# \#edge **URL:** https://forums.losant.com/tag/edge/11.md [Latest](https://forums.losant.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.losant.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.losant.com/tags.md) --- ## [Edge Agent SQL Server Express Connection](https://forums.losant.com/t/edge-agent-sql-server-express-connection/5918)
**Author:** [@Noah\_Yaagoubi](https://forums.losant.com/u/Noah_Yaagoubi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/edge-agent-sql-server-express-connection/5918 "2025-10-30T13:36:42Z")
Hi Losant team, We need to use GEA (v1.48.1) to query an MSSQL 2019 Express (v15.0) database. My current understanding is that the relevant difference between standard SQL server & express is that the latter requires an… --- ## [Custom Edge Nodes - Outer Payload Access](https://forums.losant.com/t/custom-edge-nodes-outer-payload-access/5925)
**Author:** [@Noah\_Yaagoubi](https://forums.losant.com/u/Noah_Yaagoubi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/custom-edge-nodes-outer-payload-access/5925 "2025-10-09T22:26:53Z")
Hi Losant team, Is there a way to pull in parts of an outer workflow’s payload into the data accessible to a custom edge node, without the user having to enter payload paths every time? I’m trying to create a custom ed… --- ## [Fleet Wide Edge Agent Update](https://forums.losant.com/t/fleet-wide-edge-agent-update/5833)
**Author:** [@Tanner\_Williams](https://forums.losant.com/u/Tanner_Williams)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/fleet-wide-edge-agent-update/5833 "2025-04-30T14:51:31Z")
Is there a way to do a remote mass fleet update for the edge agent version, Im using docker on windows. While the fleet is smaller right now and it is feasible to remote into half a dozen or so devices and manually kill … --- ## ["State was reported but not recorded because the timestamp was more than 30 days in the past."](https://forums.losant.com/t/state-was-reported-but-not-recorded-because-the-timestamp-was-more-than-30-days-in-the-past/5818)
**Author:** [@Emory\_Clayton](https://forums.losant.com/u/Emory_Clayton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/state-was-reported-but-not-recorded-because-the-timestamp-was-more-than-30-days-in-the-past/5818 "2025-04-10T16:57:19Z")
Getting this error in the Device Logs: “State was reported but not recorded because the timestamp was more than 30 days in the past.” Where is the timestamp pulled from? I didn’t set this up initially so I am having to… --- ## [Device showing offline](https://forums.losant.com/t/device-showing-offline/5562)
**Author:** [@Tanner\_Williams](https://forums.losant.com/u/Tanner_Williams)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/device-showing-offline/5562 "2024-08-15T14:44:33Z")
We have a edge device that is now appearing offline(Its only online cause i forced the status online for testing). Were not sure why it went offline but all tempts to reach out to it through losant using edge workflows… --- ## [How to write GEA workflow errors to a log file](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-write-gea-workflow-errors-to-a-log-file/5546)
**Author:** [@Subrahmanyam\_Jonnala](https://forums.losant.com/u/Subrahmanyam_Jonnala)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-write-gea-workflow-errors-to-a-log-file/5546 "2024-08-08T12:13:39Z")
Hi All, How do i capture and write Edge Work Flow Errors to a log file or a csv file. Thanks in advance. Subrahmanyam --- ## [Push data to external endpoints from losant edge agent](https://forums.losant.com/t/push-data-to-external-endpoints-from-losant-edge-agent/5522)
**Author:** [@Sasikumar\_Rajendran](https://forums.losant.com/u/Sasikumar_Rajendran)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/push-data-to-external-endpoints-from-losant-edge-agent/5522 "2024-07-16T14:05:35Z")
I am running my edge workflow in a docker. I want to send a JSON payload to an external endpoint (within the network) using an http node and this endpoint requires IP address of the Losant Edge agent to be configured in … --- ## [DNS resolve or somthing else?](https://forums.losant.com/t/dns-resolve-or-somthing-else/5476)
**Author:** [@Doraditya\_Nandanamud](https://forums.losant.com/u/Doraditya_Nandanamud)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/dns-resolve-or-somthing-else/5476 "2024-05-21T20:24:06Z")
I have an edge device that sometimes works fine on bootup but occasionally gets stuck connecting to Losant. Restarting the docs-agent fixes this issue, but I want to know how to prevent it from happening during device bo… --- ## [Globals being pass to a device and back again](https://forums.losant.com/t/globals-being-pass-to-a-device-and-back-again/5468)
**Author:** [@Tanner\_Williams](https://forums.losant.com/u/Tanner_Williams)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/globals-being-pass-to-a-device-and-back-again/5468 "2024-05-10T18:35:18Z")
Hi, I apologize if this has been asked before already I tried looking around and a lot of the stuff was similar but not exactly getting me where i needed. Anyways I was wondering if there is an easy way to pass global d… --- ## [File write node error](https://forums.losant.com/t/file-write-node-error/5444)
