Connect 2 node-red with tcp

[Steve-Mcl]

Is there any solid reason why you wish to use TCP?

If it is just to send values back and forth, MQTT might be a better solution (no need to handle disconnections etc)

It is very easy to get going with MQTT.

This would help get you started (if you need a leg up)...

Linking 2 or more instances on a local network

It would have been easier and more future proofing to read up on MQTT (IMO). Heres the 30sec intro... MQTT is a Client Server publish/subscribe messaging transport protocol. It is light weight, open, simple, and designed so as to be easy to implement" An MQTT client (node-red / IoT sensor / whatever) publishes to an MQTT broker a topic and payload are sent in each publish a topic is a string e.g. "house/bedroom/light" or "machine/1/motor/speed" a payload is anything you want (boolean tr…