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Getting started

Open http://<gateway-ip>:1880 in a browser. Node-RED loads directly into the flow editor with no sign-in step by default (see the security note on the previous page).

First-run: Projects

On a fresh install, Node-RED offers to set up Projects — a way to manage flow files with version control:

The Projects welcome dialog

Unless you specifically want git-based version control of your flows, click Not right now. You can still create a project later from the Projects menu — the rest of this manual assumes you're working without one.

The editor

Once past that dialog (or on a device where it's already been dismissed), you land on the main editor:

Node-RED editor, empty Flow 1

This gateway's default flow ("Flow 1") is empty — nothing has been built out yet. See The editor for a tour of every part of this screen, or jump straight to Building flows to start wiring something together.