Workflow automation
Node-RED
Flow-based programming for events and devices.
open source self-hostable OpenJS Foundation · USWires APIs, devices and services together; a favourite in smart homes.
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How you can run it
| Way | Where the data lives | Price basis | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host it myself | your own server or hardware | free | green — You run it yourself: no data leaves your own infrastructure. |
Facts
| Company / project | OpenJS Foundation (US), part of Linux Foundation |
|---|---|
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-hosting footprint | 256 MB RAM · 0.25 vCPU · 1 GB — small deployment: a household or a team of up to ~20 people |
| Commonly replaces | IFTTT |
| Upstream (awesome-selfhosted-data) | 23,615 stars · updated 2026-09-01 · Nodejs, Docker |
| Provenance | curated, verified 2026-09-04 |
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