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<h1>Node-RED</h1>

<h2>Flow-based programming for the Internet of Things</h2>

<p>Latest version: <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-red"><span class="node-red-latest-version">v0.20.8</span> (npm)</a></p>

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<p>Node-RED is a programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways.</p>

<p>It provides a browser-based editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range of nodes in the palette that can be deployed to its runtime in a single-click.</p>

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<a class="box-link" href="#get-started">Get Started</a>

<a class="box-link" href="#community">Community</a>

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<h3>Browser-based flow editing</h3>

<p>Node-RED provides a browser-based flow editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range of nodes in the palette. Flows can be then deployed to the runtime in a single-click.</p>

<p>JavaScript functions can be created within the editor using a rich text editor.</p>

<p>A built-in library allows you to save useful functions, templates or flows for re-use.</p>

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<h3>Built on Node.js</h3>

<p>The light-weight runtime is built on Node.js, taking full advantage of its event-driven, non-blocking model. This makes it ideal to run at the edge of the network on low-cost hardware such as the Raspberry Pi as well as in the cloud.</p>

<p>With over 225,000 modules in Node's package repository, it is easy to extend the range of palette nodes to add new capabilities.</p>

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<h3>Social Development</h3>

<p>The flows created in Node-RED are stored using JSON which can be easily imported and exported for sharing with others.</p>

<p>An online flow library allows you to share your best flows with the world.</p>

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<h3>Get Started</h3>

<p>Node-RED is built on Node.js, taking full advantage of its event-driven, non-blocking model. This makes it ideal to run at the edge of the network on low-cost hardware such as the Raspberry Pi as well as in the cloud.</p>

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<h4>Run locally</h4>

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<li><a href="/docs/getting-started/">Getting started</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/platforms/docker">Docker</a></li>

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<h4>On a device</h4>

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<li><a href="/docs/hardware/raspberrypi">Raspberry Pi</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/hardware/beagleboneblack">BeagleBone Black</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/hardware/arduino">Interacting with Arduino</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/platforms/android">Android</a></li>

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<h4>In the cloud</h4>

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<li><a href="/docs/platforms/bluemix">IBM Cloud</a></li>

<li><a href="https://fred.sensetecnic.com/">SenseTecnic FRED</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/platforms/aws">Amazon Web Services</a></li>

<li><a href="/docs/platforms/azure">Microsoft Azure</a></li>

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<h3>Who's using Node-RED?</h3>

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<li><a href="/users/spiritai"><img src="users/spiritai/spiritai.png"/></a></li>

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<li><a class="box-link" href="https://github.com/node-red"><i class="fa fa-github fa-3x"></i><br/>GitHub</a></li>

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