# Node red template/charts Dashboard add Plugin

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-template-charts-dashboard-add-plugin/22781>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [8 March 2020 00:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-template-charts-dashboard-add-plugin/22781 "2020-03-08T00:25:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Henjoe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/henjoe/32/52335_2.png) [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2020 00:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-template-charts-dashboard-add-plugin/22781/1 "2020-03-08T00:25:35Z")

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Hello I found this plugin for Chart.Js, currently I am making my chart using template node, ny question is how can I add this plugin to nodered template? In the article it says it can be install using npm but I dont know where to install it in my local machine in order to nodered use it as external plugins? Thank you gentlemens!

> <https://github.com/chartjs/chartjs-plugin-zoom/blob/master/samples/zoom-time.html>

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [9 March 2020 09:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-template-charts-dashboard-add-plugin/22781/2 "2020-03-09T09:48:19Z")

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here is a [flow using chart.js](https://flows.nodered.org/flow/d1b9f2c606e536ce4a3960abcd887754) which should give you a idea of what to do.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [8 April 2020 09:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-template-charts-dashboard-add-plugin/22781/3 "2020-04-08T09:48:34Z")

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