**Author:** [@Sasikumar\_Rajendran](https://forums.losant.com/u/Sasikumar_Rajendran)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/file-write-node-error/5444 "2024-04-10T14:33:57Z")
Hi With the below flow using executables, I am creating a JSON file in Losant edge agent, and when I try to write data into that file using File Write, it says permission is denied also when I pass ls -lh command to see… --- ## [Datatype not showing in workflow as per Kepware OPC server](https://forums.losant.com/t/datatype-not-showing-in-workflow-as-per-kepware-opc-server/5419)
**Author:** [@Sasikumar\_Rajendran](https://forums.losant.com/u/Sasikumar_Rajendran)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/datatype-not-showing-in-workflow-as-per-kepware-opc-server/5419 "2024-03-05T19:12:34Z")
Below is the message that is being passed to the losant workflow via the OPCUA trigger node. When receiving the int, float, and real values, the datatype shows only 'numbers in the losant workflow. I cannot make filters … --- ## [Edge Agent on Windows](https://forums.losant.com/t/edge-agent-on-windows/5415)
**Author:** [@David\_MacKenzie](https://forums.losant.com/u/David_MacKenzie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/edge-agent-on-windows/5415 "2024-02-14T19:49:22Z")
I want to configure edge gateway in Windows. I know how to do in Linux. Once I have Docker running with the agent, I don’t know how to configure. Your online instructions are only for command line Linux. Thanks. --- ## [Current Edge Agent version not being show on the plataform](https://forums.losant.com/t/current-edge-agent-version-not-being-show-on-the-plataform/5410)
**Author:** [@Jeronimo\_Acker\_D\_Orn](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jeronimo_Acker_D_Orn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/current-edge-agent-version-not-being-show-on-the-plataform/5410 "2024-02-09T15:53:49Z")
Hey, I have some workflows deployed on a edge device. The “Edge Compute” tab show a Edge Agent version that is not the one currently installed on the device. How can I change the current edge agent version that is b… --- ## [Securing Device UserID and Passwords](https://forums.losant.com/t/securing-device-userid-and-passwords/5159)
**Author:** [@CyberJMC66](https://forums.losant.com/u/CyberJMC66)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/securing-device-userid-and-passwords/5159 "2024-01-30T14:28:11Z")
What are some of the common approaches used to store and use secrets so as to not include passwords and userIDs in line in code or data within the Losant platform? I am currently testing storing USERID and PASSWORD in t… --- ## [Error in OPC Node](https://forums.losant.com/t/error-in-opc-node/5326)
**Author:** [@Sasikumar\_Rajendran](https://forums.losant.com/u/Sasikumar_Rajendran)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/error-in-opc-node/5326 "2023-11-10T19:21:26Z")
Getting below error while trying to connect with opcua server Error EACCES: permission denied, mkdir ‘/.config/node-opcua-default-nodejs/PKI’ --- ## [Mqtt output edge workflow](https://forums.losant.com/t/mqtt-output-edge-workflow/5325)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Pinheiro](https://forums.losant.com/u/Lucas_Pinheiro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/mqtt-output-edge-workflow/5325 "2023-11-09T17:15:54Z")
Good morning I have the following question, how can I send a command to a device through my edge compute gateway workflow? I’m trying to publish in the topic exposed in the documentation but the mqtt output block prese… --- ## [Losant Edge Agent TCP Connection to External application](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-edge-agent-tcp-connection-to-external-application/5308)
**Author:** [@Sasikumar\_Rajendran](https://forums.losant.com/u/Sasikumar_Rajendran)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/losant-edge-agent-tcp-connection-to-external-application/5308 "2023-10-24T17:06:21Z")
How do I establish TCP data transfer from the Losant Edge Agent workflow? I can see the UDP nodes but not TCP in the workflow. --- ## [Reissue IP addr (or other vars) to GEA if cloning machines?](https://forums.losant.com/t/reissue-ip-addr-or-other-vars-to-gea-if-cloning-machines/5231)
**Author:** [@emcdee](https://forums.losant.com/u/emcdee)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/reissue-ip-addr-or-other-vars-to-gea-if-cloning-machines/5231 "2023-09-12T17:46:30Z")
It would appear that in my cloned machines (Win 10 systems), the GEA is up and running but not working. In fact have stopped, pruned, and recreated the docker container that came with the clone… but still no. Like the … --- ## [File Tale Node - Removing ANSI codes](https://forums.losant.com/t/file-tale-node-removing-ansi-codes/5249)
**Author:** [@CyberJMC66](https://forums.losant.com/u/CyberJMC66)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/file-tale-node-removing-ansi-codes/5249 "2023-09-01T20:24:23Z")
I am using the File Tail node on a log file on edge device. The log file contains ANSI codes for color. If I use the following i get the log file without the ANSI codes; tail -f your\_log\_file.log | sed 's/\\x1b\\\[\[0-9;\]… --- ## [Read Instructions Modbus Node](https://forums.losant.com/t/read-instructions-modbus-node/5245)
**Author:** [@ROMULO\_ACERBI\_MARIN](https://forums.losant.com/u/ROMULO_ACERBI_MARIN)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/read-instructions-modbus-node/5245 "2023-08-31T20:09:42Z")
Greetings! I’m new here on the platform and beginner in programming. I have a question about when to use it and what are the differences between the types of Node reading instructions. More precisely in types ( input-r… --- ## [Edge Workflow Storage question](https://forums.losant.com/t/edge-workflow-storage-question/5221)
