# Intro to Node-RED

Original: https://swyx.io/node-red-intro
Published: 2020-02-08

> I dipped into my automation repo today and explored Huginn. It didn't really appeal so I looked for alternatives and found Node-RED. It uses a much more familiar toolchain (JS)…

I dipped into [my automation repo](https://github.com/sw-yx/automation/blob/master/README.md) today and explored Huginn. It didn't really appeal so I looked for alternatives and found [Node-RED](https://nodered.org/). It uses a much more familiar toolchain (JS) and is draggy-droppy which I likey!

Here's [a 10min video I made about how to get started](https://youtu.be/5CDNto1TvF0). It was surprisingly easy.