# Node-RED http://nodered.org [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/node-red/node-red.png)](https://travis-ci.org/node-red/node-red) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/node-red/node-red/badge.png?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/node-red/node-red?branch=master) 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 ## 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). ## Contributing Before raising a pull-request, please read 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, 2015 IBM Corp. under [the Apache 2.0 license](LICENSE).