoT Platform. I use an ESP32 to connect it on the IBM cloud and NodeRed. My NodeRed flow is not working on the dashboard and after I deploy my flow, it shows some unused nodes which I think they are not installed. The unused nodes shown are under ui\_group and ui\_tab. I am not sure what is happening on the NodeRed, please advice !

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/4/84461dbaa49a4f7f7681ed807dee5eeb4b7f58fe.png)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [23 February 2020 19:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/2 "2020-02-23T19:53:38Z")

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Don't worry about the _unused nodes_ for now.

Let's see if we can get the dashboard working.

What happens when you click on the `dashboard` button (top right button that looks like a bar graph)?

When you click on that, the line below changes and on the right side you get a _box with an arrow coming out of the top right corner_ icon.

Click on that and that will open a new browser page with the dashboard.

Are there any things visible?

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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 00:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/3 "2020-02-24T00:35:05Z")

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Nope. It shows a blank page

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 01:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/4 "2020-02-24T01:05:44Z")

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Oh.

Ok, don't panic.

Sorry, I'm not that well versed on what to do now.

(again) Don't panic.

I hope someone else who is better at that will reply and help you.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 06:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/5 "2020-02-24T06:28:44Z")

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In which ui-group/tab is the text-node sitting ?

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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 06:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/6 "2020-02-24T06:57:04Z")

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It is under node-red-dashboard. Am I answering your question ?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/a/ca545486c2ec8dc6d42b5fb4ae63c00ec4e60ee1.png)

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 06:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/7 "2020-02-24T06:58:41Z")

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Double click the text node

 ![Screenshot 2020-02-24 at 07.57.42](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/5/85e6aa7cb3d81234cd696efdb30e1cb333ef2bff.jpeg)

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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:** [24 February 2020 07:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/8 "2020-02-24T07:11:53Z")

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Also start node red in a terminal and post the log here please.

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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 07:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/9 "2020-02-24T07:22:35Z")

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They are all under date.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/c/acab3b92d181266817c93aea42963c4d287444ec.png)

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 07:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/10 "2020-02-24T07:35:51Z")

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And in which tab ? (click the pen)  
Where do all these other ui\_groups come from

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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 07:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/11 "2020-02-24T07:47:38Z")

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Under Management tab. I got this from my senior and I'm still learning on using this.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/0/d0940f9846225357bb47c35ccc9479aadfd73a95.png)

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 08:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/12 "2020-02-24T08:01:06Z")

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Did you click deploy ?

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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2020 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/13 "2020-02-24T09:33:27Z")

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Yes, I am trying to adjust back the group and tab in the text-node.

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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:** [25 March 2020 09:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unused-nodes-and-dashboard-is-not-showing/22161/14 "2020-03-25T09:42:28Z")

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