# How to show 'local network' web page (node-red) on Google Nest Hub (using Homey) **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials\ **Created:** [December 2, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877 "2021-12-02T11:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RogerSt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rogerst/32/12432_2.png) [@RogerSt](https://community.homey.app/u/RogerSt)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877/1 "2021-12-02T11:03:28Z")
This was a tricky one, as the Google Nest Hub (2) does not have a web browser with a UI. Opening a Web page with a voice command will inform the user that 192.168.x.y is a local network IP address - thanks for the information google 🤨 The trick is to combine the forces of Homey, A Homey Virtual Device, the ChromeCast App on Homey and Google Home app. 1. Create a Virtual device “Office Screen Dashboard” or similar with on/off capability. Here’s my virtual device: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/1/b1171491dd720cd032d23bda8f79bd80d47b2f75.png) 2. Install the Google Chromecast App on Homey and create a Google Cast device that represents the Google Nest Hub. Here’s mine. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/8/f853d37d6d8b6f5c318a38a1db5d413942311c91.png) 3. Create a Flow that does 2 things: a- cast a web-site to the Nest Hub b- after a few seconds turns off the virtual Dashboard device on Homey Here’s mine: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/f/aff245fda758346d23e2861a9f0f8c5c789e4c8e.png) 1. Create a Google Home Assistant Routine that is used to ask the device to show the dashboard. I created a routine that listens to “Show the dashboard”. As an effect of the routine it should control a deice using the ‘adjust lights, plugs,…’ flow. Select the virtual dashboard device on Homey and select the ‘turn on’ capability. **Make sure Homey and Google Nest Hub are linked and synced** ("OK Google, sync my devices’). 2. Say “OK Google, show my dashboard”… Watch the magic… ---
**Author:** ![Tomas\_Severa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomas_severa/32/33929_2.png) [@Tomas\_Severa](https://community.homey.app/u/Tomas_Severa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877/2 "2021-12-02T11:22:05Z")
Any hint about the flow " cast node Red dashboard …? I am newbie and would be great to have an dashboard on nest but don’t know how to create the dashboard. ---
**Author:** ![RogerSt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rogerst/32/12432_2.png) [@RogerSt](https://community.homey.app/u/RogerSt)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877/3 "2021-12-02T12:59:01Z")
Hi @Tomas_Severa, Sorry, I see I am using a delegate flow for casting. If you replace the flow card with this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/b/1b5a8e2231302072cb3daada7c9ffcb7bdc84e77.png) then you should do just fine without this extra separate flow. In my case, I run my nodered dashboard on a Synology NAS on the local network. For more information on how to create dashboards, many examples and guides exist. In this community I learned a lot from [Node Red: A widget based dashboard working with Homey trough MQTT](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-a-widget-based-dashboard-working-with-homey-trough-mqtt/18798) - there you can also see my own dashboard pages (I have 5 by now) but here’s inspiration: [Node Red: A widget based dashboard working with Homey trough MQTT - #621 by RogerSt](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-a-widget-based-dashboard-working-with-homey-trough-mqtt/18798/621) Other dashboards are for example the HomeyDash: [Homeydash.com , een Homey dashboard](https://community.homey.app/t/homeydash-com-een-homey-dashboard/17436) Have fun reading - there’s tons of inspiration, examples and explanations in these community topics. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877/4 "2021-12-02T21:28:35Z")
> [@RogerSt](#): > > Install the google cast App on Homey You mean the [Chromecast](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.google.chromecast/Google-Chromecast/) app? ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877/5 "2021-12-02T21:46:30Z")
> [@RogerSt](#): > > This was a tricky one We did this [a few days earlyer](https://community.homey.app/t/homeydash-com-een-homey-dashboard/17436/4) alr. This was with the gen1 hub tho and that stopped working ok with the last Google update. On the 2 versions it seems to work for now. ---
**Author:** ![Tomas\_Severa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomas_severa/32/33929_2.png) [@Tomas\_Severa](https://community.homey.app/u/Tomas_Severa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877/6 "2021-12-03T09:37:36Z")
Thanks. I will try my luck 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RogerSt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rogerst/32/12432_2.png) [@RogerSt](https://community.homey.app/u/RogerSt)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877/7 "2021-12-03T09:38:39Z")
Correct @Peter_Kawa - I have changed the original post. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![RogerSt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rogerst/32/12432_2.png) [@RogerSt](https://community.homey.app/u/RogerSt)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 9:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-show-local-network-web-page-node-red-on-google-nest-hub-using-homey/55877/8 "2021-12-03T09:41:26Z")
Hi @Rocodamelshekima It seems still this is not stable. It’s hit or miss sometimes. Especially when the dashboard was displayed recently, a next question to show the dashboard does not work. I have traced this back to - either the chromecast not casting the web site properly - or the nest hub 2 not processing the cast command for the web site properly All other actions - voice command - changing the virtual device status - triggering the cast request succeed normally on Homey. This leads me to believe that the casting does not work properly/consistently for the google nest hub. Thanks for the extra insights.