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Articles by Nick O'Leary

FlowFuse 2.26: Bringing access-controls to your MCP nodes
FlowFuse 2.26 brings access controls to your MCP nodes, giving teams finer-grained permissions over AI tool access and use.
The Node-RED Revolution: How Low-Code is Democratizing Industrial Automation
Look back at where Node-RED came from and understand the impact it has had on industrial automation and low-code development.
FlowFuse 2.16: Git Integration, improved log retention and more
Start pushing your snapshots to git, get alerted when resources are running low and more logging from Node-RED
Node-RED 4: Bringing better collaboration to FlowFuse Cloud
Find out about the new Node-RED 4 release and everything it brings to FlowFuse Cloud for teams building on the platform.
Node-RED Multiplayer mode
An update on FlowFuse's ongoing work to bring concurrent, multiplayer-style editing to the Node-RED flow editor for teams.
Looking towards Node-RED 4.0 and beyond
A look at what is coming in Node-RED 4.0 and beyond, previewing the next major release of the visual programming tool for teams.
History of Node-RED
Read about Node-RED's evolution from a proof-of-concept to a leading IoT platform in Nick O'Leary's firsthand account. An inspiring journey in open-source tech.
Bringing Software Development practices to Node-RED
Discover how software development practices enhance Node-RED workflows. Learn about linting, debugging, testing, and more.
Service Disruption Report for October 11th, 2023
A report on the FlowFuse Cloud service disruption that occurred on October 11th, 2023, including its cause and resolution.
Updating our branding across GitHub, npm and Dockerhub
FlowFuse is renaming its packages and containers across GitHub, npm, and Dockerhub. Here's what it means for FlowFuse users.
FlowFuse 1.9.3 and Device Agent 1.9.5 released
FlowFuse 1.9.3 and Device Agent 1.9.5 ship as a maintenance release improving the overall Device Agent editor experience.
Bringing High Availability to Node-RED
Explore how FlowFuse tackles HA challenges, statefulness, and work routing, revolutionizing Node-RED's reliability.
Service Disruption Report for January 27th, 2023
On January 27th, 2023, we were alerted to an issue on FlowFuse Cloud where a user was not able to access a newly created Node-RED Project, receiving a 404 error instead. This post examines the issue that was hit, the timeline of events and what we've done to resolve it.
FlowFuse Inc. becomes a member of the OpenJS Foundation
FlowFuse Inc. becomes a member of the OpenJS Foundation, supporting the foundation that has given Node-RED a great home.
FlowFuse 1.1.2 released
FlowFuse 1.1.2 is released with a fix for installing additional nodes into Node-RED, improving overall platform stability.
FlowFuse 0.6 released
FlowFuse 0.6 is released, adding Devices to the platform and expanding support for managing remote industrial hardware fleets.
FlowFuse 0.5 released
FlowFuse 0.5 is released, bringing a fresh new look to the platform along with early improvements to the user experience.
FlowFuse 0.3 released
FlowFuse 0.3 is released, moving the platform closer toward the launch of FlowFuse Cloud with continued improvements ahead.
FlowFuse 0.2 released
FlowFuse 0.2 keeps the releases flowing for its open platform for Node-RED, adding early improvements to the product overall.
Welcome Joe
Welcoming Joe Pavitt to FlowFuse Inc., the latest addition to the team building the future of industrial low-code automation.
FlowFuse 0.1 released
FlowFuse 0.1 marks the very first release of the platform, transitioning the whole project fully to open development for all.
Welcome Steve
Welcoming Steve McLaughlin to FlowFuse Inc., the latest team member helping build the future of industrial low-code automation.
Welcome ZJ
Welcoming Zeger-Jan van de Weg to FlowFuse Inc., the latest addition to the team building the future of industrial low-code.
Welcome Ben
Welcoming Ben Hardill to FlowFuse Inc., the latest addition to the team building the future of industrial low-code automation.
Introducing FlowFuse Inc.
FlowFuse Inc. is introduced as a new company building a low-code development platform around the open-source Node-RED project.