# Node-RED as a rule/script engine for openHAB

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/node-red-as-a-rule-script-engine-for-openhab/14914>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Examples\
**Tags:** rules, node-red\
**Created:** [October 6, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/node-red-as-a-rule-script-engine-for-openhab/14914 "2016-10-06T20:20:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![JGKK](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/jgkk/32/38941_2.png) [@JGKK](https://community.openhab.org/u/JGKK)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/node-red-as-a-rule-script-engine-for-openhab/14914/214 "2019-06-22T08:21:29Z")

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Have a read through this thread, probably the best one on nodered -openhab here on the forum.

> [@Node-RED as Alternative Rule Engine](https://community.openhab.org/t/node-red-as-alternative-rule-engine/29509):
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> “[Node-RED](http://nodered.org/) is a visual wiring tool for the Internet of Things.” From an Openhab perspective it a visual tool that can replace the builtin rules engine. There is a good discussion thread already running [here](https://community.openhab.org/t/node-red-as-a-rule-script-engine-for-openhab/14914) around Node-RED. The purpose of this tutorial is specifically how to replace the functionality of the Openhab rules engine with Node-RED utilizing @Peter_De_Mangelaere‘s [nodes](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-red-contrib-openhab2) for easily connecting to Openhab. Update 8/18 I have fully migrated my deployment over to MQTT using the built in …

Johannes

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