How to connect to nodered using raspberry pi hostname

Hi @cuxcrider

When a browser is pointed at <hostname> it will attempt to access port 80. Via your Node-RED settings file you can change what port NR listens on. But for it to listen on port 80 as a normal user you will also need to grant it permission to do so. This SO post explains what to do - https://superuser.com/questions/710253/allow-non-root-process-to-bind-to-port-80-and-443 - you need to identify the path to the node binary by running which node - I can't remember where it is on a Pi install.

That will get you as far as <hostname>/ui to access the dashboard.

In the settings file you can uncomment the line for httpAdminRoot to move the Node-RED editor away from / - for example, set it to /admin. Finally, uncomment the ui setting and change the ui value to /.

Restart Node-RED and you should be there.