NEW- The Play_Audio node only works if the web UI is open

Third party integrations Node-RED
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I have a flow that monitors the light level and temperature in my attic. If the light is on, I get a voice announcement that “The attic light is on”.
It reports by MQTT and it has been working fine for a few years, but lately it only works if the Node-Red UI is open.

Any ideas?

attic light flow
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OK, read the manual…

Apparently this is the normal operation.

Anyone know of another method to play a wav file?

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Run a command like aplay or paplay.

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Thanks for the tip, but my Home Assistant server is in the basement and as I read the docs, aplay and paplay play sound through the host speaker.

I am thinking that an ESPHome node with a dfPlayer may be my solution.