From d27e7a832825323ac1deb6ad4ed4522767a2911d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick O'Leary Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:52:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add remote-agent changelog entry --- .../2026/10/introducing-remote-agent.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 nuxt/content/changelog/2026/10/introducing-remote-agent.md diff --git a/nuxt/content/changelog/2026/10/introducing-remote-agent.md b/nuxt/content/changelog/2026/10/introducing-remote-agent.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..11bf276beb --- /dev/null +++ b/nuxt/content/changelog/2026/10/introducing-remote-agent.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: Introducing Remote Agent Plugin +description: An easy way to get existing Node-RED instances connected to FlowFuse +date: 2026-10-23 12:00:00 +authors: ["nick-oleary"] +release: "3.2" +tags: + - changelog +issues: + - https://github.com/FlowFuse/nr-remote-agent/issues/2 +--- + +The Remote Agent plugin is an alternative option to the full Device Agent way of managing remote Node-RED instances. + +It is a plugin that can be installed into any Node-RED (4.1+), making it quick and easy to get an existing Node-RED connected to the platform without having to migrate to the Device Agent. + +### Why another plugin? + +The [Device Agent](https://flowfuse.com/docs/device-agent/overview/) is our main way of managing a remote Node-RED instance from the FlowFuse platform. As a standalone process, it has full control over Node-RED - installing, configuring and managing it all from one place. + +Where you already have Node-RED installed, it isn't always a simple task to migrate over to the Device Agent. For example, when Node-RED is baked into the software stack provided by a device manufacturer. + +To solve that problem, we've started work on the Remote Agent Plugin, as an alternative choice to the full Device Agent - and the first release is now available as [`@flowfuse/nr-remote-agent`](https://flows.nodered.org/node/@flowfuse/nr-remote-agent). + +### Getting Started + +It can be installed into Node-RED via the Palette Manager just like any other node, and then walks you through the process of registering it as a 'lite' Remote Instance on a FlowFuse platform. From there, you have access to the Node-RED logs, a record of audit events, and automatically captured snapshots of your flows whenever you deploy changes. + +We'll be working to add more of the full Device Agent features to the plugin with each new release. + +For more information on how to get started, check the [Remote Agent documentation](https://flowfuse.com/docs/device-agent/plugin/overview/). + +If you want to follow the development work you can find the [Remote Agent GitHub repository here](https://github.com/FlowFuse/nr-remote-agent).