NodeRED/en
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Introduction[Bearbeiten]
Node-RED is a graphical development tool. With Node-RED, use cases for the Internet of Things can be implemented according to a simple modular principle. In Node-RED there are so-called "nodes" which look like as follows. Each node fulfills a certain function e.g. making a HTTP-request.
Preparations[Bearbeiten]
- If you haven't installed Node.js yet download and install it here: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
- Use the command line to verify that Nodejs has been installed correctly.
- To open the command line type "cmd" in the Windows search bar and press the enter key.
- After you have opened the command line type "node --version" in.
- Also type "npm --version" in the command line.
- Hint: npm usually comes with Node.js
- Internet connection available?
Installing Node-RED[Bearbeiten]
- Open command line
- Enter "npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red" and press the enter key
- Enter "npm install node-red-node-test-helper node-red --save-dev" and press the enter key
- Enter "node-red" and press the enter key to start Node-RED
- After you have started Node-RED open your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, ...)
- Enter "localhost:1880" into the search bar of your browser and press the enter key
- Close the browser and the command line now
