Node-RED

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September 01, 2022 (Last Updated: March 06, 2023) | Reading Time: About 1 minute

Node-Red is a visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things. 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.

Node-RED makes writing home automations fast and easy.

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