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about/index.md

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Node-RED is a flow-based programming tool, originally developed by [IBM's Emerging Technology Services](https://emerging-technology.co.uk)
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team and now a part of the [JS Foundation](https://js.foundation).
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team and now a part of the [OpenJS Foundation](https://openjsf.org/).
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### Flow-based Programming
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In 2019, the Node.js Foundation merged with the JS Foundation to form the
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[OpenJS Foundation](https://openjsf.org/).
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<b>Why is it called Node-RED?</b> The name was a light-hearted play on words
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sounding like 'Code Red'. It stuck and was a great improvement on whatever it was
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<div style="text-align: center">
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bbg1017amZs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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### Citing Node-RED
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If you need to cite the project in a paper, please use the following information:
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**Name** | `Node-RED`
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**Author** | `OpenJS Foundation & Contributors`
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**URL** | If you are citing the project in general, use the project website URL - `https://nodered.org`. <br/>If you are citing a particular version, use either the website, or find the [release page on GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases) for the version you are citing.

about/releases/index.md

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_Updated: 2020-07-01_
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_Updated: 2021-10-21_
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This plan is a guide for how the project plans to schedule upcoming releases, taking
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into account the release schedule of the underlying Node.js runtime.
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![](release-plan.png)
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The active Node-RED stream (1.x) will get a new minor version release (for example, 1.1 -> 1.2)
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every three months. Maintenance releases (for example 1.1.0 -> 1.1.1) will continue
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The active Node-RED stream (2.x) will get a new minor version release (for example, 2.1 -> 2.2)
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every three months. Maintenance releases (for example 2.1.0 -> 2.1.1) will continue
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At the end of April 2021, when Node 10.x reaches its end-of-life, we will publish
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Node-RED 2.x that will *drop* support for both Node 8.x and Node 10.x.
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At the end of April 2022, when Node 12.x reaches its end-of-life, we will publish
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Node-RED 3.x that will *drop* support for Node 12.
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The 1.x stream will then enter maintenance mode. It will only receive bug fixes
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and security updates. New features could get back-ported from 2.x if there was
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The 2.x stream will then enter maintenance mode. It will only receive bug fixes
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and security updates. New features could get back-ported from 3.x if there was
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a very good reason to do so as well as people available to do the work.
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The 2.x stream will continue in active development with a minor release every
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three months or so until April 2022 when Node 12.x reaches its end-of-life. We
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then publish Node-RED 3.x and the cycle continues. The 1.x stream will reach its
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end-of-life soon after the 3.x release. The exact timing of that will be something
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The 3.x stream will continue in active development with a minor release every
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three months or so until April 2023 when Node 14.x reaches its end-of-life. We
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then publish Node-RED 4.x and the cycle continues. The 2.x stream will reach its
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end-of-life soon after the 4.x release. The exact timing of that will be something
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we will need to discuss further.
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This proposal means:

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