# Node-RED

http://nodered.org

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A visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things.

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

## Quick Start

Check out [INSTALL](INSTALL.md) for full instructions on getting started.

1. download the zip and unzip, or git clone
2. cd node-red
3. npm install
4. node red.js
5. Open <http://localhost:1880>

## Documentation

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

For further help, or general discussion, there is also a [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/node-red).

## Browser Support

The Node-RED editor runs in the browser. We routinely develop and test using
Chrome and Firefox. We have anecdotal evidence that it works in IE9.

We do not yet support mobile browsers, although that is high on our priority
list.

## Contributing

Please see our [contributing guide](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## 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, 2014 IBM Corp. under [the Apache 2.0 license](LICENSE).