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<h1>Node-RED</h1>

<h2>A visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things</h2>

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

<p><h3>Getting Started</h3></p>

<p>If you already have Node.js installed, run:</p>

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$ sudo npm install -g node-red

$ node-red

<p style="margin: 25px 0;height: 32px;"><span style="vertical-align:middle;">To try it out on IBM Bluemix, click the button: </span><a class="dtb-button" href="https://bluemix.net/deploy?repository=https://github.com/node-red/node-red-bluemix-starter.git"><img src="https://bluemix.net/deploy/button.png" alt="Deploy to Bluemix" style="vertical-align:middle; max-width:100%;"></a></p>

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<p>Otherwise, head over to the <a href="docs/getting-started/">Getting Started guide</a>.</p>

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<p>Latest version: <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-red"><span class="node-red-latest-version">v0.14.5</span> (npm)</a></p>

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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 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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