Changelog

Users can now effortlessly deploy snapshots for devices assigned to an application through a new "Deploy Snapshot" button, available in the device's "snapshots" tab, thereby enhancing the workflow with the option to set either instance-owned or device-owned snapshots as the target.

FlowFuse Blueprints are now available on FlowFuse Cloud and, upon request, for Teams and Enterprise Self-Hosted customers. Blueprints simplify Node-RED deployments by offering pre-built, customizable flows for specific use cases, thereby accelerating both new user onboarding and solution development for our seasoned users.

Click here to learn more about Blueprints.

When creating a new instance, you can now also select a Blueprint.

With a new release, comes new features for Dashboard 2.0, and the focus of this release has been on improving the developer experience for those building third-party widgets for Dashboard 2.0.

An often requested feature is support for custom nodes. Although Node-RED instances today connect automatically to the official Node-RED catalogue, which boasts over 4,400 custom nodes, we understand that specific use cases may require access to additional or different NPM registries and catalogues.

Starting today, you can extend your Node-RED environment by adding custom Node Catalogues. We have introduced the capability to modify the .npmrc file, allowing you to install modules that are not hosted in the official registry.

Starting today, you can configure a deployment stage to create a new snapshot, always copy the latest snapshot, or prompt you for an action. This provides a more flexible approach to managing snapshots, enabling you to directly push created snapshots through the pipeline rather than being limited to the current image on Node-RED instances.

Four weeks ago, we began working on several usability improvements to our Device Management. This included the ability to associate devices at the application level, allowing for easier editing of Node-RED instances on edge devices.

Starting today, it will also be possible to create and manage snapshots for those standalone devices.

We are excited to officially announce the implementation and introduction of our new Enterprise Tier. Starting today, all FlowFuse Cloud customers have the option to upgrade their tier directly through Team Settings -> Danger -> Change Team Type. For those who self-host FlowFuse, the differentiation between the Enterprise and Teams Tiers is now available as well, via license type.

Comprehensive details about the features included in each tier can be found on our pricing page.

The execution of DevOps Pipelines is now an official API endpoint. Therefore, automation and integration, for example via Node-RED, are now possible. For more details, see our API Documentation.

Whilst we're still busy backporting through the existing Dashboard 1.0 features, we did want to highlight some new features we've built in Dashboard 2.0 released this week.