Node-Red Dashboard Scripts Information

This script will install all the dependencies to run the contest dashboard.

For more information about the Node-Red Contesting Dashboard head to the repo.
For more information about the Node-Red POTA Dashboard head to the repo.

Requirements

• Debian 11 based installition (Raspberry PI OS Bullseye, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or Newer ,...) APT Package Manager is used.

Process

1. Asks initial questions on updating host machinem, updating the dashboard, and planning to help develop the dashbaord

Phases of the Script

1. Updates host machine to latest packages
2. Install/Update NodeRed (if selected by user)
3. Install/Update Git
4. Install/update SQLite3
5. Configure SQLite database
6. Install/Overwrite settings.js file for NodeRed
   • This is done to allow Node-Red projects (key requirement) to work properly
7. Clone/Update Node-Red dashboard Flow and associated files
8. Install node dependencies for the Dashboard
9. Enable and restart Node-Red systemd service

Dependencies installed

• All packeges used in Node-Red install script developed by Node-Red
• SQLite3
• Git

Contribution

Feel free to create an issue/pull requests for any bugs or new features that you see. You can also reach out on the nodered-hamradio groups,io if you are having trouble using the script. Please make sure that you add #contest-dashbaord to the subject line to receive a timely response.

References

Node-Red Installation Guide

Future Ideas

• Create a script that generates the config file that can be implemented via clicking the restore function on the dashboard
• Develop Windows Batch Script to install NR and Contest Dashboard
• Allow user to disable Node-Red projects