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Node-RED is one of the coolest pieces of software I've ever used. It's so fun to build with and really powerful-- it's truly a secret weapon. It's included I believe by default on most raspberry pi's too.

Some of the main contributors (Nick O'Leary & others) of the project evidently are cooking something up on top of Node-RED: https://flowforge.com/

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For more context on FlowForge see https://flowforge.com/blog/first-deploy/

I'm the investor behind it and right now we plan something open core, a business model similar to GitLab.

Looking forward to learning more and getting hands-on access!

I've been using node-red for around 7 years now for all sorts of generic web-service integration.

Fantastic app and excited to see what's next.

It's really incredible what it can do.

I once used it to demo a vulnerability on a client's website using NodeRed that I could trigger from my phone.

Basically I made NodeRed spit out a JS file which I enbedded on their site using the vulnerability and could trigger the content of the js from my phone

Felt so movie hacking-like. Website looked normal until I flipped a switch on my phone, now all images are replaced by kittens

Wow my mind is blown. Can you provide a sketch of how you did it so I can learn from this experience? Was the vulnerability due to uploading files? What workflow did you use to deploy straight from your phone?

I taught a group of twenty second graders how to build cardboard IoT houses with a Raspberry Pi and Node Red! They set up automated lights, little computer fans for ventilation, and a web interface to control everything. It really is an incredible hidden gem among the default Raspberry Pi apps.

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