Node-RED Tutorial | Basics of Nodes and Flows for Beginners
Creating automations in Node-RED can be confusing at first. I explain how understanding messages is the key to creating flows. I use some Home Assistant examples to get you started.
Node-RED Playlist: • Node-RED
Node-RED Documentation: https://nodered.org/docs/
00:00 Intro
01:36 How messages work in Node-RED
02:09 Triggers for flows
02:58 The basics explained - Inject and Debug Nodes
04:51 Adding data to the message object
06:33 Multiple nodes - adding both to a message
07:34 Manipulating the message with the Change Node
08:50 Adding Conditions
10:22 Useful Example - 1 button press for multiple actions
10:54 Summary / Recap - AND and OR Examples
15:35 Other nodes - Switch, Counter, Sunset, Files
16:06 Outro
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