# Root container background image not showing

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/root-container-background-image-not-showing/75899>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [July 4, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/root-container-background-image-not-showing/75899 "2023-07-04T16:34:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/root-container-background-image-not-showing/75899/1 "2023-07-04T16:34:07Z")

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Is there any known problem with adding a background image to the root of a Flex view?

- I've uploaded the png image and copied the path from the Image Management tool and prefixed it with `/system/images/`. It doesn't display in Designer or in the browser.
- I've repeated the exercise using the Image component and dropping the same path into the source and it works.
- I've tried setting the background image in a FlexContainer and it doesn't work.

Am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/root-container-background-image-not-showing/75899/2 "2023-07-04T16:54:07Z")

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It seems that syntax is,  
`backgroundImage : url(/system/images/pathToMyImage.png)`

Bingo!