Node-RED - Why and When, for Cloud and Edge
What happens to your production line when the network goes down? For engineering teams striving for world-class OEE, the answer is critical: individual cells must keep running in isolation.
Learn how to design resilient, scalable Node-RED systems that keep your processes running even when connectivity drops. We'll explore proven architectures for cloud and edge to eliminate single points of failure and boost operational efficiency.
# Here’s a preview of what we'll walk through:
- How to decide with confidence between cloud, edge, or hybrid architectures.
- Proven ways to eliminate single points of failure in your automation.
- Deployment patterns that work in real-world industrial environments.
- Use cases from teams already succeeding with distributed Node-RED at scale.
Choosing the right architecture isn’t just a matter of preference — it has a direct impact on scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency. A single centralized Node-RED instance may seem simple to manage at first, but it can become a bottleneck as workloads grow, introducing risks like a single point of failure or degraded performance.
# What You Will Learn
We'll cover the pros, cons, and opportunities of various architectures so you can make informed decisions. Specifically, you'll learn to:
- Master Cloud-Hosted Node-RED: Secure your cloud instances, understand how Node-RED scales for larger workloads, and apply design patterns best suited for a cloud environment.
- Leverage Node-RED at the Edge: Discover the powerful capabilities available when running Node-RED on edge devices, identify use cases that best fit this architecture, and see how you can implement it yourself.
- Design Hybrid Systems: We will show you exactly where a split architecture is critical, and how to ensure seamless, secure, and reliable communication between your cloud and edge instances.
# From Strategy to Reality with FlowFuse
While these architectural principles are powerful, implementing them at scale can be complex. We'll show you how FlowFuse provides the infrastructure to simplify the management of any distributed architecture.
You'll see how FlowFuse helps you deploy, monitor, and secure your Node-RED instances, whether you choose to run them in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge. The platform is designed to support your architectural choices, helping your team focus on building great applications, not managing infrastructure.