One CSS for multiple Dashboard instances

Dashboard
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Hi,

We're running multiple NodeRED instances (under FlowFuse), each running its own Dashboard 2 configuration.
Would it be possible to have one central ui-template node where all other Dashboard 2 sites get their CSS main from?

Thanks!

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To achieve this, you can follow these steps:

  1. Host CSS centrally: Host your main CSS file in a location accessible to all Node-RED instances. This could be a web server or a shared network location.
  2. Modify ui-template nodes: In each Dashboard 2 configuration's ui-template node, reference the centrally hosted CSS file using a <link> tag in the <head> section of the template.

For example, your ui-template node template might look like this:

html

<head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://central-location.com/main.css">
</head>

Replace "http://central-location.com/main.css" with the actual URL where your CSS file is hosted.

  1. Ensure accessibility: Make sure that the Node-RED instances have network access to the location hosting the CSS file. Adjust firewall settings if necessary.

Or;

  1. Set the CSS content using global.set:
global.set('cssContent', '/* Your CSS content here */');
  1. In your ui-template node, use <style> tags to include the CSS content:

html

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<head>
    <style>
        {{global.get('cssContent')}}
    </style>
</head>
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Ah yes.. of course! Solution 2 is perfect for me.
My train of thought about this was all wrong. Simple is best.

Thank you!