I have a simple Node-RED question, is it possible to do an off-line configuration and then upload to Cerbo-GX?
I don’t have access to the Victron installation right now but would like to start configuring new solutions. Any suggestions!
Yes it is . But depends what you want to do because you will be missing Dbus paths so you wont be able to test. But if you are very inpatient just use inject nodes to test your code and get coding 
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You can try to import nodes to your code but i dont think it will be useful because without connection to Dbus they will not work and not allow you to set them up.
Or you can run Venus on Raspberry for example and there have proper Node red integration but you still hit the wall as you dont have connection to for example Multi. But for System / Settings paths it should work.
Thanks for the tips, I’ll try to do some lab work. I have an RP lying around so I might try a little with that too
I was impatient like yourself and set up Node-Red server on my laptop just to learn and try out things. I was a complete novice to Node-RED so it was very useful to try out things and see how it works. Starting small and building out my flows to now a fairly complex system.
I just then imported my flow I built on my laptop and copied it into the Cerbo. There was a bit adjusting getting right paths and some config settings but nothing major, but it was a good help for me anyway doing it off line before I got my Victron system.
If you are new to Node-RED then definitely start working on it
Edit –you dont need a RPi you can use your laptop and setup a server on this.
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Thanks, that’s good input. You can read about what’s included in the Node-RED setup, but maybe not really in detail how to take the first step to, for example, install a test setup on a computer or Raspberry Pi. Many people may find it scary to configure directly in a rolling Cerbo. I will start taking tentative steps on a test installation on the computer. Thanks again!