Does anyone have a workaround to the frequent failures of this node because you need to log on to Amazon to update the damned cookie?
I would be OK with some regularity, like once a month, then I can put a reminder on my calendar. But no. This “log on to 192.168.1.35:3456” happens with no regularity. Sometimes a few weeks, sometimes a few hours.
There’s a new version, that node isn’t maintained.
I’ve found its pretty regular unless you reboot your HA, then you have to re-authenticate.
Thanks. That explains why there have been no updates for almost a year…
Is this a direct replacement for node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2?
In other words, do I just remove node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2 and install node-red-contrib-alexa-cakebaked? Or, do I need to edit every node with the same names?
I’m using cakebacked’s and this flow:
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And do this too ( bbindreiter’s fix) since cakebacked’s has needed some tweaking lately:
I’ve had very few problems since I set both
@stevemann unfortunately they are different. The way it works is if the original maintainer of the node/integration/etc isn’t responsive, there is no way to take over the repo. At that point all you can do is copy the project and continue under a new name.
Thanks, but that wasn’t the question.
Do I just drop in CakeBake, or do I have to remove and reinsert all of my dozens of remote2 nodes?
I can’t find the source where I extracted this information but, to install cakebackeds coming from the original alexa-remote2, do this:
Export all flows to file
Delete all flows
Uninstall “node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2” via UI
Install “node-red-contrib-alexa-cakebaked” via UI
Import flows from file
Restart Node-RED
hi how do i remove remove node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2
how to remove? does not work
npm_packages:
Have you tried this?
init_commands:
- npm uninstall node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2
everything was reinstalled, but alexa works for about 2 days 24 hours and then I have to reload Node Red,
what do you suggest?
Have you tried cakebaked?
Uh, three days?
I don’t understand how to do it- Edit exec node touch file msg.payload
lasts 24 hours maximum 2 days
I have filepath set up
The same thing happens to me, I would love to receive an answer. I have no idea why every three days it stops working for me and I have to restart node red.
ah first you must create a file
you can do this by creating an exec node
with the command “touch file”
this will create a file called file in the directory /opt/
then inside of node-red auth under file path enter /opt/file
You might also try this, refreshes the cookie every hour. I can’t remember the last time I logged into alexa via node-red once I started using this. Will need to update the settings, basically just select the alexa account I believe.
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Has it got better by itself?