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How to add images to Node-RED dashboards when using FlowFuse

Using images in your Node-RED dashboards can significantly improve your users' experience. The most common method to add images to dashboards is to store them within the filesystem of an Node-RED instance but sometimes that's not an option. How can you easily use images when working in a containerized environment such as Docker, or Kubernetes? We will also explore latest feature from FlowFuse that makes this step super easy.
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FlowFuse 1.9.3 and Device Agent 1.9.5 released
A maintenance release to improve the Device Agent editor experience -

Creating a Historical Data Dashboard with InfluxDB and Node-RED
Discover how to build a Historical Data Dashboard with InfluxDB and Node-RED. Capture, store, and visualize data for insightful analysis. -

How to Deploy a Basic OPC-UA Server in Node-RED - Part 1
Introduction to OPC-UA and how to deploy a Node-RED server flow. -

Community News July 2023
News from the FlowFuse and Node-RED communities -

FlowFuse now offers API Documentation with Swagger UI
The new release of FlowFuse 1.9 adds new API Swagger documentation and the ability to customize Node-RED pallettes. -

The Next Step in Data Visualization - Announcing the Successor to the Node-RED Dashboard
This article unveils FlowFuse's plans to build the successor to the Node-RED Dashboard. -

Node-RED as a No-Code EtherNet/IP to S7 Protocol Converter
step-by-step guide for using Node-RED as an industrial protocol converter -

Introducing the FlowFuse Community Forum
A Community Forum for support, inspiration, and knowledge sharing -

Community News June 2023
News from the FlowFuse and Node-RED communities -

FlowFuse now offers High Availability Node-RED
FlowFuse now supports High Availibility, DevOps Pipelines and more -

Use any npm module in Node-RED
Node-RED has an incredibly rich resource of integrations available, but sometimes you need that little extra. This shows you how. -

Bringing High Availability to Node-RED
Explore how FlowFuse tackles HA challenges, statefulness, and work routing, revolutionizing Node-RED's reliability. -

Node-RED Tips - Dashboard Edition
Learn three practical tips for improving your Node-RED Dashboard workflow, such as creating responsive layouts, adding multiple data series to charts, and persisting slider values. -

Node-RED Community Survey Results
The Node-RED community recently published the results of their 2023 Community Survey. A number of interesting trends were identified from the survey results. -

Persisting chart data in Node-RED Dashboard 1
Chart data in Node-RED can be stored directly in your flows but it's a good idea to also store data eleswhere. In this article we are looking at some easy ways to persist your historic chart data in Dashboard 1 -

Best Practices Integrating a Modbus Device With Node-RED
Modbus is a widely adopted protocol for accessing data from existing legacy manufacturing equipment. Node-RED makes it very easy to connect to Modbus enabled equipment. However, there are some best practices we have developed to maintain system integrity when integrating Modbus devices with Node-RED -

FlowFuse 1.7 Now Available with Remote Node-RED Editor Access
FlowFuse now supports access to the Node-RED Editor on devices -

Community News May 2023
News from the FlowFuse and Node-RED communities