# Log viewer habpanel?

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412>\
**Category:** HABPanel\
**Created:** [March 9, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412 "2018-03-09T00:09:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Sharpy](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/sharpy/32/26469_2.png) [@Sharpy](https://community.openhab.org/u/Sharpy)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/1 "2018-03-09T00:09:06Z")

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Hi everyone

How do you add a log viewer too habpanel I have seen it done in a example

 ![Screenshot_20180304-195622](https://community-openhab-org.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/2/c2805f2cb918eb9b43f763f9ddc7dea2cba8f461.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![luckymallari](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/luckymallari/32/15259_2.png) [@luckymallari](https://community.openhab.org/u/luckymallari)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/2 "2018-03-09T06:56:52Z")

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That looks like the log viewer just embedded as an iframe.

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**Author:** ![vzorglub](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/vzorglub/32/17166_2.png) [@vzorglub](https://community.openhab.org/u/vzorglub)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/3 "2018-03-09T07:16:11Z")

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Hello,  
You need to install frontail

> [@Simple HowTo for Frontail installation and integration?](https://community.openhab.org/t/simple-howto-for-frontail-installation-and-integration/37466/6):
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> Ok, wioll try it. I saw, that it installs only an older version of frontail? v7… Stable is v8 and snapshot is v9.3? Why only v7?

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**Author:** ![halloween](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/halloween/32/7493_2.png) [@halloween](https://community.openhab.org/u/halloween)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/4 "2018-03-09T08:02:03Z")

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I have installed frontail already, can you tell us, how you can implement this into a habpanel widget?

Simply make a webview widget and enter the frontail url into this?

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**Author:** ![vzorglub](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/vzorglub/32/17166_2.png) [@vzorglub](https://community.openhab.org/u/vzorglub)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/5 "2018-03-09T08:04:41Z")

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Create a frame widget and point to frontail:

 ![image](https://community-openhab-org.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/f/6f4c75beacbdd3d440703f11c6a07c293a82aa1e.png)

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**Author:** ![Sharpy](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/sharpy/32/26469_2.png) [@Sharpy](https://community.openhab.org/u/Sharpy)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/6 "2018-03-09T11:13:51Z")

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Is there a guide for install on windows my OH runs on a Windows machine

So it install and setup frontail and then setup a frame in habpanel and point it to frontai

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**Author:** ![vzorglub](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/vzorglub/32/17166_2.png) [@vzorglub](https://community.openhab.org/u/vzorglub)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/7 "2018-03-09T11:57:47Z")

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Windows!!?? 🤨  
I haven’t used windows in years now but after a bit of googling:

You will need to install node.js with npm:

> **[How to Install Node.js® and NPM on Windows \[Guide\]](https://blog.teamtreehouse.com/installing-node-js-and-npm-on-windows)**
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> Learn how to install Node.js and NPM on Windows, and methods for testing and uninstalling Node with this Treehouse tutorial.

Then go to:

> **[GitHub - mthenw/frontail: 📝 streaming logs to the browser. Sponsored by...](https://github.com/mthenw/frontail)**
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> 📝 streaming logs to the browser. Sponsored by https://cloudash.dev

after setup frontail should be available at localhost:9001

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**Author:** ![Sharpy](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/sharpy/32/26469_2.png) [@Sharpy](https://community.openhab.org/u/Sharpy)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/8 "2018-03-09T12:09:30Z")

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> [@vzorglub](#):
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> Windows!!?? 🤨

I already had a Windows machine that is running 24/7 for other network jobs so it seemed like a good thing to do

I’m planning on migrating to a RPU soon

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**Author:** ![luckymallari](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/luckymallari/32/15259_2.png) [@luckymallari](https://community.openhab.org/u/luckymallari)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/9 "2018-03-09T13:00:48Z")

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openhabian can install frontail for you also

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**Author:** ![wlanrouter1](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@wlanrouter1](https://community.openhab.org/u/wlanrouter1)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/10 "2018-04-26T18:11:55Z")

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Try this: No Frontail, PHP or any other installation: [Log viewer for HabPanel or directly in any browser - Without PHP, frontail or any additionals installations](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-for-habpanel-or-directly-in-any-browser-without-php-frontail-or-any-additionals-installations/44090)

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**Author:** ![Master79](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Master79](https://community.openhab.org/u/Master79)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/11 "2018-06-05T00:17:41Z")

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Hi.  
What’ s the difference to a URL Widget?  
Greetings,  
Markus

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**Author:** ![Kim\_Andersen](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/6bbea6/32.png) [@Kim\_Andersen](https://community.openhab.org/u/Kim_Andersen)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/log-viewer-habpanel/41412/12 "2018-09-26T10:42:54Z")

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> [@vzorglub](#):
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> Create a frame widget and point to frontail:
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> ![image](https://community-openhab-org.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/f/6f4c75beacbdd3d440703f11c6a07c293a82aa1e.png)

I cant get this to work. Get no result in the widget.. Weird! I even tried with direct IP and localhost.  
EDIT - [http://IP:9001](http://IP:9001) works fine from a browser.
