# Dashboard

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## [How to add my png to the Node-RED Dashboard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-my-png-to-the-node-red-dashboard/99538)

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**Author:** [@karlgotbread](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/karlgotbread)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [30 October 2025 21:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-my-png-to-the-node-red-dashboard/99538 "2025-10-30T21:37:57Z")

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Hi everyone, I’d like to add my own logo.png to the Dashboard. I’ve read that it can be done using a ui\_template, but I’m not sure about the right procedure. If anyone has some tips or ideas, I’m interested! Thanks!

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## [Überlastung PI oder NodeRed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uberlastung-pi-oder-nodered/99460)

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**Author:** [@schnuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/schnuller)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [29 October 2025 15:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uberlastung-pi-oder-nodered/99460 "2025-10-29T15:32:30Z")

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Hallo Ich betreibe seit fast 2 Jahren ein Smart Home mit einem PI4 und einer 32GB SD Karte. Habe ca 15 Dashboards mit Grafischer Kurvenanzeigen mit Daten alle 5 Minuten, welche verschiedene Analogwerte der letzten 24S…

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## [How to make my gauge show a smooth color transition with live voltage readings](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-my-gauge-show-a-smooth-color-transition-with-live-voltage-readings/99499)

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**Author:** [@karlgotbread](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/karlgotbread)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [27 October 2025 15:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-my-gauge-show-a-smooth-color-transition-with-live-voltage-readings/99499 "2025-10-27T15:02:08Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m trying to display my real-time voltage value on a Node-RED dashboard gauge. The problem is that the gauge starts directly around 225.66 V, so it instantly jumps to the yellow color range (225 – 235 V) …

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## [Table node, best practice](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/table-node-best-practice/99455)

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**Author:** [@Filip\_Top](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Filip_Top)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 October 2025 19:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/table-node-best-practice/99455 "2025-10-25T19:44:02Z")

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I was wondering what is the best practice to build more advance tables. You have dashboard 2.0 table node and ui-tabilator. I also find video's on template nodes. I want to build some advance table nodes and what to ge…

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## [Reproducing a D1 Dashboard using UIBUILDER?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reproducing-a-d1-dashboard-using-uibuilder/99408)

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**Author:** [@ChZeman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ChZeman)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [25 October 2025 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reproducing-a-d1-dashboard-using-uibuilder/99408 "2025-10-25T19:37:10Z")

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I'm glad to hear you got through it! I've seen quite a few very nice dashboards built in uibuilder. I went through the part of the same process and pains. Dashboard 2.0, as you said, doesn't include several of the eleme…

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## [Help with \`ui\_template\` layout code (DB 1.0)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-ui-template-layout-code-db-1-0/99498)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 October 2025 22:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-ui-template-layout-code-db-1-0/99498 "2025-10-24T22:13:48Z")

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Folks, ChatGPT is just going around in circles with this. Here's the problem. (See picture) Normally the Zoom is 133%. So this is really stepping back from things. It is supposed to be a calendar that shows me up…

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## [Linux command to install Dashboard 2.0 into node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/linux-command-to-install-dashboard-2-0-into-node-red/99373)

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**Author:** [@pedro\_uno](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pedro_uno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 October 2025 17:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/linux-command-to-install-dashboard-2-0-into-node-red/99373 "2025-10-24T17:45:08Z")

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Hello, We want our web-UI to run within a Docker container for deployment. To do that I start with the standard nodered/node-red:latest image from DockerHub. The problem is that this image does not have Dashboard 2.0 i…

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## [V-data-table image link-url](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/v-data-table-image-link-url/99497)

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**Author:** [@Filip\_Top](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Filip_Top)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 October 2025 08:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/v-data-table-image-link-url/99497 "2025-10-24T08:36:19Z")

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I'm working on a v-data-table and would like to show a picture with a text field. I know it is not a simple question because it will depend on my server setup, but I'm having trouble with getting the correct link to the…

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## [Multiple dashboard screens like browser tabs or accordion panels](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-dashboard-screens-like-browser-tabs-or-accordion-panels/99481)

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**Author:** [@karlgotbread](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/karlgotbread)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2025 13:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-dashboard-screens-like-browser-tabs-or-accordion-panels/99481 "2025-10-22T13:00:52Z")

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Hi everyone, I’d like to know if it’s possible to have multiple screens in my Node-RED dashboard to display graphical data — similar to browser tabs — where each screen can be accessed like an accordion panel or by clic…

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## [Enable/disable widgets](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enable-disable-widgets/99465)

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**Author:** [@GregHNZ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GregHNZ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2025 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enable-disable-widgets/99465 "2025-10-21T08:49:35Z")

