node-red-contrib-dashboard-terminal 1.0.6

A FlowFuse dashboard node that provides an interactive terminal window for the host system (pure JS, no native deps).

npm install node-red-contrib-dashboard-terminal

node-red-contrib-dashboard-terminal

A FlowFuse Dashboard node that provides an interactive terminal connected to the host system.

Features

• Full interactive terminal (via node-pty)
• Requires login after deployment
• Inactivity timeout (based on no typing, not long-running processes)
• Works with FlowFuse Dashboard

Installation

Run inside your Node-RED user directory:

npm install node-red-contrib-dashboard-terminal

Usage

    Drag the dashboard-terminal node into your flow.

    Deploy.

    Open your FlowFuse Dashboard – you’ll see the terminal widget.

    First, login by sending:

    { "payload": { "user": "myuser", "pass": "mypassword" } }

    (Currently accepts all logins – customize for real auth.)

    Once logged in, send strings to msg.payload as keystrokes.

    Terminal output is sent out as messages with msg.topic = "output".

Config

    timeout – inactivity timeout in seconds (default: 300). If no keystrokes are entered, the user will be logged out.

Notes

    This node spawns a shell on the host. Use with caution in multi-user or exposed environments.

    Extend login logic for production use (PAM, LDAP, or hashed user store).


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