Node Red Add on - do I need to install HACS and hass-node-red (getting error This node requires Node-RED custom integration version 1.1.0+)

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Hi All

I am a long time node-red user, in fact I’ve used it significantly longer than home assistant, and I am now trying to get the 2 to work better together so that I can mix my config between the 2.

I am trying to create a home-assistant entity that is updated by my node-red flow. Currently I have the node red add on installed and working within home assistant and have home assistant events being received in node-red.

When I try to use an entity node in node-red to create a home assistant entity I get the error:

This node requires Node-RED custom integration version 1.1.0+ to be installed in Home Assistant for it to function.

I also get:

“NoConnectionError: No connection to Home Assistant”

“InputError: Integration not loaded”

from the sensor node when it tries to send a value

I have already tried to get this add on installed for my standalone install of node-red and it was a bit of a pain so in the end I gave up. I was hoping that installing the node-red add on from the official add on store would mean that I would not have to install this (which requires installation of ssl, hacs and another add on).

Currently when I search for node-red in the integrations list it does not appear. I assume that this is why I am getting the error.

So to confirm to get this to work correctly I need to:

Thanks

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If you use that node, yes, you need that add-on. Personally I avoid it. Instead I have NR post messages to MQTT, and then create corresponding MQTT sensors in HA. This has the benefit that you can use MQTT Explorer (for example) to see what is going on. I like all HA entities to be managed in HA, and not automagically created by other tools.