# Node-RED

http://nodered.org

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A visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things.

![Node-RED: A visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things](http://nodered.org/images/node-red-screenshot.png)

## Quick Start

Check out http://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/ for full instructions on getting
started.

1. `sudo npm install -g node-red`
2. `node-red`
3. Open <http://localhost:1880>

## Getting Help

More documentation can be found [here](http://nodered.org/docs).

For further help, or general discussion, please use the
[mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/node-red).

## Developers

If you want to run the latest code from git, here's how to get started:

1. Install grunt, the build tool

        npm install -g grunt-cli

2. Clone the code:

        git clone https://github.com/node-red/node-red.git
        cd node-red

3. Install the node-red dependencies

        npm install

4. Build the code

        grunt build

5. Run

        node red.js

## Contributing

Before raising a pull-request, please read our
[contributing guide](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

This project adheres to the [Contributor Covenant 1.4](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/).
 By participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please report unacceptable
 behavior to any of the [project's core team](https://github.com/orgs/node-red/teams/core).

## Authors

Node-RED is a creation of [IBM Emerging Technology](http://ibm.com/blogs/et).

* Nick O'Leary [@knolleary](http://twitter.com/knolleary)
* Dave Conway-Jones [@ceejay](http://twitter.com/ceejay)

For more open-source projects from IBM, head over [here](http://ibm.github.io).

## Copyright and license

Copyright 2013, 2016 IBM Corp. under [the Apache 2.0 license](LICENSE).
