No access to community nodes

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I have not had any issues until today and i cant seem to access, Any ideas?

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Welcome to the community @Pilotwaffle

Can you check if clearing the browser cache fixes the issue? you can fix this by just removing and uninstalling

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You are likely using the cloud version of n8n and it does not support unverified community nodes:

Install and manage community nodes | n8n Docs.

Unverified community nodes aren’t available on n8n cloud and require self-hosting n8n.

All the verified nodes that can be installed can be found in the default node pane where you choose nodes to add to canvas.

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i am using self hosting

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did not help but i did just get a new studio 2 laptop and I am using my external ssd HD with it versus the surface pro 8 i just looked at the pro 8 and it still has all my old workflows and the node I am trying to use on my new laptop so i checked settings and found I now have 2 seperate Instance ID’s, I assume thats the real issue, any ideas?

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That’s interesting, could you tell us more. Are you using docker or npm? What is your version?

Please include your list of ENV vars you are passing to your n8n instance on its start.

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using docker desktop, I think its an issue with not having all the info from the pro 8, but i am gonna try to connect and transfer via network, Ill let ya know if it works

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Have you added the environment variable/switch you need to add to allow community packages

N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ENABLED=True

Read more at Nodes environment variables | n8n Docs