How to display a local static html file...

Deplorable · Mar 2, 2018, 1:50 AM

I have tried all of the various iFrame modules and while I can display sites ( for example www.bing.com) I have failed utterly in displaying a local html file (/home/pi/intro.html). The file is very basic and works just fine in all browsers I have tested it on. Is there a module that will display this file? Thanks!

ninjabreadman · Mar 2, 2018, 3:10 AM

@Deplorable Have you tried the file:// protocol? (e.g. file:///home/pi/intro.html)?

Otherwise, every module can make files available through a public subfolder. So I think you can make a public folder under your iFrame module and serve from that (e.g. http://localhost:8080/modules/iframe/public).

E3V3A · Mar 2, 2018, 6:41 AM

@Deplorable If you’re using an iFrame module, you probably need to use the file:///.../path/to/module/to/file.html. Check what you Browser DevTools (CTRL-SHIFT-I) says. If you need access to file from an outside browser, you need the correct Module URL.

Deplorable · Mar 2, 2018, 5:41 PM

@Deplorable I found the solution I was looking for:

https://github.com/eouia/MMM-HTMLBox.

For whatever reason it isn’t listed on the “3rd Party Module” page although it should be… Works fine. Thanks for the solutions offered re: iFrame…