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Looking at Control ui-control | Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 it would suggest that to be able to enable/disable a button or drop down box can be done by setting payload to JSON package and sending into a ui-control. After try…

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## [Ui\_template chart breaks ui\_chart rendering](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-chart-breaks-ui-chart-rendering/99466)

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**Author:** [@Sido1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sido1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2025 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-chart-breaks-ui-chart-rendering/99466 "2025-10-21T08:28:18Z")

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Hi all, I have multiple charts in my Node-RED dashboard using ui\_chart and ui\_template nodes that work fine. Recently, I added another custom stacked line chart with Chart.js inside a ui\_template node. The issue: afte…

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## [Interesting Things to do With a ui-text Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interesting-things-to-do-with-a-ui-text-node/99452)

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**Author:** [@Buckskin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Buckskin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [19 October 2025 13:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interesting-things-to-do-with-a-ui-text-node/99452 "2025-10-19T13:32:28Z")

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I knew that a ui-text node value could have HTML injected but I hadn't realised just how useful this can be, (and I didn't realise that msg.ui\_update.label had the same option) so I wondered if anyone else was in the sam…

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## [Is there a way to toggle an outline round all dashboard widgets?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-toggle-an-outline-round-all-dashboard-widgets/99440)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 October 2025 13:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-toggle-an-outline-round-all-dashboard-widgets/99440 "2025-10-18T13:42:27Z")

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I would like to have a button on a dashboard which for debug purposes draws a 1px outline around all widgets of a particular type on the page. Drawing an outline is easy enough: \<style\> .experiment .nrdb-ui-button { …

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## [Trying to access dashboard - cannot find correct url](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-access-dashboard-cannot-find-correct-url/99283)

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**Author:** [@777fatcat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/777fatcat)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [17 October 2025 23:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-access-dashboard-cannot-find-correct-url/99283 "2025-10-17T23:02:43Z")

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I am running Node Red companion installed through HACS on a green. I am working on my flows using Brave on a windows machine. The following json is a basic flow for demo. I can see the dashboard on the layout tab and …

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## [Dashboard 2.0 Chart not showing timestamped data from mysql](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-chart-not-showing-timestamped-data-from-mysql/99412)

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**Author:** [@ccman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ccman)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [17 October 2025 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-chart-not-showing-timestamped-data-from-mysql/99412 "2025-10-17T13:02:43Z")

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I have temperature data with timestamps output as an array from Mysql, sent to the chart widget on node red Dashboard 2.0, with the settings to be line chart, x-axis timescale, and x and y to use relevant keys. No matter…

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## [Regarding the issue of msg.socketIp in dashboard 2.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/regarding-the-issue-of-msg-socketip-in-dashboard-2-0/99420)

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**Author:** [@SXlaowang](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SXlaowang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 October 2025 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/regarding-the-issue-of-msg-socketip-in-dashboard-2-0/99420 "2025-10-17T08:24:32Z")

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Why are the msg.socketIp outputs from the UI control node and event node all 'undefined'?

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## [Put snapshot on dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/put-snapshot-on-dashboard/99337)

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**Author:** [@montyfert](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/montyfert)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [16 October 2025 23:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/put-snapshot-on-dashboard/99337 "2025-10-16T23:52:02Z")

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hi I'm trying to put a snapshot from my 3d printer cam on my dashboard, i am able to get a picture to a image preview node , but when i send it to a ui template node the only thing that appears on the dashboard is the …

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## [Create a stacked line chart with Charts js v2](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-stacked-line-chart-with-charts-js-v2/99414)

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**Author:** [@Sido1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sido1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 October 2025 07:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-stacked-line-chart-with-charts-js-v2/99414 "2025-10-16T07:27:05Z")

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Hi there I tried to create a stacked line chart with Charts v2 but I always get an overlaying one. For a bar chart it worked, so I am a bit confused. Is it not possible at all? The last function before ui\_template send…

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## [What I did with UIBUILDER and how I got on](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-i-did-with-uibuilder-and-how-i-got-on/99255)

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**Author:** [@mudwalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mudwalker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2025 15:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-i-did-with-uibuilder-and-how-i-got-on/99255 "2025-10-06T15:59:50Z")

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TL:DR This is an article on why I decided to use UIBUILDER as opposed to Dashboard 2 in Node-RED (NR) to create my 'Basic Dashboard' and how I used AI to create a custom meter. I still have many things to learn and my c…

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## [How to use local files for Dashboard 2.0 App Icon](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-local-files-for-dashboard-2-0-app-icon/99398)

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**Author:** [@SXlaowang](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SXlaowang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2025 14:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-local-files-for-dashboard-2-0-app-icon/99398 "2025-10-15T14:47:05Z")

