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## [Node-Red from 172.16.10.1: Client unable to keep up with pending messages. Reached 4096 pending messages. The system's load is too high or an integration is misbehaving;](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-from-172-16-10-1-client-unable-to-keep-up-with-pending-messages-reached-4096-pending-messages-the-systems-load-is-too-high-or-an-integration-is-misbehaving/100116)
On Home Assistant startup, there is always an error like this pops up: 2026-01-07 22:23:49.254 ERROR (MainThread) \[homeassistant.components.websocket\_api.http.connection\] \[140711007067392\] Node-Red from 172.16.10.1: Cli…
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## [Helping someone on a project - is NR an option?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/helping-someone-on-a-project-is-nr-an-option/99889)
Someone is wanting to have a web service so they can post Articles for other (selected) people to read. No comments or talking. Just Articles being shared. Text/pictures - maybe. What I know so far: NR is problematic…
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## [How to read RS485 - URM14 Ultrasonic Sensor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-read-rs485-urm14-ultrasonic-sensor/100983)
I'm fairly new to all this stuff and have not been able to figure out how to configure the Modbus Reader or Getter nodes to access data from the DFRobot URM14 Sensor. I'm using the WaveShare 2Channel RS485 SC16IS752+SP34…
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## [@gemini86/node-red-contrib-chart-image issue with font](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gemini86-node-red-contrib-chart-image-issue-with-font/100494)
I'm using the module node-red-contrib-chart-image from @gemini86 . The charts are rendered correctly except for any text (scales, data labels, title, etc). Instead, rectangular symbols are show. This seems to indicate th…
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## [How to update function modules?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-update-function-modules/101850)
A Function node is currently using an old version of a package I added under "Setup". How do I get it to update? I tried: Deleting the module from the Setup tab an re-adding it. Deleting the module from the node\_modul…
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## [How can I store a current value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-store-a-current-value/101061)
I am reading the output of my kWh meter (via P1). This concerns the current kWh value, but it is increasing slowly. How can I freeze the current value when I press a button? I want to place this in the context data, as …
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## [Strange behaviour](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/strange-behaviour/100809)
Here is a simple flow to use carbone.io template the first inject node contains data { "entetes": \[ { "hdr": "col 1", "valeur": "Colonne 1" }, { …
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## [Send email or other method](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-email-or-other-method/100675)
Hi All, Been trying to send a couple of bits of data, once a day, to someone who lives in my house for them to create a spreadsheet. Tried the email node with my hotmail account but no joy and I have since read a bit ab…
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## [Hiding parts of the gauge node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hiding-parts-of-the-gauge-node/100286)
Starting with this gauge I can use CSS .nrdb-ui-gauge.noarc svg g#arc { display: none; } to get rid of the thick green arc But if I also have .nrdb-ui-gauge.noarc svg g#backdrop{ display: none; } After sendin…
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## [Error importing a flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-importing-a-flow/101450)
OK, so this code is AI generated so take with a generous pinch of salt. However, on import, it generates a node marked as invalid but with no way to fix the issue! It is the Wait node that has the error. Nothing is show…
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## [JSONata $toMillis() in change node will not convert an ISO complaint date string](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-tomillis-in-change-node-will-not-convert-an-iso-complaint-date-string/101003)
I have another anomaly when using JSONata in a change node, and it is to do with time/date objects (of course). I am using a node-red-contrib-sun-event-trigger to produce a sunrise trigger, and also capture the days oth…
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## [AggregateError when using pi-gpiod](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/aggregateerror-when-using-pi-gpiod/101608)
Using Node-RED 5.0.4 Installed node-red-node-pi-gpiod V0.5.1 and when attempting to control a GPIO pin it throws an error - ECONNREFUSED localhost:8888 I am a newbie to pi, web-servers and Node-RED - where should I st…
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## [How to change color of the gauge node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-change-color-of-the-gauge-node/99930)
Hi all: I'm using typ Gauge of the node and want to change the colors depending on some conditions befor the node. E.g. temp1\>temp2 ... all colors are red temp1 \<=temp2 .... all colors are gray Any idea hoe to imple…
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## [Trouble with working through the Node Red tutorials ](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-with-working-through-the-node-red-tutorials/100992)
I have been working through the Node Red tutorials and got to the point of building arrays with the Star Wars data from the site, “people”: “https://swapi.info/api/people”. I have then followed the tutorial to convert a …
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## [Help with text formatting in \`template\` node with output to \`text\` node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-formatting-in-template-node-with-output-to-text-node/101843)
(OLD dashboard - just to be clear) This is what I have now. When: {{time}} Error: {{payload}} id: {{source.id}} type: {{source.type}} And it goes - via a few nodes - to a text node to be displayed. But I would like s…
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## [Dashboard 2.0... Displaying multiple line text oddly?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-displaying-multiple-line-text-oddly/100198)
If I set a ui-text node to word wrap, and I set it size to 1x5 (i.e. multiple lines deep, or height), and I separate lines via HTML breaks, i.e. "\" as the line delimiter, I get: 1 2 When I expect: 1 2 3 4 5 The …
