Download a file from node-red using standard nodes

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A flow demonstrating how to download a file from your server using standard node-red nodes and without needing to modify settings.js

This flow creates a HTTP endpoint set to '/files/:fn'

This endpoint is accessible by constructing a url pointing to your node red server e.g. http://localhost:1880/files/log.log

The base path of this flow is set to c:\temp. This means the file c:\temp\log.log will be read from the node-red server file system and returned to the requester as an attachment/download.

Notes...

• The base folder on your server is setup in the function node Set base path. Adjust this to point at the folder from where the files you wish to server are saved.
• The flow uses node-red dashboard to present the download links. If you have or don't want to use dashboard, simply delete the ui_template node before deploying.

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