diff --git a/docs/user/concepts.md b/docs/user/concepts.md index e01a1249a7..797e9ada91 100644 --- a/docs/user/concepts.md +++ b/docs/user/concepts.md @@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ DevOps Pipelines allow you to manage staged development environments, pushing fr Within your Application, you can have one or more instances of Node-RED. FlowFuse supports two types of instances based on where they run. +| Feature | Hosted Instance | Remote Instance (Device) | +|--------|-----------------|--------------------------| +| Where it runs | On FlowFuse-managed infrastructure (cloud or self-hosted) | On user-provided hardware (Edge, VM, Pi, PLC) | +| Provisioning | Automatic via the FlowFuse UI | Manual installation of the FlowFuse Device Agent | +| Lifecycle | Fully managed by FlowFuse | Managed by FlowFuse via the Device Agent | +| Common Use | Core logic, APIs, dashboards, development, testing | Local data processing, IO, edge control | + ### Hosted Instance A **Hosted Instance** is a Node-RED environment that runs within the FlowFuse infrastructure, whether in the cloud or on a self-hosted FlowFuse platform. These instances run on FlowFuse-managed infrastructure and benefit from automatic scaling and high availability. They are accessed via HTTPS with TLS/SSL encryption, making them ideal for centralized data processing and transformation, dashboard hosting, cloud service integration, and development or testing environments.