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FlowFuse now offers High Availability Node-RED
FlowFuse 1.8 introduces two key features that allow organizations to reliably deploy Node-RED applications into production. In 1.8, it is now possible to run Node-RED applications with high availability so the application is more scalable and more fault tolerant. FlowFuse 1.8 also introduces software deliver pipelines, so development teams can now set up dev/test/production environments for their Node-RED applications.
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Use any npm module in Node-RED
Node-RED has an incredibly rich resource of integrations available, but sometimes you need that little bit of extra functionality, or access to a Node.js module that doesn't have it's own custom nodes in Node-RED. We can easily import any npm module within the built-in Node-RED function nodes.
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Bringing High Availability to Node-RED
Many companies look to deploy Node-RED into use cases that require the application to have a high degree of availability, reliability, and scalability. Following up our previous post on the subject, in this post I’m going to look at some of the technical details of achieving HA, the approaches available and what that means for the work we’re doing at FlowFuse and upstream in Node-RED.
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Node-RED Tips - Dashboard Edition
There is usually more than one way to complete a given task in software, and Node-RED is no exception. In each of this series of blog posts, we are going to share three useful tips to save yourself time when working on your flows.
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Node-RED Community Survey Results
The Node-RED community recently published the results of their 2023 Community Survey, building upon their 2019 survey. The findings reveal some interesting trends within the Node-RED community that are worth highlighting.
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Persisting chart data in Node-RED Dashboard 1
Node-RED makes it easy to create HMI (Human Machine Interfaces) using Node-RED Dashboard.
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Best Practices Integrating a Modbus Device With Node-RED
The world of industrial automation is slow to adopt new technology. With legacy equipment already working and in place, paralyzing down-time costs, and fears of introducing instability into a plant, technology change has a cautious pace.
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FlowFuse 1.7 Now Available with Remote Node-RED Editor Access
FlowFuse 1.7 adds new support for accessing the Node-RED Editor on Devices via FlowFuse.
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Community News May 2023
Welcome to the FlowFuse newsletter for May 2023, a monthly roundup of what’s been happening with both FlowFuse and the wider Node-RED community.
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Chat GPT in Node-RED Function Nodes
Recently we posted a demo of ChatGPT integration in a Node-RED function node onto our social media accounts. We have now open-sourced this for all to play with, and welcome any and all contributions.
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Running the FlowFuse Device Agent as a service on a Raspberry Pi
FlowFuse's device agent allows you to manage and run your Node-RED instances on your own hardware such as a Raspberry Pi. This can be very useful where an application you've written needs to run flows with direct access to hardware sensors.
In this article I'm going to explain the steps to configure our device agent to run as a service in Raspbian OS, or any other OS that uses systemd.
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Node-RED Tips - Subflows, Link Nodes, and the Range Node
There is usually more than one way to complete a given task in software, and Node-RED is no exception. In each of this series of blog posts, we are going to share three useful tips to save yourself time when working on your flows.
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FlowFuse's visit to Hannover Messe 2023
"Do you use Node-RED?" This simple question became our favorite conversation opener as ZJ and I attended Hannover Messe, the world's leading industrial trade fair.
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Node-RED Community Health
It is often a challenge to measure the health of an open source project, like Node-RED. Individuals can download and use Node-RED without any indication or feedback to their ongoing satisfaction or usage. However, it is still interesting to look at a variety of metrics to understand the size of the Node-RED community.
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FlowFuse v1.6 Now Available
The new FlowFuse 1.6 adds new support for multi-instance Node-RED within a single application and support for logging from remote devices.
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Securing Node-RED
Node-RED is very easy to get up and running. Whether you run it locally, in Docker, on a Raspberry Pi, or on a service such as FlowFuse Cloud you can have a project up and running in minutes.
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Community News April 2023
Welcome to the FlowFuse newsletter for April 2023, a monthly roundup of what’s been happening with both FlowFuse and the wider Node-RED community.
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IBM Cloud removes Node-RED starter application
IBM Cloud has recently announced that they will no longer be providing their Cloud App Service Starter Kits, including the Node-RED Starter Application.
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Node-RED Tips - Importing, Exporting, and Grouping Flows
There is usually more than one way to complete a given task in software, and Node-RED is no exception. In each of this series of blog posts, we are going to share three useful tips to save yourself time when working on your flows.