FlowFuse: automation features and setup

Overview

FlowFuse suits cases where a Node-RED flow that worked in one place needs structured management across many devices or sites. It connects operational data from systems and edge devices to enterprise systems, and adds tools for staged deployment and version management. It is a product layer separate from Node-RED itself: the flow engine builds the logic, while the platform manages how it is distributed and operated over time.

Features

• Manages edge devices and deploys flows through Device Agent.
• Manages versions and stages deployments across environments and sites.
• Connects IT and OT data and builds operational dashboards.

Business uses

• Monitoring equipment data across several sites and bringing it together in an operational dashboard.
• Rolling out a quality inspection process tested on one production line to additional lines.

Getting started

• Start with a test device and a flow that only reads data.
• Connect device management and check the version, update, and rollback processes.
• Expand to more devices only after defining access and checking network connectivity.

What to check

• In an industrial process, separate data collection from actions that affect equipment.
• Check what is included in the device management and deployment plan and what remains the infrastructure team's responsibility.