I use the default flowforge code, and I want to use a custom node in the built-in nodered, what should I do

[Soonogo]

Current Behavior

I run npm i flowforge-nr-file-nodes in flowforge , install my custom nodes

Expected Behavior

it can be displayed here

Steps To Reproduce

No response

Environment

• FlowForge version:1.1.0
• Node.js version:18
• npm version:8.19
• Platform/OS:arch latest
• Browser:chrome latest

[hardillb]

Please add a lot more detail here. It really is not clear what problem you are having.

• What does the FlowForge File nodes have to do with your custom nodes?
• How exactly are you installing your custom node?
• Is your custom node published to the Node-RED catalogue? (https://flows.nodered.org)

[Soonogo]

I want to add a local self-written node to nodered in flowforge, and I don't want to publish it

[hardillb]

The simplest option is to:

• Use the npm pack https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-pack to create a tgz file for your custom node
• You can then upload this file to the Node-RED Project under the Manage Palette optionhttps://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-pack

If you are using the Docker or Kubernetes version of FlowForge, you can also build your own stack container.

[Soonogo]

i don't have this button

[Soonogo]

Can I run npm install ~/repos/nodered/nodes/create-chart in the ~/.nodered directory to achieve the same effect

[hardillb]

No, the FlowForge projects do not use the default Node-RED UserDir.

• What version of Node-RED do you have configured for your Stacks?
• And what options do you have selected under the palette option in the Template you are using?

[Soonogo]

I'm using 2.2.2, run npm run install-stack --vers=2.2.2, I can also upgrade it to above 3.0

pallet I only added exclude 10-file.js

[hardillb]

You will need a Node-RED 3.0.x for the tgz upload button.

You will need to create a new stack (use bin/ff-install-stack.sh 3.0.2 in the FlowForge install directory), then create the stack under the Admin Settings.

[Soonogo]

I want to modify the source code of nodered after git clone, so how to modify the started nodered after the operation is my modification, not the nodered under /var/stacks

[Soonogo]

Now I run npm run install-stack --vers=3.0.2, but still no button

[hardillb]

Sorry, I screwed up, it was early this morning and I wasn't thinking. The tgz upload feature is explicitly disabled in FlowForge.

Let's start again. What problem are you actually trying to solve here:

1. To install a custom node into a single project?
2. To install a custom node so it is available to all projects?

For option 2 you can run the following command in the FlowForge directory.

npm install --prefix var/stacks/3.0.2 ~/repos/nodered/nodes/create-chart

This will install your node along side the Node-RED 3.0.2 that is used for the 3.0.2 stack.

[Soonogo]

it ran successfully，Thank you very much