# Send a selfie picture from a mobile device to node-red server

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-a-selfie-picture-from-a-mobile-device-to-node-red-server/18715>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [2 December 2019 22:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-a-selfie-picture-from-a-mobile-device-to-node-red-server/18715 "2019-12-02T22:41:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![janvda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/janvda/32/234_2.png) [@janvda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/janvda)\
**Post date:** [8 December 2019 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-a-selfie-picture-from-a-mobile-device-to-node-red-server/18715/21 "2019-12-08T13:30:33Z")

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I guess this means that all people have to install the Telegram app on their mobile phone. I am looking for a solution where they don't need to install any specific apps on their mobile phone.

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**Author:** ![janvda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/janvda/32/234_2.png) [@janvda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/janvda)\
**Post date:** [8 December 2019 14:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-a-selfie-picture-from-a-mobile-device-to-node-red-server/18715/22 "2019-12-08T14:01:57Z")

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> [@janvda](#):
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> > [@BartButenaers](#):
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> > > But perhaps it is better to **create a new discussion** on Discourse, because I would like to keep this one focussed on media capturing. Otherwise users that are interested in this topic, will get lost in all kind of non-selfie stuff...
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> > Agreed.

I have created new discussion for this: see [How to communicate with Node-RED server on the edge using a mobile phone via the internet?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-communicate-with-node-red-server-on-the-edge-using-a-mobile-phone-via-the-internet/18911)

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [8 December 2019 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-a-selfie-picture-from-a-mobile-device-to-node-red-server/18715/23 "2019-12-08T14:30:52Z")

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Yes, it is true that people would have to install an app. On the other hand, it takes care of all of the security for you and also takes care of the phone interaction and the camera.

The problem with a web interface is that you have to securely configure your Node-RED server for the Internet and then think about who might have access to the web site you are creating. How do you make sure that party-goers images are safe and only shared to other party attendees without things leaking everywhere.

Don't forget that you are effectively committing _everyone_ at the party to having their images shared - even if they don't take any, others may take photo's of them.

You, as the owner of the server, are also taking on a commitment to both keep the data safe and to respond to the wishes of anyone at the party.

Will you password-protect access to the site? In which case, users have to be given the site name, enter that into their phones and the password which they also have to enter.

Using Telegram could actually be easier for people in that case.

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**Author:** ![felipeneves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@felipeneves](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/felipeneves)\
**Post date:** [1 December 2022 04:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-a-selfie-picture-from-a-mobile-device-to-node-red-server/18715/24 "2022-12-01T04:13:44Z")

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> [@BartButenaers](#):
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> - esolução eu quero, a partir de uma gama de soluções disponíveis.
> - Qual câmera eu quero usar, das câmeras disponíveis (frontal, traseira, ...)
> - Qual formato eu quero, de uma lista de formatos

Boa noite, tudo bem? Será que vocÊ consegue postar esse fluxo? Obrigado 😃

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