Node-RED: Creating the backoffice interface

This documentation is part of the Use case: connect mailboxes guide. View the full guide here: Seamlessly connect hundreds of mailboxes in a post office.

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.

The backoffice interface is utilized by post office operators. They can add a new button with an associated email or remove one as needed.

Node-RED includes an HTTP server, allowing the creation of HTML pages and APIs with minimal effort.

Node-RED backoffice flow

The entire backoffice interface was developed directly within Node-RED. It consists of an HTML page with authentication and an API with two routes. The first API route allows for the addition of a new button, while the second route facilitates the removal of an existing button.