Install & autostart Node-RED on OpenWRT

node-red-openwrt.md

Install & Auto-start Node-RED on OpenWrt

Install Node

opkg update
opkg install node-npm

Install Node-RED & pm2

npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red; npm install -g pm2

Create a Node-RED service

# Start Node-RED
pm2 start `which node-red` -- -v
# Save the service
pm2 save
# Create a service file
cat << EOF > /etc/init.d/pm2-root
#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
/usr/bin/pm2 start `which node-red` -- -v
EOF
# Make it executable
chmod +x /etc/init.d/pm2-root
# Enable the service
/etc/init.d/pm2-root enable