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How to install Node-RED

Node-RED® can be easily installed using the package repository for OpenSTLinux distribution service.

1. Node-RED direct installation

Execute the following commands to install Node-RED:

 apt-get update
 apt-get install node-red

Node-RED is automatically started and can be accessed remotely using your web browser:

http://<board IP @>:1880
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Target and your host computer must be connected to the same network.

2. node-red-dashboard module

This module provides a set of nodes in Node-RED to quickly create a live data dashboard [1].

 apt-get install node-red-dashboard

To access the Node-RED dashboard using your web browser:

http://<board IP @>:1880/ui
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Target and your host computer must be connected to the same network.

3. node-red-contrib-image-tools module

A Node-RED node to perform functions on images and decode barcodes [2].

 apt-get install node-red-contrib-image-tools

4. References