Node-RED: What is Node-RED

This documentation is part of the Introduction guide. View the full guide here: Introduction to Node-RED, all you need to know about it.

Welcome to the Stackhero documentation

Stackhero provides a fully managed Node-RED cloud environment designed to get you building workflows quickly:

• Built-in MQTT server (Mosquitto) for seamless IoT integration.
• Full access to the Node-RED admin UI for managing flows and settings.
• Node-RED Dashboard included for real-time visualization.
• Dedicated SMTP email server included, with no limits on sending.
• Effortless one-click updates to keep your instance current.
• Custom domain names with automatic HTTPS: for example, https://node-red.your-company.com.
• High performance and strong security with private, dedicated infrastructure.

You can have a secure, production-ready Node-RED cloud hosting instance running in about 5 minutes. Stackhero handles setup, updates, and infrastructure so you can focus on building automations.

Node-RED is a user-friendly, visual tool that empowers you to create programs or APIs directly within your browser. Imagine it as a convenient back-end alternative or even a serverless solution. Officially, it is recognized as a "low-code" programming platform.

With Node-RED, you can effortlessly connect with a variety of online services, hardware devices, and databases, all with just a few clicks. While it is particularly renowned in the IoT sector and numerous industries, its applications extend far beyond these realms.

One of the standout features of Node-RED is its intuitive interface, which is accessible right from your browser. It offers a host of functional blocks ready to use, eliminating the need for extensive programming knowledge. These blocks can be seamlessly linked to create complex systems in mere minutes.

For those who wish to delve deeper, Node-RED allows you to incorporate JavaScript code directly in the browser, unlocking a world of possibilities.

Node-RED is built on Node.js, utilizing JavaScript.

Node-RED project example