Trigger a flow whenever Ignite Runtime starts

Problem

You want to trigger a flow whenever Ignite Runtime starts.

This could be used to initialise context variables, or to send a notification that Ignite Runtime has been restarted.

Solution

Use an Inject node configured to fire once on start.

Example

Flow JSON

[{"id":"e60b12c1.93bb3","type":"inject","z":"535331d8.55c1f","name":"","topic":"","payload":"Started!","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"x":140,"y":540,"wires":[["9b1d7727.56d0f8"]]},{"id":"9b1d7727.56d0f8","type":"debug","z":"535331d8.55c1f","name":"","active":true,"console":"false","complete":"false","x":410,"y":540,"wires":[]}]

Discussion

When configured to fire on start, the Inject node will be automatically triggered a few hundred milliseconds after it is deployed. This delay is used to help ensure the rest of the flows have been created and Started by this point.

The node will trigger whenever it is deployed.