# The Node-RED Story

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [5 January 2026 16:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090 "2026-01-05T16:35:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![sumitshinde-84](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sumitshinde-84/32/83795_2.png) [@sumitshinde-84](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sumitshinde-84)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2026 16:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/1 "2026-01-05T16:35:56Z")

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![early-node-red-screenshot](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/3/03bc4d7f15b84a7dec293e9b0f062ea9afae4876.png)

Read how Node-RED was built, how it grew so fast, how it landed on Raspberry Pi, and how it reached factory floors worldwide 👉 : [The Node-RED Story: How Visual Programming Escaped the Lab and Conquered Industry • FlowFuse](https://flowfuse.com/blog/2026/01/node-red-history-community-industrial-iot-flowfuse/)

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2026 17:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/2 "2026-01-05T17:41:57Z")

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Thanks for sharing the story, it was an informative read even though I’ve been using Node-Red for years!

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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:** [5 January 2026 19:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/3 "2026-01-05T19:48:58Z")

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🙂 - though the names under the photos are reversed ... Although we are usually referred to as Nick and Dave - I'm (Dave) the one on the left...

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**Author:** ![sumitshinde-84](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sumitshinde-84/32/83795_2.png) [@sumitshinde-84](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sumitshinde-84)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2026 06:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/4 "2026-01-06T06:31:50Z")

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Thanks for the heads-up, Dave 🙌 My bad, fixed now

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**Author:** ![ralphwetzel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ralphwetzel/32/53713_2.png) [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2026 10:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/5 "2026-01-06T10:37:17Z")

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> [@sumitshinde-84](#):
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> fixed now

... partially! 😉

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/9/39b6aacae6cecb7d5e5a57af3646eb655c3547f9.jpeg)

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**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:** [6 January 2026 15:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/6 "2026-01-06T15:51:02Z")

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I think you should simply label it Dave is the cute one, Nick is the other guy.

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**Author:** ![Semmu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/semmu/32/31164_2.png) [@Semmu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Semmu)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2026 16:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/7 "2026-01-11T16:15:25Z")

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Thanks for sharing the story, very cool read!

Though I have to admit the whole article feels like it has been written by a chatbot, which I don't really like... (Lots of em-dashes, lots of "this isn't only X - it is Y" phrases, etc.)

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**Author:** ![nileio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nileio/32/9444_2.png) [@nileio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nileio)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2026 22:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/8 "2026-01-11T22:45:37Z")

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very nice read ! Node-RED is a very unique project even though there are now many projects which came about focusing in similar concepts using latest tech but Node-RED still standing strong, with change being the only constant in this day and age! Also a big shout out to Nick O'Leary , particularly for being so involved in the community, responding to questions, etc. on Slack plus being just genuine and accomodating. And of course a massive shout out to Dave for the relentless work on Dashboard 1 project and community support which is also a great implementation example of what Node-RED can do. In fact, Node-RED was one of the earliest projects that sparked my appetite for Open Source projects!! I believe there is a lot of potential to the project in the future and I really think it is way under-utilised in various environments.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 April 2026 22:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-node-red-story/100090/9 "2026-04-11T22:45:39Z")

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