install

Additional install commands

Portable and language managers

npmverified · 100%

npm install -g node-red

local npm package metadata

overview

Package summary

Low-code programming for event-driven applications

Project links

Commands and aliases

node-red
node-red-pi

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for node-red. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Installs with 12 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`node-red`	cli	global executable
`node-red-pi`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version5.0.0

manager updated2026-06-09

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/node-red/node-red

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/node-red/node-rednone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	npm:node-red
Version	5.0.0
Package manager	npm
Package manager page	https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-red
Homepage	https://nodered.org
Repository	https://github.com/node-red/node-red
Upstream docs	https://nodered.org
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/node-red/-/node-red-5.0.0.tgz
Issue tracker	https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues
Last updated	2026-06-09T09:11:45.368Z
Published	2026-06-09T09:11:45.368Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	@node-red/editor-api, @node-red/nodes, @node-red/runtime, @node-red/util, basic-auth, bcryptjs, cors, express, fs-extra, node-red-admin, nopt, semver
Bottle	not recorded
npm postinstall	not defined
Service	none declared
Keywords	editor, messaging, iot, flow

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	npm registry
Dist Tags	Latest 5.0.0 Next 5.0.0 V1 Maintenance 1.3.7 V2 Maintenance 2.2.3 V3 Maintenance 3.1.15
Version Count	211
Maintainers	knolleary dceejay
Publisher	knolleary
Engines	Node >=22.9
Optional Dependencies	@node-rs/bcrypt
Integrity	sha512-byF2vMxIydpLpIAz2kIcE1nmTGHVYRNBqnCO7m/58xoDg0EleMH9SDAXrcJ7qzcYfbtFXjPG+VhaOMk2CL+UEQ==
Shasum	47f273ee58ad0794a13da4a89933ca295b1bc93a
Unpacked Size	106,724
File Count	0
Created At	2013-09-27T08:58:20.436Z
Latest Published At	2026-06-09T09:11:45.368Z
Modified At	2026-06-09T09:15:02.798Z

source database matches

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Nix95%

node-red

nix profile install nixpkgs#node-red

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Matched by: Node Red

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/no/node-red/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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source trail

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package relationship graph
package version freshness
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