# Using chart.js to create chart for daily prices

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**Created:** [30 March 2024 08:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-chart-js-to-create-chart-for-daily-prices/86860 "2024-03-30T08:22:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![KarolisL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a4c791/32.png) [@KarolisL](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/KarolisL)\
**Post date:** [1 April 2024 16:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-chart-js-to-create-chart-for-daily-prices/86860/7 "2024-04-01T16:11:50Z")

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You don't need to setup anything outside standard chart node to get data charted

I just want to point out that there is another option, alternative to chart.js - plotly.js which was nicely covered in

> [@Plotly - example charts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plotly-example-charts/30697):
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> I've been playing with Plotly for a few days, and have received a lot of kind support from @bakman2, so would like to share what I've got so far, in case anyone else is interested. The complete flow as attached below. The usual way to install a 3rd party script/library is to create a static folder, install & run the script/library from there. However, in these examples there is no need to do this, as plotly.js is being loaded using a CDN and a ui-template node. [flow] In all 3 examples, the …

plotly allows more customization, so maybe you will find more success

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