Node-RED
Visual flow-based programming tool for wiring together automations and APIs.
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About Node-RED
Node-RED is a browser-based flow editor for wiring together hardware devices, APIs, and online services using a drag-and-drop node graph instead of hand-written code. It is commonly installed as a Home Assistant community add-on to build complex automations with branching logic and built-in debugging tools.
Strengths
- Visual drag-and-drop flows make complex if/else automation logic easier to follow than YAML
- Built-in debugging tools help trace what a flow is actually doing
Limitations
- Adds another interface to learn on top of Home Assistant's own automation editor
- Complex flows can become hard to maintain without good node naming and organization
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- OpenJS Foundation / Node-RED contributors
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted, Web application
- Best suited for
- Visual flow-based programming tool for wiring together automations and APIs
- Categories
- Automation
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Smart Home); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.