The Node-RED installer is a standalone installer that includes Node-RED and Node.js. Because this installer easily sets up the Node-RED environment by executing the installer binary, it is useful for beginner users who would like to start Node-RED without command-line operations.
This project is under development. Therefore, it is not ready for production use currently.
The installer binaries are available for Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
(1) Download the Windows installer (Node-RED-x.x.x.msi) from the GitHub releases page.
(2) Execute installer which was downloaded.
(3) After installing Node-RED, the installer automatically opens the Node-RED flow editor on the default browser.
While executing the Node-RED server, The task tray area has the Node-RED icon. To terminate the Node-RED process, you can select "Quit" on the menu of the icon.
Node-RED will be registered in the start menu as an application. Therefore, you can start Node-RED from the start menu after the installation.
(1) Download the macOS installer (Node-RED-x.x.x.dmg) from the GitHub releases page.
(2) Open the dmg file.
(3) Drag and drop the Node-RED icon to the Application directory.
(4) On the Finder in the Application directory, you need to right-click the Node-RED icon and select "Open" in the menu to start.
While executing the Node-RED server, The menu bar area has the Node-RED icon. To terminate the Node-RED process, you can select "Quit" on the menu of the icon.
As the default, there is no prerequisite to use Node-RED but other software is needed when you use additional features.
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Node installation
If you want to install third-party nodes on the flow editor, you need the npm command in your environment. The Node.js installer is the simple way to install the npm command.
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Project feature
To use the project feature, the git command is required. To install the git command, you can use the git installer. After installing the git command, the Node-RED environment automatically enables the project feature.