For this tutorial, we’ll use a user called sammy, but of course you can choose whatever you like and substitute as needed. One Ubuntu 16.04 server with a non-root sudo user and basic firewall set up by following this Ubuntu 16.04 sever setup tutorial. In this tutorial, we’ll install Node.js and Node-RED, get an SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt, and use Nginx to handle secure connections for Node-RED. Most often compared to IFTTT or the late Yahoo Pipes, Node-RED has a much more powerful and flexible interface, and a large open source community creating nodes to interact with a wide variety of apps and services. Node-RED is a switchboard for the Internet of Things, a visual tool that helps you connect your favorite apps, websites, and hardware together to do new and useful things.
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