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Node-RED (ops dashboard)

Node-RED runs as nodered.service on port 1880. The Dashboard UI is at http://<host>:1880/ui (or HTTPS if proxied).

What it still does

Tab / flow Purpose
Dashboard Admin links to portal, Cockpit, and Comitup
TAK / Maps Mesh SA visualization (tak2wm, world map) — read-only ops
TFR Injects TFR CoT from TFR_STATE file
Recorder Optional logging under /var/www/html/recorder/
ADS-B Decoder stats display (when JSON feeds are present)
Debug Logs Operator debug channel

Flow editor: http://<host>:1880/ (restrict access on production gateways).

What was removed (legacy config sunset)

The following Dashboard tabs and flows were removed; do not expect them on current images:

  • Config — edited aryaos-config.txt, /etc/default/*, PyTAK TLS fields
  • Update — .deb upload / dpkg -i
  • OS Status — host/GNSS/service polling (superseded by the HTTPS portal)
  • Control / Admin — systemctl, reboot/shutdown, WiFi wifi-nuke

Use instead:

Need Surface
Status Portal GET /cgi-bin/aryaos-portal-status
Services Cockpit → Services
Charontak upstream Cockpit → Charontak fields → /etc/charontak.ini
Feeders Cockpit adsbcot / aiscot + /etc/default/*
WiFi Comitup :9080

Security

  • node-red is not in the sudo group.
  • No passwordless sudo rules for node-red (see /etc/sudoers.d/aryaos).
  • Regenerate flows from shared_files/node-red/aryaos_flows.json via pi-gen / Ansible stage-node-red.

Known gaps (no Node-RED replacement)

Gap Workaround
SDR serial / decoder choice SSH, Ansible, #21, readsb-use-rtl-serial.sh
cockpit-lincot UI Edit /etc/default/lincot until upstream packages cockpit-lincot
Feeder restart helper Manual systemctl restart charontak adsbcot aiscot lincot dronecot after config edits (config.md)

Dev / lab

Mirror flows to the lab Pi with ./scripts/sync-to-dev-pi.sh (full tree). Node-RED picks up flows.json on service restart: sudo systemctl restart nodered.

Source: scripts/strip-node-red-config-flows.py documents the sunset transform applied to aryaos_flows.json.