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## [How to do Black Box UI Testing of Nodes?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-do-black-box-ui-testing-of-nodes/100212)
In node-red-contrib-victron we have non-trivial javascript logic in the node's html, e.g. here. To avoid bugs and regressions, we want to add automated tests for such logic. How to approach this? I would like to avoi…
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## [Help with some JS code](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-some-js-code/101785)
Hey folks. Need some help. I have a "smart" TV (cough) but it is ONLY used for displaying. It has 4 HDMI inputs. I have an NVidia shield plugged into HDMI1. I have an Amp with multiple HDMI inputs plugged into HDMI2…
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## [A project change of which I am thinking. Need help on the mechanics of how it is to be done](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-project-change-of-which-i-am-thinking-need-help-on-the-mechanics-of-how-it-is-to-be-done/100821)
I'm still kind of torn between full DHCP and static IP addresses on my devices. This is my list of devices status page. TWO parts. 1 - WiFi devices 2 - Cable devices (RasPies.) The Wifi one is fully DHCP - though…
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## [Node-red-matter-controller & Tado X thermostat UPDATE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-matter-controller-tado-x-thermostat-update/100248)
The Tado X starter kit was advertised as having a thread border router and gave the impression that non-proprietary devices could be connected to it, which is one of the reasons I invested in it rather than earlier Tado …
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## [Nach dem Update auf V5.0.0 ist die Knotenfunktion nicht mehr bearbeitbar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nach-dem-update-auf-v5-0-0-ist-die-knotenfunktion-nicht-mehr-bearbeitbar/101332)
Der Cursor lässt sich nur in einer leeren Zeile positionieren. Das gezielte Löschen von Zeichen ist unmöglich. Wo liegt das Problem? Danke für jeden Tipp.
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## [\[req.\] Add to User-Settings: \`\[ \]\` Debug \`"payload"\` only](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/req-add-to-user-settings-debug-payload-only/101215)
Every each time I place a new Debug node to a flow, I have to double click and change from "payload" only -\> to Whole msg Click Done I thing even a beginner should rather see the whole msg, instead of just the "payloa…
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## [Developing custom nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/developing-custom-nodes/100084)
Hi, what is the most efficient and recommended way to develop custom nodes for NodeRED? Is it also possible to recycle Python functions in custom nodes?
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## [How to get client browser timestamp periodically with Dashboard 2.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-client-browser-timestamp-periodically-with-dashboard-2-0/100882)
I have Raspberry Pi with node-red installed and I need get timestamp from client browser to syncronize it with server timestamp (because Raspberry Pi doesnt have RTC source). With Dashboard 1.0 it was easy with periodi…
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## [Support § as shortcut key](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/support-as-shortcut-key/99722)
Hi There, I recently discovered that controlling zoom levels with ctrl-1 (zoom reset), ctrl-2 (zoom in) and ctrl-§ (zoom out) is nicer on my keyboard - intl. english mac where the § key is next to the 1 key. Why is thi…
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## [How to split a long message and filter for information](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-split-a-long-message-and-filter-for-information/101089)
Hi, I'm quite new in working with node red. I got this following message from a Victron Batterie Monitor (BMV 712) and I would like to get some of the data in an InfluxDB. I use the node VE.direct USB triggered by a ti…
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## [Node-RED on Android without Termux!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-on-android-without-termux/100796)
Hi Guys, I've been working on a new multi-platform IDE and framework that can run Node-RED on Android (as well as other platforms). It doesn't require Termux to be installed on the Android device and you can securely c…
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## [Another "Weird" question for coders. (Gate nodes)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-weird-question-for-coders-gate-nodes/101161)
Only because I am still learning BETTER WAYS TO CODE I am seeing mistakes now and then. And - alas - some are on the gate node/s. node-red-contrib-simple-gate Anyway, now and then I am getting messages from said gates…
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## [Extracting data from a webpage](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extracting-data-from-a-webpage/100334)
Hi , I am trying get a cell data from a webpage but gives me an error "Json parse error". { "id": "8021ac643abe9bd7", "type": "inject", "z": "5c0984f6408e957c", "name": "", "…
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## [SVG element, dynamic color change - Need help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/svg-element-dynamic-color-change-need-help/101955)
Node-red 5.0.8 Flowfuse dashboard 1.33.0 node.js 22.15.0 I would appreciate help in configuring @hotnipi "Yet another gauge aka 'Plums'" gauge, to dynamically change the value text color, linked to the value. The gaug…
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## [Cant Add a own value Number to an Object Payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-add-a-own-value-number-to-an-object-payload/101321)
Hi, i have a Problem to add in a function Node to a Msg.Payload (is an Object) a normal value like a Number. Its to add the Total Watthours from an old Inverter to the New Inverters Value: var time = new Date(); var t…
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## [Unable to switch flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-switch-flows/101877)
Hello I usually do not touch my node-red installation, since everything works as it should. But today I needed to and I ran in a strange behavior: When clicking on another flow tab it switches to the flow and shows …
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## [Add support for write mode on sqlite database?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-support-for-write-mode-on-sqlite-database/99793)
Apparently the node red sqlite node does not have the ability to mark a database as write-able? If I attempt to execute say a DROP TABLE query via the node red sqlite node, it fails. Per sqlite this is default behavior…
