Setup

Before you get started on working with Node-RED you will need to sign up for IBM Cloud , set up Node Red and get access to IBM Services

Getting Started with IBM Cloud

• Click Here to Get Started

Caution

When many people try to sign up from the same ip such as a public wifi in this workshop environment the system catches that as a spam. Since our lite account also do not have a credit card requirement, that is the best way we have to stop spam accounts being created. It's not perfect. But we would rather give people access to a lite account than force people to connect their credit card.

To avoid getting locked out

• If possible use some sort of hotspot or ask your workshop lead.

• Use incognito window.

• Use a VPN

Setting up Node-RED

Deploy your Node-RED Application

Get your Node-RED starter Kit

• After logging in go to Catalog and search for Node-RED

• Select Node-RED starter kit

• Give an App name : i.e pmistryNodeREDStarterKit

• Give Tag : i.e hackathon

• Select Default plan and Create

• It will take a few mins to create App but once create you can visit App url Click on Visit App Url to see your instance of Node-RED

• Click on Visit App Url to see your instance of Node-RED

• Click on Go to your Node-RED flow editor to start Prototyping!

• Your Node-RED editor should look like this ^