Requires Node-RED 1.3 or later.

Node-RED allows you to import and export flows from a local library. The built-in library stores its contents in ~/.node-red/lib.

This library plugin allows you to add additional libraries in other locations.

For example, you may have a directory that is shared on the local network, or automatically synced with a cloud service such as Dropbox.

If you are collaborating with other developers, this makes it easier to have a shared library to store reusable flows and components.

This module should be installed under ~/.node-red/ as you would any other Node-RED node module.

npm install @node-red/library-file-store

1. Edit your Node-RED settings file - typically ~/.node-red/settings.js

2. Find the editorTheme section and add a library section if one does not already exist.

3. Under that section add a sources array. Within that array you can add as many new file store sources as you want.

   editorTheme: {
       library: {
           sources: [
               {
                   id: "team-collaboration-library",
                   type: "node-red-library-file-store",
                   path: "/Users/tom/work/team-library/",
                   label: "Team collaboration",
                   icon: "font-awesome/fa-users"
               }
           ]
       },
   }
   

The configuration object can have the following properties: