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Service Disruption Report for January 27th, 2023

On January 27th, 2023, we were alerted to an issue on FlowFuse Cloud where a user was not able to access a newly created Node-RED Project, receiving a 404 error instead. This post examines the issue that was hit, the timeline of events and what we've done to resolve it.
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Node-RED Tips - Wiring Shortcuts
There is usually more than one way to complete a given task in software and Node-RED is no exception. In this blog post we are going to share three useful tips to save yourself time when working on your flows.
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Community News February 2023
Welcome to the FlowFuse newsletter for February 2023, a monthly roundup of what’s been happening with both FlowFuse and the wider Node-RED community.
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Telling the FlowFuse Story
During my first month at FlowFuse, I have been helping to refine the FlowFuse story. Trying to answer the questions: What is the value FlowFuse brings to our customers and what features does FlowFuse want to offer the Node-RED community?
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Using Environment Variables in Node-RED
Programs, written with Node-RED or otherwise, need to sometimes retrieve information that wasn’t decided on during the creation of the program.
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Getting Started with Node-RED
Node-RED is a visual programming tool for working with IoT devices and web services. It allows users to create flows using a drag-and-drop interface, making it easy to connect different nodes together to build powerful automations.
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FlowFuse 1.3 is now available, share your flows through our new team libraries and much more
Share your flows via team libraries, control access to your Node-RED dashboards using FlowFuse credentials, and filter your audit logs by users and actions.
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FlowFuse 1.2.1 released
We've published a maintenance release containing a fix for new users.
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Community News December 2022
Welcome to the FlowFuse newsletter for December 2022, a monthly roundup of what’s been happening with both FlowFuse and the wider Node-RED community. 2022 was a really exciting year for the development of both Node-RED and FlowFuse. Node-RED released version 3, another major milestone for the project. FlowFuse hit version 1, leaving the beta development stage. We are excited to see what the community can achieve in 2023!
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FlowFuse 1.2 is now available with single sign on and persistent context storage
Control access to FlowFuse using single sign-on and retain context values when restarting projects.
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Why you need FlowFuse when you already have Node-RED?
Many organizations face challenges in IT/OT convergence. There are many protocols, disparate devices, and everything is a brownfield project. Furthermore, skilled engineers are hard to find. Many organizations find themselves maintaining systems and integrations, and have little time left to improve continuously.
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FlowFuse Inc. becomes a member of the OpenJS Foundation
We're pleased to share the news we've joined the OpenJS Foundation to bolster our support for the Node-RED community.
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FlowFuse 1.1.2 released
We've published a maintenance fix with an important fix for the Palette Manager in Node-RED.
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Configure FlowFuse in Docker to secure all traffic
Following on from our previous article in which we covered how to run FlowFuse in Docker on Google’s Cloud Platform, today we are going to look at how to secure HTTP traffic to your FlowFuse server.
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Create HTTP triggers with authentication
Having an HTTP endpoint trigger your flows is very useful. From any browser or command line you now have the ability to trigger your flows.
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Format your Node-RED flows for better team collaboration
When it comes to working on Node-RED flows as part of a team, there are a few best practices that can make things go more smoothly.
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Community News November 2022
Welcome to the FlowFuse newsletter for November 2022, a monthly roundup of what’s been happening with both FlowFuse and the wider Node-RED community.
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Challenges scaling Node-RED with DIY tooling
In this post, I'm going to share some of the challenges customers face when scaling Node-RED with Do-It-Yourself tooling.
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Re-spin of Docker-Compose install package
Details FlowFuse v1.1.1