# Embed image from local desktop in markdown widget in kibana 4

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embed-image-from-local-desktop-in-markdown-widget-in-kibana-4/33979>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 6, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embed-image-from-local-desktop-in-markdown-widget-in-kibana-4/33979 "2015-11-06T11:00:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![anjani42001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@anjani42001](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anjani42001)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embed-image-from-local-desktop-in-markdown-widget-in-kibana-4/33979/1 "2015-11-06T11:00:57Z")

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I would like to embed a picture from my local desktop in the markdown widget of kibana. I see the steps mentioned in the link "[https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/)". This does not work when I provide the path of an image stored on my computer. Please advise.

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**Author:** ![tbragin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tbragin/32/45166_2.png) [@tbragin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tbragin)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embed-image-from-local-desktop-in-markdown-widget-in-kibana-4/33979/2 "2015-11-07T16:11:49Z")

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Markdown expects either a URL or a server-side local path:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/a/ab6a57bb3a5d7f2cfcffc6306cb6337f07159925.png)

I don't think the path to your Desktop qualifies as local path to wherever the Kibana markdown widget is rendered from. I'd advise just to use a URL with the image:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/b/bc3b3aeaff0a6ed29a542a63ffedb7cd4aa9d360.png)

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**Author:** ![Marcin\_Kubica](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marcin_kubica/32/5614_2.png) [@Marcin\_Kubica](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marcin_Kubica)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embed-image-from-local-desktop-in-markdown-widget-in-kibana-4/33979/3 "2015-12-26T16:08:38Z")

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Hi

`bundles` folder seem to be exposed, so creating a subdirectory in it and uploading a file there _from_ your local Desktop should host your image

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embed-image-from-local-desktop-in-markdown-widget-in-kibana-4/33979/4 "2017-07-06T14:06:02Z")

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