# Ignition

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## [Swap Axes in a timeseries chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/swap-axes-in-a-timeseries-chart/45147)

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**Author:** [@sathianandan.dharmas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sathianandan.dharmas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/swap-axes-in-a-timeseries-chart/45147 "2023-08-24T06:55:51Z")

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Hi All I’m trying to swap the axes of a time series chart on perspective i.e I want my timestamp to be the ‘y’ axis and the tag value to be ‘x’ axis. This sounds simple but I’m having a hard time figuring it out. I’m us…

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## [Active page & last active page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-page-last-active-page/77560)

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**Author:** [@saravanan\_Manickam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/saravanan_Manickam)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-page-last-active-page/77560 "2023-08-24T03:19:51Z")

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Hi All, lets Consider I have a view Here I have validation on single text box if no data occurs it throws a popup like below this is a separate view here my concern is once the pop up is appear the back active …

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## [Get info for running scripts like how "gateway status / running scripts" shows them](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-info-for-running-scripts-like-how-gateway-status-running-scripts-shows-them/78311)

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**Author:** [@tmahaf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-info-for-running-scripts-like-how-gateway-status-running-scripts-shows-them/78311 "2023-08-23T23:25:16Z")

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Has someone ever attempted to get info about a gateways running script in a format that is similar to how the gateway webpage shows. I have a gateway that I want to be able to do certain things only if a script is actua…

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## [How to add tag parameters to a Audit table.\[IGNITION\]](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tag-parameters-to-a-audit-table-ignition/76876)

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**Author:** [@Sai\_Abhishek\_Aravind](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sai_Abhishek_Aravind)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tag-parameters-to-a-audit-table-ignition/76876 "2023-08-23T22:52:45Z")

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Hi have an Audit\_Event table that records any "tag write" data. It is stored in an ignition table and the table is obtained with SQL query. I want to add another column that contains the tag description. the tag descript…

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## [Siemens S7-1200 Error reading S7ReadResponse. Error code = 8104](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-error-reading-s7readresponse-error-code-8104/78265)

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**Author:** [@Wayne\_Wessel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Wayne_Wessel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-error-reading-s7readresponse-error-code-8104/78265 "2023-08-23T22:18:29Z")

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New to Siemens, using TIA Portal v18 with S7-1200. Device connection in Ignition configuration shows Connected. Ignition logs show "Error reading S7ReadResponse. Error code = 8104". I have been testing two tags which …

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## [Perspective FlexRepeater question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flexrepeater-question/78301)

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**Author:** [@Babla\_Bogam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Babla_Bogam)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flexrepeater-question/78301 "2023-08-23T21:55:46Z")

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I have a flexrepeater and the instance is a view with a just 1 button. I have an array of strings called "issues". The instances for the flexrepeater are created dynamically in script using the "issues" array. Each insta…

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## [What Ignition modules required to use Ignition gateway as an I/O servers, Main frontend gateway will be separate?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-ignition-modules-required-to-use-ignition-gateway-as-an-i-o-servers-main-frontend-gateway-will-be-separate/76834)

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**Author:** [@shrikantgedam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shrikantgedam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-ignition-modules-required-to-use-ignition-gateway-as-an-i-o-servers-main-frontend-gateway-will-be-separate/76834 "2023-08-23T21:51:41Z")

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I am working design system solution for Ignition which will work along with Sepasoft MES modules, in this case i will have around 120 clients (Vision 90 approx. and 30 Perspective approx.) and around 70 approx. MES termi…

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## [How to design a manual entry form to log data into a MSSQL DB using perspective module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-design-a-manual-entry-form-to-log-data-into-a-mssql-db-using-perspective-module/78309)

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**Author:** [@Sayan\_Samanta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sayan_Samanta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-design-a-manual-entry-form-to-log-data-into-a-mssql-db-using-perspective-module/78309 "2023-08-23T21:42:34Z")

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I'm learning Ignition and designing project. Is there any perspective project that I can refer to build a manual entry form to log data in mssql db. I've to create an app which the factory associate will use to entry pro…

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## [Table Clear not working with Navigation Event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-clear-not-working-with-navigation-event/77954)

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**Author:** [@AJ\_Waizmann](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJ_Waizmann)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-clear-not-working-with-navigation-event/77954 "2023-08-23T20:42:18Z")

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There is a scenario that I am trying to handle, in which a button within a header is pressed, which clears a table on the main page the header is on. It does this by writing an empty dataset to the tag location the table…