**Author:** [@CyberJMC66](https://forums.losant.com/u/CyberJMC66)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/edge-workflow-storage-question/5221 "2023-08-16T23:28:09Z")
I understand that edge workflows can use storage but you cannot set, view or create it there. \[Edge Workflows | Losant Documentation\] Where does Edge storage get created, or does that happen with the Set Storage node … --- ## ["Illegal instruction" after restarting the docker container](https://forums.losant.com/t/illegal-instruction-after-restarting-the-docker-container/5205)
**Author:** [@Abdurahman\_Hojkuric](https://forums.losant.com/u/Abdurahman_Hojkuric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/illegal-instruction-after-restarting-the-docker-container/5205 "2023-08-08T05:47:24Z")
Hi there Hope you are well. I am running the edge workflow in my gateway and it is working properly. By the way, if I restart the Losant docker container, it does not start properly and I see the below error. I ex… --- ## [EEA - WASM compilation error](https://forums.losant.com/t/eea-wasm-compilation-error/4590)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Huguenin](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jules_Huguenin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/eea-wasm-compilation-error/4590 "2023-07-31T17:12:08Z")
Hi there, I’m successfully using the EEA on a few devices and I have deployed many versions of my embedded workflow until this happened (Device Deployment Logs): I don’t think the problem comes from the embedded work… --- ## [Javascript Function to Process Modbus Values not Running on Edge Compute](https://forums.losant.com/t/javascript-function-to-process-modbus-values-not-running-on-edge-compute/5168)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Murdy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Michael_Murdy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/javascript-function-to-process-modbus-values-not-running-on-edge-compute/5168 "2023-07-27T20:27:31Z")
Hi Losant Team: I have a need to process incoming 16bit ints from a modbus device into 32bit integers and floats. I have put together a Javascript function that works in the application workflows, but times out when … --- ## [HTTP Post Node with Gateway Edge Agent](https://forums.losant.com/t/http-post-node-with-gateway-edge-agent/5157)
**Author:** [@CyberJMC66](https://forums.losant.com/u/CyberJMC66)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/http-post-node-with-gateway-edge-agent/5157 "2023-07-18T13:39:09Z")
Are there differences in how HTTP Node works from Losant and GEA? I have a workflow that works using an HTTP node that works fine. When I create an equivalent HTTP node for an Edge workflow, the data in the post body i… --- ## [Bearer Token authorization](https://forums.losant.com/t/bearer-token-authorization/5133)
**Author:** [@John\_Clark](https://forums.losant.com/u/John_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/bearer-token-authorization/5133 "2023-06-30T16:05:33Z")
I am trying to access an API from a device that requires bearer token authentication. HTTP Data and HTTP Output nodes only support none, basic, or certificate based authentication. What is the workaround to add an auth… --- ## [Viewing edge data with influxdb example](https://forums.losant.com/t/viewing-edge-data-with-influxdb-example/5071)
**Author:** [@David\_MacKenzie](https://forums.losant.com/u/David_MacKenzie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/viewing-edge-data-with-influxdb-example/5071 "2023-06-01T16:37:57Z")
Have done “How to visualize your data at the edge…” tutorial on 2 devices. Both fail in being able to write to the influxdb from the edge workflow, yet if I create a curl command line I can write to it with no problems.… --- ## [Edge agent in windows](https://forums.losant.com/t/edge-agent-in-windows/3856)
**Author:** [@hyp\_nos97](https://forums.losant.com/u/hyp_nos97)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/edge-agent-in-windows/3856 "2023-05-20T01:25:54Z")
Trying out Docker for windows. Should I be able to run the Losant edge agent there? --- ## [Not found error (MSSQL)](https://forums.losant.com/t/not-found-error-mssql/5043)
**Author:** [@emcdee](https://forums.losant.com/u/emcdee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/not-found-error-mssql/5043 "2023-05-11T20:14:26Z")
“SQL server node fails to connect to 127.0.0.1:1433 - could not connect (sequence)” Not sure what I’m missing if; \*SQL server running \*I can ping 127.0.0.1 from cmd \*I’ve opened up 127.0.0.1:1433 in tcp/ip settings (… --- ## [Workflow variables n edge](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-variables-n-edge/3959)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Andersson](https://forums.losant.com/u/Lars_Andersson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-variables-n-edge/3959 "2023-05-03T16:05:44Z")
What is the easiest way to exchange some variable information between edge workflows? I was thinking of using application globals, but it doesn’t look like I can change a global value from an edge workflow. Read somethi… [Next page](https://forums.losant.com/tag/edge/11.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=edge)