External URL App: open a configured destination

Resource type: Code solution

Product or industry: BigID interactive apps

Use case or problem: Provides a simple app action for opening a user-configured external page from BigID.

Solution or resource: The app advertises an updateURL action, remembers the chosen URL and app name in memory, and opens the configured destination in a browser tab. It defaults to https://bigid.com/ and listens on port 3000.

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Getting started: Follow the README to run with npm or Docker.

Limitations: The endpoints have no authentication and the destination is not allowlisted. This is a demo; restrict network access and reachable destinations, and do not expose it to untrusted networks.