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History of Node-RED

In January 2013, I could have never foreseen that my fun little proof-of-concept project would become Node-RED, an open source low-code environment with millions of deployments in IoT and automation.
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Citizen Development: Unleashing Domain Experts
Citizen development has taken the spotlight recently, but the concept itself isn't entirely new. Remember the era of "hackers"? They... -

Storing Data: Getting Started with Node-RED
It's quite straightforward to pass plenty of useful data with each message (msg) in your flows. Not only can you... -

Node-RED in a Unified Namespace Architecture
As we embark on the journey toward a more interconnected industrial environment, the emergence of a Unified Namespace (UNS) as... -

Connect Node-RED to KepserverEX OPC server.
KepserverEX, often referred to as Kepware, is an OPC server that has been the important tool many manufacturing companies have... -

Bringing Software Development practices to Node-RED
I'm always thinking about how we can continue to improve the Node-RED experience. One area I like to explore is... -

Node-RED: The perfect adapter and middleware for your UNS
Digitalization is at the inflection point where it’s been adopted enough that the additional investments provided better and better ROIs... -

Should You Invest in Professional Services for Your Node-RED Development?
Professional services come in many different forms. Anything from setup and configuration, flow development, to node development. In this article,... -

Unified Namespace: When to Use It, and When to Choose Something Else
At FlowFuse, we're convinced of the Unified Namespace (UNS) architecture for IoT cases. It's a powerful tool that can make... -

AI and ChatGPT - Revolutionizing the Manufacturing Industry
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in various industries, particularly in manufacturing, is a topic of growing interest. The evolution... -

Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying Node-RED with FlowFuse in balenaCloud
In a recent webinar with balena, we explored the dynamic capabilities of deploying FlowFuse to a fleet of devices using... -

Speech-Driven Chatbot System with Node-RED
Have you ever wanted to integrate speech recognition and synthesis into your Node-RED project and thought it was too complex?... -

Personalised Multi-user Dashboards with Node-RED Dashboard 2.0!
This week has seen the release of the first major version of Node-RED Dashboard 2.0, with it, we've made available... -

Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 is Generally Available!
Back in June 2023 we announced that FlowFuse would be investing into building out the next generation of Node-RED Dashboard,... -

Sentiment Analysis with Node-RED
Have you ever built a sentiment analysis system to extract insights from text content? If yes then I don’t think... -

Selecting a broker for your Unified Namespace
When starting to roll out a new data distribution architecture for the unified namespace (UNS), one of the first questions... -

FlowFuse 2.0 Release
Following the release of FlowFuse 1.0 end of 2022, we're excited to release FlowFuse 2.0, marking a significant step in... -

Capture Data from edge devices with Node-RED
While cloud computing has revolutionized data access and analysis, not all data can be accessed from the cloud. In many... -

FlowFuse is now SOC 2 Type 1 Compliant
FlowFuse achieved SOC 2 type 1 compliance! SOC 2, governed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), is...