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I have used httpStatic in settings. js to implement fixed IP address icon access. But the problem is that my node red host has two network cards, corresponding to different IP addresses. When accessing the dashboard thr…

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## [Dashboard 2 - Number input height](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-number-input-height/99313)

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**Author:** [@Chris378](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chris378)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 October 2025 18:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-number-input-height/99313 "2025-10-14T18:21:20Z")

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Dear Community I want to put into Dashboard 2.0 page several numer input fields below each other. But the number input field\`s height is larger than the line height, so the fields overlap. Is there a way to adjust this…

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## [Dashboard v1: Change label text size (and other) by input msg](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-v1-change-label-text-size-and-other-by-input-msg/99282)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [14 October 2025 13:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-v1-change-label-text-size-and-other-by-input-msg/99282 "2025-10-14T13:08:44Z")

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Hi I'm trying to figure out and I made some experiments but no success, I can only visualize text on msg.payload without changes. I have NR v4.0.5 and usng Dashboard v1 Which properties I can add to msg to change size …

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## [How to modify the text of the 'file input' node button?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-modify-the-text-of-the-file-input-node-button/99374)

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**Author:** [@SXlaowang](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SXlaowang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 October 2025 00:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-modify-the-text-of-the-file-input-node-button/99374 "2025-10-14T00:57:47Z")

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How to modify the text of the 'Upload' button in the 'file input' node in Dashboard 2.0? For example, replacing 'Upload' with 'Do it'?

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## [Creating an Interactive ChatGPT-like Chatbot in Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-an-interactive-chatgpt-like-chatbot-in-node-red/99343)

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**Author:** [@LoganathanSambath](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LoganathanSambath)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 October 2025 10:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-an-interactive-chatgpt-like-chatbot-in-node-red/99343 "2025-10-10T10:12:06Z")

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I want to build a ChatGPT-style interactive chatbot inside Node-RED that allows users to type a question and get smart, conversational replies — just like the real ChatGPT interface. The chatbot should connect directly …

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## [Dashboard 2 line chart data format](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-line-chart-data-format/99304)

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**Author:** [@pedro\_uno](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pedro_uno)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [9 October 2025 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-line-chart-data-format/99304 "2025-10-09T13:47:48Z")

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Hello, For reasons unrelated to this question I need to migrate a flow from Dashboard 1 to Dashboard 2. In Dashboard 1, I was feeding instrument data to a chart node, repetitively to make a waveform viewer that looked …

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## [Dropdown show all selected entries](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-show-all-selected-entries/99332)

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**Author:** [@Hubertus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hubertus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [9 October 2025 10:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-show-all-selected-entries/99332 "2025-10-09T10:16:55Z")

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Hi, I use the dropdown menu to select from a wide range of devices. To save space on the dashboard, it would be helpful to have an option to display only the selected entries in the dropdown menu itself, as in Dashbo…

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## [Dashboard 2, chart node configured as bar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-chart-node-configured-as-bar/99316)

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**Author:** [@Hobbe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hobbe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 October 2025 15:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-chart-node-configured-as-bar/99316 "2025-10-08T15:36:16Z")

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Hello! In dashboard 2 with a chart node with Chart Configuration as Bar, is the maximum number of bars sixteen? Regards // Hobbe

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## [eCharts default colours](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/echarts-default-colours/99312)

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**Author:** [@gerrybartley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerrybartley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [8 October 2025 13:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/echarts-default-colours/99312 "2025-10-08T13:54:10Z")

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Is there a settings file for the defaults on the new eCharts I want to change the default Grid line color to be different I have a lot of existing charts and don't want to configure them one by one

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## [Gauge's for Dashboard 2.0 made with ui\_template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauges-for-dashboard-2-0-made-with-ui-template/85955)

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**Author:** [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Replies:** 159\
**Last updated:** [7 October 2025 20:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauges-for-dashboard-2-0-made-with-ui-template/85955 "2025-10-07T20:00:38Z")

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Type linear, round, vertical, or artless. Code is HERETEMPLATE: \<template\> \<div\> \<template v-if="type === 'round'"\> \<div ref="hng" class="ro…

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## [How to integrate mjpeg stream into node red dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-integrate-mjpeg-stream-into-node-red-dashboard/99299)

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**Author:** [@ali](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ali)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 October 2025 13:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-integrate-mjpeg-stream-into-node-red-dashboard/99299 "2025-10-07T13:34:44Z")

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I am running an mjpeg stream for my pi camera 3 using the following code : import io import logging import socketserver from http import server from threading import Condition from picamera2 import Picamera2 from picam…

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