# How to enable ability to input local image files in to node red dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-ability-to-input-local-image-files-in-to-node-red-dashboard/3085>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [12 September 2018 15:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-ability-to-input-local-image-files-in-to-node-red-dashboard/3085 "2018-09-12T15:19:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [12 September 2018 15:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-enable-ability-to-input-local-image-files-in-to-node-red-dashboard/3085/2 "2018-09-12T15:40:50Z")

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Hi @brownryno

First you need to uncomment those two lines in your settings file - remove the `//` at the start of the lines.

Then you need to change the value of `httpStatic` to be the full path to the folder containing your images.

After you restart node-red, you will then access the editor at `http://localhost:1880/admin` and you should be able to load your images relative to `http://localhost:1880`

Nick

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