# 🎉 Node-RED 5 now available

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [9 June 2026 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239 "2026-06-09T09:29:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/1 "2026-06-09T09:29:10Z")

</div>

Node-RED 5 is now generally available!

 ![Node-RED 5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/4/247ea937c24c2a4888b2835cd4eb6e2e3f4b2b00.png)

Full details are available in the release blog post - if you've been following the beta releases, make sure you read the post as there are a few extra goodies included since the beta-6 was published.

> Node-RED 5.0 is the biggest change to the editor experience in the history of the project. Back in our [roadmap post](https://nodered.org/blog/2025/12/03/node-red-roadmap-to-5) we set out four areas of focus - modernising the UX, improving node appearance, targeted functional enhancements, and updating our project infrastructure. After a long run of beta releases - and a huge amount of community feedback along the way - we’re delighted to bring it all together in the final release.

> **[Version 5.0 released](https://nodered.org/blog/2026/06/09/version-5-0-released)**
>
> Find out more on the blog

Thank you to everyone involved in providing feedback on the betas, raising issues, contributing PRs and documentation updates. This is a big step forward for the project with plenty more still to come.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hardillb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hardillb/32/12373_2.png) [@hardillb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hardillb)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/2 "2026-06-09T09:38:51Z")

</div>

Docker builds should now be available

- [nodered/node-red - Docker Image](https://hub.docker.com/r/nodered/node-red)
- [Package node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red-docker/pkgs/container/node-red)

**Note**  
Due to what base containers are available we can only provide images for AMD64 and ARM64 using NodeJS 24

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 10:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/3 "2026-06-09T10:13:30Z")

</div>



---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![aiwell-ac5000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aiwell-ac5000/32/90988_2.png) [@aiwell-ac5000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aiwell-ac5000)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 10:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/4 "2026-06-09T10:48:33Z")

</div>

Is this a permanent deprecation of arm/v7 containers, or just temporary?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 10:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/5 "2026-06-09T10:56:00Z")

</div>

Node.js no longer provide `arm/v7` containers that we can build on top of. As it stands, that isn't something we're able to work around.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 11:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/6 "2026-06-09T11:06:32Z")

</div>

Just a reminder that while there are no official builds of node.js, there are maintained unofficial builds.

I don't know what, if any, issues you may get using Node-RED on arm/v7 but as long as you have dev tools installed for binary compilation, I think it is likely that most things should still work?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 11:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/7 "2026-06-09T11:22:25Z")

</div>

Have I somehow turned off the doc icon?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/e/5ef71da6c9b04337cedd8e41e1800b08f09a6b0e.png)

As you can see, these certainly have doc pages but only the icon for the doc-red extension is showing.

* * *

Oops! Yes, I did. 🫢

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/e/0e6be710f44bc5f677221cc383a7a70406edbbc0.png)

* * *

For anyone wanting to know what alert types there are (I always struggle to remember) 😃

```markdown
> [!NOTE]
> Useful information that users should know, even when skimming content.

> [!TIP]
> Helpful advice for doing things better or more easily.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Key information users need to know to achieve their goal.

> [!WARNING]
> Urgent info that needs immediate user attention to avoid problems.

> [!CAUTION]
> Advises about risks or negative outcomes of certain actions.

```

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chrjorgensen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/chrjorgensen/32/107470_2.png) [@chrjorgensen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chrjorgensen)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 12:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/8 "2026-06-09T12:41:31Z")

</div>

The Pi 3B can run 64-bit Raspbian just fine:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/6/569bd1f4b48f486074c4eddf0227d982cbacb781.png)

So I think the release notes should be changed to state that a 64-bit OS is required to run Node-RED on the Pi 3B and the other models [mentioned](https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/).

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 13:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/9 "2026-06-09T13:29:54Z")

</div>

17 posts were split to a new topic: [Questions on upgrading to NR5](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-on-upgrading-to-nr5/101240)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 12:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/10 "2026-06-09T12:49:31Z")

</div>

I ran the update script on a laptop running Ubuntu which already had nodejs 20 installed. The script ran ok, leaving v20, NR 5 installed ok but errors when run, complaining it needs v22. Is it expected that the install script runs through without comment?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 12:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/11 "2026-06-09T12:52:38Z")

</div>

@k5map how did you install Node-RED originally? Was is through a similar `sudo npm install` command? Or perhaps you used the install script linked in the docs?

@Colin good question for @dceejay, although I think he's offline at the moment.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chrjorgensen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/chrjorgensen/32/107470_2.png) [@chrjorgensen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chrjorgensen)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 12:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/12 "2026-06-09T12:57:50Z")

</div>

I've just updated the Node-RED container on my Pi 3B running RaspianOS 64-bit - without any issues:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/1/015c3fa3d081ba8702691767ca97e4ab9cf2ffd3.png)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 13:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/14 "2026-06-09T13:00:50Z")

</div>

I believe that 3B is actually arm v8, though if a 32 bit OS is installed it may report itself as v7

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chrjorgensen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/chrjorgensen/32/107470_2.png) [@chrjorgensen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chrjorgensen)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 13:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/19 "2026-06-09T13:07:17Z")

</div>

I think you're right @Colin - my Pi 3B was initially running the 32-bit OS, but I replaced it with the 64-bit exactly due to the arm/v7 being too old and docker images no longer being created for it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![k5map](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/k5map/32/47681_2.png) [@k5map](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/k5map)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/20 "2026-06-09T13:30:01Z")

</div>

Dashboard back up and on NR v5... off to fix the speedtest node

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 13:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/21 "2026-06-09T13:52:48Z")

</div>

I raised a pr against the install script. It needs to be merged for V5.  
( I’m abroad on my phone as I type. Can try to merge it later )

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 13:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/22 "2026-06-09T13:58:33Z")

</div>

Just to note that UIBUILDER v7.x is perfectly happy with node-red v5 and with Node.js v24 so UIBUILDER users are free to upgrade without worries.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gerry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gerry/32/21604_2.png) [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/23 "2026-06-09T18:11:51Z")

</div>

I apparently missed the memo where node red 5 is installed via the script now instead of 4.xxx, that was a surprise

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 18:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/24 "2026-06-09T18:53:41Z")

</div>

The script always did install the latest version, as far as I know!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [9 June 2026 19:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/25 "2026-06-09T19:10:07Z")

</div>

> [@gerry](#):
>
> I apparently missed the memo where node red 5 is installed via the script now instead of 4.xxx, that was a surprise

You don't have to. I never do. 😃

[Next page](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239.md?page=2)