Node-RED
Access local Node-RED from the internet
Steps to access local Node-RED from the internet
Step 1: Download LocalXpose
Package manager for Linux
$ snap install localxpose
$ npm install -g loclx
Debian
Ubuntu
Mint
(.deb)
Red Hat
CentOS
Fedora
(.rpm)
Arch Linux
(.pkg.tar.zst)
Binary download for Linux
Step 2: Start your Node-RED server(e.g. http://localhost:1880)
Step 3: Run LocalXpose form your terminal and point it to your Node-RED local address
$
loclx tunnel http --to http://localhost:1880
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About Node-RED
Node-RED is a programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways. It provides a browser-based editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range of nodes in the palette that can be deployed to its runtime in a single-click.
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