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Greetings! I'll get straight to the point. I've used Node-Red (https://nodered.org https://nodered.org) in building my own IoT network along with automating qu

Greetings! I'll get straight to the point. I've used Node-Red (https://nodered.org https://nodered.org) in building my own IoT network along with automating quite a lot of things. I run my own Node-Red instance locally as well as online. Node-red has 1500 different functionality plugins, including things like "push flow to another node-red installation". Node-red also uses javascript as its frontend and backend. I can share whole code by giving someone the js block - which means that backing up flows is trivial. Sharing is also as easy. So, I looked at your solution. It seems like a prettified version of Node-red with backup, js, and lack of ecosystem. So, what's your buy-in? What're you doing better than a spare VPS running node-red? Not everyone is going to install and maintain a server.... but you're here on HN. I'd say that 95% or higher could get Nodered up and running here.

jermaustin1 8y ago
My time is more valuable than running, managing, maintaining, and monitoring a VPS just to save $180/mo. If I've saved 1.5 hours, it's paid for itself, and I've been freed up to be productive on other things, like watching YouTube.
- pier25 8y ago
  With cloud functions you don’t really need to do any of that
statictype 8y ago
I suppose with that logic you don’t even need node red. You could just put your requirements into a .js file. What’s your buy-in? What are you doing with node red that can’t be done with a text editor and npm?
- crankylinuxuser 8y ago
  That's certainly reducto-ad-absurdum if iv'e ever seen one. They're both in the realm of "graphical programming language in the browser". One is a pay-per-$something, and the other is libre/gratis. And sure, you could use backend js to write scripts to do $thing, but requires a lot of setup to work with different APIs. So absolutely no, js+text editor is nowhere near the same.
mwexler 8y ago
Thanks to the pointer for Node Red; I saw it on my Pi and forgot about it. It's pretty impressive (esp since it's got IBM all over it).

jermaustin1 8y ago

My time is more valuable than running, managing, maintaining, and monitoring a VPS just to save $180/mo. If I've saved 1.5 hours, it's paid for itself, and I've been freed up to be productive on other things, like watching YouTube.

pier25 8y ago
With cloud functions you don’t really need to do any of that

statictype 8y ago

I suppose with that logic you don’t even need node red. You could just put your requirements into a .js file. What’s your buy-in? What are you doing with node red that can’t be done with a text editor and npm?

crankylinuxuser 8y ago
That's certainly reducto-ad-absurdum if iv'e ever seen one. They're both in the realm of "graphical programming language in the browser". One is a pay-per-$something, and the other is libre/gratis. And sure, you could use backend js to write scripts to do $thing, but requires a lot of setup to work with different APIs. So absolutely no, js+text editor is nowhere near the same.

mwexler 8y ago

Thanks to the pointer for Node Red; I saw it on my Pi and forgot about it. It's pretty impressive (esp since it's got IBM all over it).