# Reference markdown file in Markdown component

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-markdown-file-in-markdown-component/111900>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [November 3, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-markdown-file-in-markdown-component/111900 "2025-11-03T13:12:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexandre.rousselet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@alexandre.rousselet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alexandre.rousselet)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-markdown-file-in-markdown-component/111900/1 "2025-11-03T13:12:45Z")

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Going back to this topic. Is there a way to store .md on my gateway and only refer to that using a link?  
The goal for me would be to share a set of documents between different gateways and get all files updated at once if needed.

As well, I find it more comfortable to edit my markdown files in VS, then would just drag all updated files in my gateway.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-markdown-file-in-markdown-component/111900/2 "2025-11-03T16:48:29Z")

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I split this into a new topic since the original OP's question was different.

That said - generally no, at this point in time there's no way to store arbitrary files (in a referenceable way) into Ignition in a way that works very well.

You _can_ mount arbitrary files and folders to expose them over HTTP via the WebDev module (or database records via Phil's free 'Blob Server' module) - but consuming them as HTTP in Perspective would be a manual process involving HTTP bindings.

In some future version of Ignition we're hoping to add a 'platform' level "arbitrary file" resource that would work basically the same as Webdev's current file hook but not require an external module.