# Node-RED

http://nodered.org

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A visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things.

![Screenshot](http://nodered.org/images/node-red-screenshot.png "Node-RED: A visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things")

## Quick Start

Check out [INSTALL](INSTALL.md) for full instructions on getting started.

1. download the zip and unzip, or git clone
2. cd node-red
3. npm install
4. node red.js
5. Open <http://localhost:1880>

## 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).

## Browser Support

The Node-RED editor runs in the browser. We routinely develop and test using
Chrome and Firefox. We have anecdotal evidence that it works in recent versions of IE.

We have basic support for using in mobile/tablet browsers.

## 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).
