Node-RED: Configuring your remote repository

This documentation is part of the Handle projects guide. View the full guide here: How to use "Projects" in Node-RED.

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.

To connect Node-RED to a remote repository, you will want to follow these steps (the example here uses GitHub, but the process is similar for other platforms):

1. Add your public key to your chosen platform's settings.
2. Get the SSH URL for your Git repository.

You can either create a new repository or use an existing one. On GitHub, open your repository, go to Settings, then Deploy keys, and click Add deploy key. Paste in the public key you copied earlier, give it a clear name like "Node-RED", check the Allow write access box, and click Add key.

Add public key on GitHub

Head back to your repository's Code tab and copy the SSH URL. This will usually look like [email protected]:<yourOrganization>/<yourRepositoryName>.git. If you are working with an existing repository, you will find this URL by clicking the Clone or download button.