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Node Red Manager

by @1999azzar

Manage Node-RED instances via Admin API or CLI. Automate flow deployment, install nodes, and troubleshoot issues. Use when user wants to "build automation", "connect devices", or "fix node-red".

Versionv1.0.0
Downloads1,282
Installs2
TERMINAL
clawhub install node-red-manager

πŸ“– About This Skill


name: node-red-manager description: Manage Node-RED instances via Admin API or CLI. Automate flow deployment, install nodes, and troubleshoot issues. Use when user wants to "build automation", "connect devices", or "fix node-red".

Node-RED Manager

Setup

1. Copy .env.example to .env. 2. Set NODE_RED_URL, NODE_RED_USERNAME, and NODE_RED_PASSWORD in .env. 3. The script automatically handles dependencies on first run.

Infrastructure

  • Stack Location: deployments/node-red
  • Data Volume: deployments/node-red/data
  • Docker Service: mema-node-red
  • URL: https://flow.glassgallery.my.id
  • Usage

    Flow Management

    # List all flows
    scripts/nr list-flows

    Get specific flow by ID

    scripts/nr get-flow

    Deploy flows from file

    scripts/nr deploy --file assets/flows/watchdog.json

    Update specific flow

    scripts/nr update-flow --file updated-flow.json

    Delete flow

    scripts/nr delete-flow

    Get flow runtime state

    scripts/nr get-flow-state

    Set flow runtime state

    scripts/nr set-flow-state --file state.json

    Backup & Restore

    # Backup all flows to file
    scripts/nr backup
    scripts/nr backup --output my-backup.json

    Restore flows from backup

    scripts/nr restore node-red-backup-20260210_120000.json

    Node Management

    # List installed nodes
    scripts/nr list-nodes

    Install node module

    scripts/nr install-node node-red-contrib-http-request

    Get node information

    scripts/nr get-node node-red-contrib-http-request

    Enable/disable node

    scripts/nr enable-node node-red-contrib-http-request scripts/nr disable-node node-red-contrib-http-request

    Remove node

    scripts/nr remove-node node-red-contrib-http-request

    Runtime Information

    # Get runtime settings
    scripts/nr get-settings

    Get runtime diagnostics

    scripts/nr get-diagnostics

    Context Management

    # Get context value
    scripts/nr get-context flow my-key
    scripts/nr get-context global shared-data

    Set context value

    scripts/nr set-context flow my-key '"value"' scripts/nr set-context global counter '42' scripts/nr set-context global config '{"key": "value"}'

    Docker Operations

    # Restart Node-RED
    cd deployments/node-red && docker compose restart

    View logs

    docker logs mema-node-red --tail 100

    Follow logs

    docker logs -f mema-node-red

    Environment Variables

  • NODE_RED_URL: Node-RED API endpoint (default: http://localhost:1880)
  • NODE_RED_USERNAME: Admin username
  • NODE_RED_PASSWORD: Admin password
  • Legacy variable names (NR_URL, NR_USER, NR_PASS) are supported for backward compatibility.

    API Reference

    See references/admin-api.md for complete Admin API endpoint documentation.

    πŸ’‘ Examples

    Flow Management

    # List all flows
    scripts/nr list-flows

    Get specific flow by ID

    scripts/nr get-flow

    Deploy flows from file

    scripts/nr deploy --file assets/flows/watchdog.json

    Update specific flow

    scripts/nr update-flow --file updated-flow.json

    Delete flow

    scripts/nr delete-flow

    Get flow runtime state

    scripts/nr get-flow-state

    Set flow runtime state

    scripts/nr set-flow-state --file state.json

    Backup & Restore

    # Backup all flows to file
    scripts/nr backup
    scripts/nr backup --output my-backup.json

    Restore flows from backup

    scripts/nr restore node-red-backup-20260210_120000.json

    Node Management

    # List installed nodes
    scripts/nr list-nodes

    Install node module

    scripts/nr install-node node-red-contrib-http-request

    Get node information

    scripts/nr get-node node-red-contrib-http-request

    Enable/disable node

    scripts/nr enable-node node-red-contrib-http-request scripts/nr disable-node node-red-contrib-http-request

    Remove node

    scripts/nr remove-node node-red-contrib-http-request

    Runtime Information

    # Get runtime settings
    scripts/nr get-settings

    Get runtime diagnostics

    scripts/nr get-diagnostics

    Context Management

    # Get context value
    scripts/nr get-context flow my-key
    scripts/nr get-context global shared-data

    Set context value

    scripts/nr set-context flow my-key '"value"' scripts/nr set-context global counter '42' scripts/nr set-context global config '{"key": "value"}'

    βš™οΈ Configuration

    1. Copy .env.example to .env. 2. Set NODE_RED_URL, NODE_RED_USERNAME, and NODE_RED_PASSWORD in .env. 3. The script automatically handles dependencies on first run.