# Blue-Cow: An Amazon sponsored Node-RED offering on AWS

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**Created:** [14 September 2023 06:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blue-cow-an-amazon-sponsored-node-red-offering-on-aws/81295 "2023-09-14T06:32:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Post date:** [14 September 2023 06:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blue-cow-an-amazon-sponsored-node-red-offering-on-aws/81295/1 "2023-09-14T06:32:37Z")

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Hi There!

No there isn't a Blue-Cow (to my knowledge) but I was wondering whether there ever will be? I.e. an Amazon clone of Node-RED as an AWS offering? Or is there something already?

Could this happen? Does the Node-RED license allow Amazon to create an offering?

[Elastic and Amazon](https://www.geekwire.com/2021/dispute-elastic-aws-highlights-ongoing-battle-open-source-business-model/) didn't hit it off too well a couple of years ago and I was wondering what is the stance amongst the Node-RED folks?

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [14 September 2023 14:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blue-cow-an-amazon-sponsored-node-red-offering-on-aws/81295/2 "2023-09-14T14:28:03Z")

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Probably the easiest thing would be to create an AWS template that anyone could then tweak and run to get a fully working environment. Same with Azure as well.

Of course, however, a Node-RED working environment on a public global cloud would likely need to include a full "virtual datacentre" style configuration with a network, edge security, identity management configuration, optimising proxy, ....

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [14 September 2023 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blue-cow-an-amazon-sponsored-node-red-offering-on-aws/81295/3 "2023-09-14T20:22:31Z")

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> [@gregorius](#):
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> Could this happen? Does the Node-RED license allow Amazon to create an offering?

To answer this point specifically, yes, the Apache-2.0 license doesn't place any restrictions on commercialisation of Node-RED.

> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> Of course, however, a Node-RED working environment on a public global cloud would likely need to include a full "virtual datacentre" style configuration with a network, edge security, identity management configuration, optimising proxy, ....

Or you could use the FlowFuse instance we provide in the AWS Marketplace.... [AWS Marketplace: FlowFuse](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-3ycrknfg67rug?sr=0-1&ref_=beagle&applicationId=AWSMPContessa)

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**Author:** ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2023 05:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blue-cow-an-amazon-sponsored-node-red-offering-on-aws/81295/4 "2023-09-15T05:55:00Z")

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Thank you for the reply. I was wondering aloud more than actually looking for an AWS offering.

I was more thinking of the consequences should AWS bring out a AWS branded Node-RED. It would certainly bring more attention to Node-RED but would also suck a lot of air away from the ecosystem around Node-RED.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2023 19:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blue-cow-an-amazon-sponsored-node-red-offering-on-aws/81295/5 "2023-09-15T19:06:18Z")

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Of course they could just buy out FlowFuse 🙂

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**Author:** ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Post date:** [16 September 2023 09:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blue-cow-an-amazon-sponsored-node-red-offering-on-aws/81295/6 "2023-09-16T09:37:29Z")

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**Post date:** [30 September 2023 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blue-cow-an-amazon-sponsored-node-red-offering-on-aws/81295/7 "2023-09-30T09:38:12Z")

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