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Node RED
Browser-based flow editor that helps you wiring hardware devices, APIs and online services to create IoT solutions.
★ Stars23.7k23,745 on GitHub
Last commit14 Oct 2026
LicenceApache-2.0SPDX, from the repository
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From GitHub via awesome-selfhosted-data, as of 17 Oct 2026.
Browser-based flow editor that helps you wiring hardware devices, APIs and online services to create IoT solutions.
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| Runs with | Node.js, Docker |
|---|---|
| Docker | Yes awesome-selfhosted lists Docker as a way to deploy it. |
Sources: github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted-data/blob/master/software/node-red.yml, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs with” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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