Self-host Node-RED with Docker
A flow-based visual editor for wiring together hardware, APIs, and online services.
This page describes the Levelrail template for Node-RED (Automation). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server.
Project site: https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/docker.Recommended memory: about 256 MiB.
Services, ports and volumes
| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
nodered | nodered/node-red:4.1.15-22 | 1880 | nodered_data -> /data |
Environment variables
This template sets no environment variables.
Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.
Deploy Node-RED with Levelrail
In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select Node-RED. Review the Compose body and deploy.
With the CLI:
levelrail-cli templates deploy node-red --name my-node-redSee Service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.
More Automation templates
All templates are listed in the self-host gallery.