# Workbench
Connectware ships with a running Node-RED ([https://nodered.org](https://nodered.org/)) application.
To start working with the prototyping Node-RED Workbench, on the navigation panel click `Services` and on the sidebar, click `Node Red Workbench`. This will open the running Node-RED editor for the Workbench in another browser tab.
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However, this Node-RED workbench is not intended to be used in production-ready services but rather for quick and easy prototyping tests. In deployments where Node-RED should be used in production, the recommended setup is to create a service commissioning file which installs a Node-RED container as [Cybus::Container resource](https://docs.cybus.io/1-10-0/documentation/services/service-commissioning-files/structure-of-service-commissioning-files/resources/cybus-container) on its own. This way, the authors of the service have the full control over the versioning and life cycle of the Node-RED instance.
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Further instructions on how to work with Node-RED can be found here:
For connecting the Node-RED flow to the Connectware API, Connectware can be reached by using the server name `connectware` both for MQTT (1883) and HTTPS (443) connections.
Additionally, when subscribing or publishing to the Connectware server, a suitable `username` and `password` has to be set manually in the Node-RED workbench. You need to ensure that the given user has sufficient permissions (or suitable roles) in order to access the topics in question. See also [User Management](https://docs.cybus.io/1-10-0/documentation/user-management).
