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9.5 Node Red Tutorial

Node Red Setup

  1. In this tutorial, I am using a Linux terminal in Windows (WSL) for simplicity, if you're using other environment, that is fine too but some steps might be a little bit different, so be ready to adapt.

  2. Install Node and NPM

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs npm
  1. Install Node Red
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
  1. Run Node Red
node-red

  1. Access the Node Red server http://127.0.0.1:1880/ in the web browser

Node Red Debug

  1. Drag Inject Node in to the editor

  1. Double click the node and set the payload type to String

  1. Set the Payload and Topic to whatever you want, then click the "Done" button

  1. Drag the Debug Node in to the editor

  1. Connect both nodes

  1. Click the "Deploy" button in the top right corner

  1. Click the button in the inject node

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