Use own images on Epic Node-red http

[Maxlugo]

Question:
wuld be possible to add afolder with png images in groov epic/ node-red home directory. and modify the httpStatic line; on node-red settings file, in order to be able to use own images on node-red http application?

[Beno]

If you have a shell license for your groov EPIC PR1, then you are welcome to try that method…
However, may I suggest a much much quicker, simpler and safer way to do that…

Image on dashboard

Here is how to display a static image on the Node-RED dashboard… The key is to ensure that it is a base64 encoded image for the web browser to display. The template node is needed to format the image correctly for the web browser. While this flow is running on a groov RIO, I used the same flow on an EPIC and on Node-RED running on a Windows PC. Just the file path to the image will be different. (This is my ‘go to’ flow for displaying an image). Start by using groov Manage to upload your ima…

[Maxlugo]

Hi Beno Thank you for sharing this simplest way

[machado.ti]

Using the node-red-contrib-ui-media node would be much easier, since you can upload an image directly from NR interface

[Beno]

Welcome to the forums Tiago

Just a heads up - I have tried using that node in the past and had a lot of issues with it, but no question, with Node-RED there are usually lots of ways to do the same thing… That’s one of the many things I love about it, lots of flexibility.