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Node-RED 5 reshapes the editor with redesigned sidebars, an Explorer panel, and a built-in dark theme. Here's what changes for teams running it in production on FlowFuse, and how to upgrade your instances.

Read how Node-RED evolved from Nick O'Leary's weekend IBM project into a global phenomenon, powering millions of home assistance setups, sparking a Raspberry Pi revolution, building a 4,300+ node community, and conquering industrial IoT with FlowFuse's enterprise platform.

Node-RED timer tutorial showing how to implement stopwatch and countdown timers for industrial automation and IoT applications.

Learn how to build a real-time weather dashboard in Node-RED using the OpenWeather API and FlowFuse Dashboard.

Discover how FlowFuse combines LLMs and Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Node-RED to enable text-driven operations, transforming industrial data into actionable insights through natural language queries.

PTC's $600M divestment of Kepware and ThingWorx to TPG raises critical questions for industrial organizations. Learn what this means for your data strategy and why open-source alternatives like FlowFuse offer a path forward.

Create your own AI agents and deploy trained models in Node-RED

Learn how to integrate Allen-Bradley PLCs with FlowFuse using EtherNet/IP. This guide covers connected and unconnected messaging, reading and writing tags, and building industrial automation workflows in Node-RED.

Looking back on where Node-RED came from to understand the impact it has had on industry

How edge-cloud hybrid AI architectures unlock new possibilities for industrial applications while leveraging the best of both worlds.

Learn how to install and run Node-RED on various platforms, such as local computer, Raspberry Pi, Mac, Linux, or Cloud. Production-ready solutions from the creators of Node-RED.

Explore how open-source software can help manufacturers overcome vendor lock-in, accelerate digital transformation, and regain competitive advantage in Industry 4.0

FlowFuse announces Certified Nodes v2.0 - connecting enterprises with the highest quality Node-RED nodes, built and maintained by recognized experts in their fields.

FlowFuse is proud to sponsor Node-RED Con 2025, a free online conference on November 4, 2025, dedicated to industrial applications. Learn more and submit your talk.

Learn how to monitor system health and performance with Node-RED. Track CPU usage, memory, and other key metrics, and efficiently scale device monitoring with FlowFuse to thousands of devices.

Learn how to set up and control your Arduino remotely using Node-RED and FlowFuse. Explore the simplicity of automation flows

The new Node-RED Academy enables you to learn Node-RED, increase your expertise, and demonstrate your knowledge with shareable certificates.

Learn how to read data from and write data to Siemens S7 PLCs (S7-1200/1500) for industrial monitoring and control. This guide covers PLC setup, the S7 protocol over ISO-on-TCP, addressing, and building dashboards, no deep PLC expertise required.