Noob question - What node for time based trigger?

[johnwill1]

Which node do I need to trigger a flow based on time? I can't see one (but I may not have it installed in the pallete)

[bobbles]

Use an 'inject' node.
You can set the time at the bottom.

[johnwill1]

I did briefly look at that lol. What do I need to add/change at the top of that?

[aaiyar]

I use the cron-plus node.

node-red-contrib-cron-plus

BigTimer is another popular choice.

node-red-contrib-bigtimer

[johnwill1]

Hmm not sure what's gone wrong. I've tried to install cron-plus from the palette but it errors saying I already have it installed (but I don't)

Edit: Ignore that. I did a node-red-restart via ssh and it's appeared.

[aaiyar]

@johnwill1

cron-plus

I'm a fan of this node ... due to the flexibility that cron offers.

[rakeshg]

@johnwill1

Which node do I need to trigger a flow based on time?

I use ezTimer where I want to trigger a flow at a specific time. Very simple to and combines on/off schedules in one node. I also use cron-plus where I want to trigger a flow on a schedule (every 5 minutes, 5 minutes past the hour etc.)