How to update Node-RED when in Add-On?

Third party integrations Node-RED
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Sorry for the the noob question but how do I update Node-RED itself when running in the add-on? There’s a fix in 4.1.3 that I need but my add-on instance is 4.1.1.

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The Home Assistant Node-RED add-on is provided as a bundled package that contains Node-RED, the node.js engine to run it, and a bunch of palette nodes as well as a custom setting file.

The current version of the add-on is 20.2.4. You can update that when a new version is released, and HA will let you know that this is the case.

Node-RED inside the add-on is fixed at the version that was captured for the add-on release. You can’t change the included Node-RED version. The current Node-RED inside the add-on is 4.1.2, and you will have to wait until a future release of the add-on contains Node-RED at 4.1.3 or better.

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Thanks for the quick reply. I love Node-RED and see huge potential with Home Assistant, but I don’t think the add-on option is for me. I’ve run into several “glitches” in the last week that are non-issues when running as a separate instance.

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FWIW the Node-RED Plus add-on now provides Node-RED v4.1.3.

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Thanks for letting me know. I’ll have a look at that.