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## [Xy chart line area but vertically](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-line-area-but-vertically/78258)

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**Author:** [@hw79](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hw79)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-line-area-but-vertically/78258 "2023-08-23T20:33:43Z")

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I have an XY chart with Target and Minimum lines that I would like to use the area between as good. Following the documentation I have series.1.line.open.x and series.2.open.x set to point toward each other but no area …

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## [Report Startdate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-startdate/78290)

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**Author:** [@eddie\_johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eddie_johnson)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-startdate/78290 "2023-08-23T19:22:22Z")

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I have a report scheduled to run daily at 2:30am. The StartDate parameter is dateArithmetic(now(), -20, "hour") This works great for showing data starting at 6;30am the previous day but the customer would like to se…

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## [Flash Icon in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flash-icon-in-perspective/78285)

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**Author:** [@suram-in](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/suram-in)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flash-icon-in-perspective/78285 "2023-08-23T18:41:15Z")

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Hi, I am using the icons which are available in in perspective. I would like to flash the Icon in Perspective. Any Idea on this

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## [How to return a row and column of specific data from a dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-return-a-row-and-column-of-specific-data-from-a-dataset/48101)

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**Author:** [@felipe2010silva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/felipe2010silva)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-return-a-row-and-column-of-specific-data-from-a-dataset/48101 "2023-08-23T16:34:26Z")

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Good Morning. My name is Felipe. I have spent time finding a solution for an application, but without success. The idea is that every time the dataset has the word “Label Exchance” or even the code “500”, the system ret…

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## [Alarm Notification Manager](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-manager/78259)

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**Author:** [@David\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Lopez)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-manager/78259 "2023-08-23T16:16:31Z")

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Hello ! I want to read available alarm notification profiles so Im using this script from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway import IgnitionGateway context = IgnitionGateway.get() notificationList= context.getAl…

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## [Pyro-resource - a TypeScript library for generating project resource imports files](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pyro-resource-a-typescript-library-for-generating-project-resource-imports-files/78284)

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**Author:** [@bmusson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmusson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pyro-resource-a-typescript-library-for-generating-project-resource-imports-files/78284 "2023-08-23T15:31:09Z")

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Hello all! I am pleased to announce the 1.0.0 release of pyro-resource, a TypeScript library for generating project resource import files (.zip). As more and more of Ignition's resource structure is moving to plain JSON…

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## [Resizing rotated components impossible in Coordinate / Percent View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resizing-rotated-components-impossible-in-coordinate-percent-view/30848)

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**Author:** [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resizing-rotated-components-impossible-in-coordinate-percent-view/30848 "2023-08-23T15:14:21Z")

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Hey folks, Ignition 8.0.5 I have a coordinate view set to percent mode. I dropped a progress bar on the screen and rotate it 270º to be vertical. Click the corner to resize and everything goes haywire. The width / heig…

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## [Web Client vs. Native Client (Vision on Ignition Edge)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-client-vs-native-client-vision-on-ignition-edge/78286)

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**Author:** [@kcui](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcui)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-client-vs-native-client-vision-on-ignition-edge/78286 "2023-08-23T15:01:43Z")

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I was reviewing some of the Ignition documentation and training videos. I noticed there is an option to launch a client via a web page as opposed to using the client launcher. I'm running Edge and can only seem to see t…

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## [Pie chart in report displaying incorrectly on the web](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pie-chart-in-report-displaying-incorrectly-on-the-web/77990)

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**Author:** [@nicc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pie-chart-in-report-displaying-incorrectly-on-the-web/77990 "2023-08-23T14:19:26Z")

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Hello, I have an issue with pie chart that is showing correctly in a report on the preview pane and on the actual web page the values are seemingly multiplied by 100 before percentage calculation so the chart shows data…

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## [Read Only Mode SQL Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-mode-sql-query/78281)

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**Author:** [@Luke\_Waller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Luke_Waller)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-only-mode-sql-query/78281 "2023-08-23T13:48:12Z")

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Hello All, I am new to Ignition so please excuse my ignorance. I am adding a project to an existing cell after taking the Core course. This cell I am adding to is a functioning cell and the project is a KPI board. I am …

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## [Modbus Timeout Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-timeout-issue/78269)

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**Author:** [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-timeout-issue/78269 "2023-08-23T06:42:22Z")

