dirkjanfaber
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2 years ago Yes, you can run Node-Red standalone instead of on a GX device. Though the support of non-gx installations is limited. The instances where I ran Node-RED locally, I used dbus over tcp (see https://github.com/victronenergy/node-red-contrib-victron#installation-and-usage). But that was never in combination with Home Assistant. Perhaps there is a hint in the logging if you run the node with additional debugging active.
I would suggest starting Node-RED from the command line with DEBUG="*" node-red and keeping an eye on the logging, when the prompt comes up.
Feel free to add the cause, solution and/or extra information to this issue. I will close the issue in a few days if it becomes inactive.
G'day, your node looks awesome!
Can this node be run on a stand alone instance of Node-Red, not on a GX Device?
It seems to install ok, though when adding a node to a flow, it requests a username and password. I note that the node-red instance i am running is on a Home Assistant Installation. Its fairly normal for Node-Red on Home Assistant to ask for auth, (this is usually my Home Assistant auth details) though it doesnt seem to accept my usual credentials.
The auth prompt only seems to be appearing on the contrib-victron nodes when opening to configure etc.