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            <h1>Low-code programming for event-driven applications</h1>
            <h2>The easiest way to collect, transform and visualize real-time data.</h2>
            <p>Latest version: <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-red"><span class="node-red-latest-version">v4.1.13</span> (npm)</a></p>
            <p><a class="box-link" href="#get-started">Get Started</a></p>
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                <p>Node-RED's goal is to enable anyone to build applications that collect, transform and visualize their data; building flows that can automate their world. Its low-code nature makes it accessible to users of any background, whether for home automation, industrial control systems or anything in between.</p>
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                <p>From home hobbyists to large scale industrial operations, Node-RED has found a place in a wide range of applications, supported by an active community that has built over <a href="https://flows.nodered.org" _target="blank">5,000 Nodes and Flows</a> to help you get started quickly.</p>
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                <h3>Get Started</h3>
                <p>Node-RED is built on Node.js, taking full advantage of its event-driven, non-blocking model. This makes it ideal to run at the edge of the network on low-cost hardware such as the Raspberry Pi as well as in the cloud.</p>
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                <h4>Run locally</h4>
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                    <li><a href="/docs/getting-started/">Getting started</a></li>
                    <li><a href="/docs/platforms/docker">Docker</a></li>
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                <h4>On a device</h4>
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                    <li><a href="/docs/hardware/raspberrypi">Raspberry Pi</a></li>
                    <li><a href="https://flowfuse.com/docs/device-agent/introduction/">FlowFuse Device Agent</a></li>
                    <li><a href="/docs/hardware/beagleboneblack">BeagleBone Black</a></li>
                    <li><a href="/docs/hardware/arduino">Interacting with Arduino</a></li>
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                <h4>In the cloud</h4>
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                    <li><a href="https://flowfuse.com">FlowFuse</a></li>
                    <li><a href="/docs/platforms/aws">Amazon Web Services</a></li>
                    <li><a href="/docs/platforms/azure">Microsoft Azure</a></li>
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        <h3>Acknowledgments</h3>
        <p>The Node-RED project is actively sponsored by:</p>
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            <li>Hitachi</li>
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                        <h4>Node-RED Con 2026</h4>
                        <p>Nov 3 · Call for Papers open · Submit by Jul 31</p>
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