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Hello, I am setting up a Micro 820 via Modbus TCP/IP driver. I can add tags and write to them, well somewhat. When I click on it (sometimes need multiple clicks) the overlay will go away and within a second come back. …

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## [Stopped for a few seconds with exit code 1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stopped-for-a-few-seconds-with-exit-code-1/78113)

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**Author:** [@Jannie\_Oosthuizen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jannie_Oosthuizen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stopped-for-a-few-seconds-with-exit-code-1/78113 "2023-08-23T13:16:35Z")

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Good day Can not get Ignition Container to run, - I get a status message: Stopped for a few seconds with exit code 1 Software used: Linux Debian 12, Docker and Portainer Community v2.18 I pulled the Igninion contai…

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## [Is there a way to set a tag to the number of sessions looking at a specific perspective page?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-a-tag-to-the-number-of-sessions-looking-at-a-specific-perspective-page/60084)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-a-tag-to-the-number-of-sessions-looking-at-a-specific-perspective-page/60084 "2023-08-23T12:39:37Z")

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Is there a way to set a tag to the number of sessions looking at a specific perspective page? I have a mega menu, and I kind of want to show who is looking at which page or at least how many sessions are looking at a pa…

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## [MSSQL MERGE with runPrepUpdate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mssql-merge-with-runprepupdate/78278)

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**Author:** [@Ajay\_Gupta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ajay_Gupta)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mssql-merge-with-runprepupdate/78278 "2023-08-23T12:36:19Z")

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Hi, I have written a MSSQL MERGE query and run it using runPrepUpdate with getKey flag set to 1. I want to know the affected Primary Key in the Target table. I have to use it further in the code. The runPrepUpdate and …

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## [Perspective particular page log out](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-particular-page-log-out/78273)

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**Author:** [@Priyanka.Khandge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Priyanka.Khandge)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-particular-page-log-out/78273 "2023-08-23T12:11:39Z")

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Hello there, Does anybody know how to log out of a particular page every 2 min? Please let me know the approach. Thanks in advance. Ignition version 8.1.28 Windows 10 Perspective Module

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## [Switch user script can not performed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/switch-user-script-can-not-performed/78190)

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**Author:** [@govind](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/govind)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/switch-user-script-can-not-performed/78190 "2023-08-23T10:41:51Z")

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Hello friends, I got error when try to switch user function. Traceback (most recent call last): File "\<event:actionPerformed\>", line 5, in \<module\> AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'text' at org.p…

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## [Gwcmd, start, stop in Docker container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-start-stop-in-docker-container/47250)

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**Author:** [@ken.maze](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ken.maze)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-start-stop-in-docker-container/47250 "2023-08-23T09:26:33Z")

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Hi, What would be the best way to restart an instance of Ignition in a Docker container? Since the mount point is at Ignition/data, gwcmd, start, and stop aren’t available within the container. Is my best alternative…

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## [This site can’t provide a secure connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196)

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**Author:** [@michael.thompson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.thompson)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196 "2023-08-23T07:38:31Z")

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Ignition Version 8 Getting this error 'This site can’t provide a secure connection' when trying to navigate to https://localhost:8088. Also, can't launch Gateway Control Utility - when I start it (as administrator), I ge…

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## [Problems with Database connections Store/Forward Throughput](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-database-connections-store-forward-throughput/78240)

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**Author:** [@Miguel\_Cimildoro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Miguel_Cimildoro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-database-connections-store-forward-throughput/78240 "2023-08-23T07:30:59Z")

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I have a problem and it really urges me, I have a series of connected databases (everything works fine) but when I enable the Alarm\_Journal table everything crashes. I am thinking (debugging a little) that the (Store Th…

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## [Docker scheduled gateway backups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docker-scheduled-gateway-backups/78211)

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**Author:** [@Vidar\_Kro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vidar_Kro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docker-scheduled-gateway-backups/78211 "2023-08-23T06:23:54Z")

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When running kcollins/ignition in docker. What should the path in (Config-\>System-\>Gateway Settings in the Gateway webpage) be? My volume is named ignition and is mounted at /var/lib/ignition/data. I want the backup fold…

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## [Lost all my work in a docker instance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lost-all-my-work-in-a-docker-instance/44314)

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**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lost-all-my-work-in-a-docker-instance/44314 "2021-06-01T17:40:01Z")

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I installed and ran a docker container (using kitematic on Ubuntu) with ignition 8.1, and worked for most of the day on a project. I enabled the “always restart” option for the container, and restarted it and it brought…

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