Guides, tutorials, and deep dives into building visual automations with Nodlyn.
Turn natural language into visual workflows: intent classification, template search (246+), global variables, business use cases by department, on-prem IoT prompts, and one-click Load onto the canvas — in Studio or cloud admin.
Approvals, invoices, DevOps, HR, support, and on-prem IoT — 246+ templates mapped to real scenarios: Matter, Zigbee, Z-Wave, CAN Bus, Modbus, OPC UA, AI document processing, and more.
Find and register smart home, industrial, and network devices in minutes. A complete guide to Nodlyn Discovery — supported protocols, device types, and how to go from scan to workflow.
How shared settings reduce ops risk, speed handoffs, and travel with runtime exports — the business case for one source of truth across automations.
A deep look at how Nodlyn's InfluxDB connector enables precise line-protocol writes, Flux querying, and structured time-series processing — all running locally on your machine.
A deep look at how Nodlyn's Prometheus connector enables metric scraping, PromQL querying, and alert-driven workflow execution — all running locally on your machine.
How Nodlyn's Unit connector delivers fast, accurate, and extensible conversions across temperature, pressure, weight, length, volume, and custom formulas — all running locally.
A deep look at how Nodlyn's Redis connector enables fast key-value operations, structured data access, and real-time Pub/Sub messaging — all running locally on your machine.
Learn how to list Z-Wave nodes, read node information, and send commands using Nodlyn's Z-Wave connector powered by Z-Wave JS UI.
Learn how to read ZigBee sensors, send commands, and manage devices using Nodlyn's ZigBee connector powered by Zigbee2MQTT.
Learn how to send Telegram messages from your workflows — dynamic templates, HTML/Markdown formatting, and cloud-ready automation.
Learn how to integrate Salesforce CRM into your workflows using the Salesforce Connector — create leads, open cases, update records, and merge custom fields via REST API.
Learn how to connect to WebSocket endpoints using the WebSocket Client Connector — send messages, subscribe to streams, collect frames, and automate real-time data flows.
Why teams wrap shell tools in governed workflows — legacy CLIs, on-prem execution, approval gates, and audit trails instead of invisible cron jobs.
Learn how to fetch current weather conditions using the Weather API Connector — temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, and status for weather-driven automation.
Learn how to extract text and numeric data from images using the OCR Connector — process photos, documents, labels, and meter readings with Tesseract OCR.
Learn how to integrate Bluetooth Low Energy devices into your automations using Nodlyn's BLE connector — scan, read, subscribe, and write GATT characteristics.
Manufacturing, facilities, and IoT teams run automations 24/7 on-site — latency, air gaps, and fleet monitoring without shipping data to a third-party cloud.
Learn how to use the GPIO Connector to trigger workflows when a pin changes state — rising, falling, or both. Ideal for Raspberry Pi, Linux SBCs, sensors, buttons, and hardware events.
Learn how to integrate locally hosted LLMs into your workflows using the Local LLM Connector — send prompts, apply system instructions, control temperature, and generate text through an Ollama-compatible API.
Learn how to discover and resolve zero‑configuration services on your local network using the mDNS Connector — browse service types, find instances, and extract IP, port, and TXT records.
Migrate from Home Assistant, Tasmota, ESPHome, or Zigbee2MQTT to Nodlyn — integration strategy and a motion-to-ticket example, not duplicate connector docs.
Learn how to integrate OPC UA servers into your workflows using the OPC UA Connector — read values, write setpoints, and browse nodes on PLCs, SCADA systems, and industrial gateways.
Learn how to integrate Stripe payments into your workflows using the Stripe Connector — create payment intents, manage customers, issue refunds, and parse webhook events.
Learn how to sign and verify JSON Web Tokens inside your workflows using Nodlyn's JWT Connector — securely authenticate API calls, validate tokens, and add claims and expiry to your automation pipelines.
Learn how to integrate RS232 and RS485 serial devices into your workflows using the Serial Bus Connector — read lines, bytes, or hex frames and write commands with full control over framing and RTS direction.
Learn how to integrate SFTP servers into your workflows using Nodlyn's SFTP Connector — securely read, filter, upload, and automate file transfers over SSH.
Learn how to integrate SSH servers into your workflows using the SSH Connector — securely execute remote commands, capture output, and automate server operations.
Learn how to integrate barcode scanners into your workflows using Nodlyn's Barcode Connector — read, parse, and trigger automations from any serial-connected scanner.
Learn how to integrate Siemens S7 PLCs into your workflows using Nodlyn's S7 Connector — read and write tags over the S7comm protocol for real-time industrial automation.
Learn how Nodlyn communicates directly with Tuya / Smart Life devices over your LAN using the Tuya v3.3 local protocol.
Zapier pioneered no-code automation. Nodlyn takes a different path. Here's an honest comparison to help you choose the right tool.
Three field-tested MQTT patterns — temperature alerts, command-and-ack, edge brokers — with links to Knowledge Base reference docs.
Cloud automation platforms store your credentials and data on remote servers. Here's why Nodlyn's local-first approach is fundamentally different — and better.
Who Nodlyn is for, what you get on day one, and how local-first visual workflows beat scattered scripts — before you open Studio.