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:node-red: Node-RED

Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Node-RED Host Port
Node-RED /config Path

Build Status Last Commit OCI Pulls

Low-code programming for event-driven applications on FreeBSD.
Port 1880
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/node-red
Daemonless daemonless/node-red
Source node-red/node-red
Website nodered.org

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
latest / pkg Upstream Binary. Built from official release. Most users — recommended.
pkg-latest FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. Staying current.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

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services:
  node-red:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/node-red:latest"
    container_name: node-red
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/containers/node-red:/config"
    ports:
      - "1880:1880"
    # always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
    restart: always

Save as compose.yaml, then run podman-compose up -d.

Warning

Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the jail's IPv4 address or hostname assigned by the virtual network.

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# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=node-red
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

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# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - alias:
  - ip4_inherit:
services:
  node-red:
    name: node_red
    options:
      - container: 'args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - NODE_RED_CONFIG_PATH: /config
volumes:
  NODE_RED_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/containers/node-red'

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# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION container=boot
OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/node-red:${tag}

Save the files above, then run appjail-director up.

Experimental

Bastille's OCI support is experimental. It requires buildah and shares the host network stack (inherit). Mount volumes with --volume HOST JAIL; without it, image-declared volumes are stored under ${bastille_volumesdir}/${jail}.

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services:
  node-red:
    name: node-red
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/node-red:latest"
    network:
      - mode: host
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/containers/node-red:/config"

Save as bastille-compose.yml, then run bastille up.

Open http://<server>:1880 from another machine (the server's own browser can't use a published port).

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
PUID 1000 User ID for the application process
PGID 1000 Group ID for the application process
TZ UTC Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path Description
/config Data and configuration directory

Ports

Port Protocol Description
1880 TCP Node-RED port

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64
  • User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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