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## [Flowfuse dashboard issue displaying an image](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowfuse-dashboard-issue-displaying-an-image/100347)
Could someone with more knowledge than myself with using a ui-template to display an image in D2 have a look at this issue please? The guy thinks that it is a bug but I I suspect it is just a matter of knowing how to do…
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## [Express 5 for Node-RED: a branch with an Express 4 compatibility layer for nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/express-5-for-node-red-a-branch-with-an-express-4-compatibility-layer-for-nodes/101918)
Hi all, Picking up from the (now closed) thread "Is the new express library (version 5) usable with NodeRED?" and issue #5097. In #5097 knolleary said the ideal would be "a compatibility mode available that would allow…
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## [Should Palette Manager show when a node downloads something from another server?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/should-palette-manager-show-when-a-node-downloads-something-from-another-server/101638)
I noticed something in the Palette Manager and I wonder if it should be shown to users. When you install a module, Node-RED runs npm install for you. Sometimes a node has a dependency that is downloaded from another we…
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## [Help needed with power saver flow for cooler/freezer with one compressor?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-needed-with-power-saver-flow-for-cooler-freezer-with-one-compressor/102060)
Hello! We are looking for a flow for a cooler-freezer on an off-grid site. It is basically a thermostat and power saver flow that should not allow the freezer to go above -15°COR the cooler to go above 6°C during the n…
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## [Need help with a button not "working"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-a-button-not-working/99689)
Folks, I have a few CSS buttons (via template nodes and one of them is not playing nicely. This is the code for the NON WORKING node. \
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Hi, I've a switch that returns JSON {"state": "ON"} when active, If I send this message on its node input I can't turn it on, it keeps off, why? I've tried a payload:true, payload "ON", but nothing works, please help. Th…
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## [NR stalls with this specific MQTT input stream](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nr-stalls-with-this-specific-mqtt-input-stream/100709)
This is the first time that NR actually crashes on a specific flow. I guess that will be tricky to debug.. I got a data stream for my BMW car via an external aggregator (Project BMW CarData → MQTT Bridge) . There had b…
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## [Dashboard 2.0 sidebar is blank](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-sidebar-is-blank/101336)
I have 2 long running instances of NR. One on a Pi3b, the other on a Pi5. I tried working with DB2.0 a couple of years ago (I think), but felt it was be too much work to migrate everything, too many bugs at that time etc…
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## [Per-Node CPU-Pinning](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/per-node-cpu-pinning/101243)
Hi! Would it interest you to implement a way of per-node CPU pinning? The idea is that per-node CPU pinning would bring a notion of "true concurrency" to the dataflow programming implementation of node-red. In a theore…
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## [UIBuilder 7.5.0 and unknown uib-element](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-7-5-0-and-unknown-uib-element/100056)
Hi, I am using Node RED 4.1.2, with UIBuilder 7.5.0. When I import the no-code-examples I an message about uib-element is unknown. How do I fix that? Best regards, Hugo
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## [My first Flow idea](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/my-first-flow-idea/101997)
Hello everybody, This is my first time here, and it's also my first experience with anything like this in my entire life. Three weeks ago, I was sitting in front of my computer talking to various AI tools, and I managed…
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## [Is there a node that does moon times?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-node-that-does-moon-times/100133)
Cron+ seems to be missing the moon in its options. Suggestions/options?
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## [RE: difference between sidebar, plugins and nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/re-difference-between-sidebar-plugins-and-nodes/101274)
Yes. The Palette Manager only displays the two types of modules that can be installed via NR. It's either a node, a plugin, or both. The sidebar can be registered by either a node or a plugin. It's not possible any ot…
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## [Disable a link so it can be temporarily ignored](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-a-link-so-it-can-be-temporarily-ignored/100513)
I'd love to be able to disable a link without having to delete it and remember where it was - it could just become a dotted line while disabled ?
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## [\[warn\] Skipping field 'value': unsupported type object](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/warn-skipping-field-value-unsupported-type-object/100403)
i'm getting this warning in the console and the online debug window sometimes. 18 Feb 08:33:41 - \[warn\] Skipping field 'value': unsupported type object My project is HUGE (flows.json is 3.8Mb). So it is hard to track…
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## [Node-red palette manager not updating](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-palette-manager-not-updating/101708)
I'm unsure if the problem is local to me as I can't see any other posts reporting it. I've not seen palette manager update the catalogue for over 2days, on inspection the last catalogue was 2026-08-29T17:25:36.898Z. an…
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## [Continue flow after mail queuing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/continue-flow-after-mail-queuing/100080)
Using node-red-node-email, I need to wait till the mail has been successfully accepted by the mta bevor continuing my flow. As the sending node seems not allow to continue flows, I tried using the status node as workarou…
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