Update node red and node-red-contrib-victron on raspberry pi

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How do I update node red and package node-red-contrib-Victron?

I’m running VenusOs 3.54 large on my raspberry pi 3B+. First update that I’m using large, so clean and fresh (coming from normal 3.31, to normal 3.54 and after that large 3.54, so that I could save SDimages of all stages).

Node red is version 3.1.10

Node-red-contrib-Victron is 1.5.23 (which is having relay control issues)

Victron-VRM-api is 0.2.10

It’s not giving me the ‘update’ option like I get when I install new packages.

What I tried for the package:

  • Uninstall the package through command line → no success

  • Removing all files manually. Install latest version with succes, but after a restart the package is gone. It seems that is was only in the .node-red folder (data/home/nodered/node-modules) and not in the usr folder (urs/lib/node-modules).

Tried updating npm, node and node-red using the way it was described for Linux based systems.

A lot of errors, of versions being to old to be updated!

Current versions:

npm v10.7.0

node.js v18.20.3

Node-red v3.1.10

Then I found another solution voor node red:

Go back to older normal venusOS, remove .node-red folder in data/home/nodered. Then update to latest large version. Result: still old node red.

Is this a specific Raspbery pi issue with venusOS or also on a cerbo?

Hoping someone has a solution, because I’ve spend hours and hours on www.

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nodered is embedded in the build, it is only updated when venus is updated.
If you want to do your own thing, build a standalone external nodered instance.

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Thanks for the reply!
So everyone is on this older version? Both Cerbo and Raspberry users?

I don’t want to do my own thing, but ran into the problem dat relay control doesn’t work. It always goes back to relay1 no matter which relay I set it initially. And when I do use it for relay1, it automatically resets to ‘off’ state (yes it is manually operated in setting on the cerbo).

At least I know I can import all my flows again and continue, but the relay function was the reason to use node red :wink:

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Its a common build across platforms.