Node-RED

node-red

Low-code programming for event-driven applications

Runs as node-red|macOS, Linux, Windows|nodered.org

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Command form

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Start the Node-RED runtime. The admin subcommand and telemetry/title options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

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otty gui node-red

Start Node-REDExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Port*

integer

User directory

directory

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Start on a port

portuser_dir

Start in safe mode

safeuser_dir

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Flows file

Defaults to flows.json in the user directory.
path · positional 0

Port

integer

--port-p

Settings file

path

--settings-s

User directory

path

--userDir-u

Verbose output

boolean

--verbose-v

Safe mode

Start without running the flows.
boolean

--safe

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

Usage: node-red [-v] [-?] [--settings settings.js] [--userDir DIR] [--port PORT] [--title TITLE] [--safe] [flows.json] -p, --port PORT port to listen on -s, --settings FILE use specified settings file -u, --userDir DIR use specified user directory -v, --verbose enable verbose output --safe enable safe m…

helpred.js usage text 2026-10-27

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