updated n8n for behind reverse proxy

n8n/README.md

@@ -5,22 +5,72 @@ Free and open fair-code licensed node based Workflow Automation Tool.
 
 ## Overview
 
-Docker Hub Docs: https://hub.docker.com/r/n8nio/n8n#start-n8n-in-docker
-Official docs docker-compose: https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/server-setups/docker-compose/#5-create-docker-compose-file
-Docker Hub Tags: https://hub.docker.com/r/n8nio/n8n/tags
-Proxy Port: 5678
+Docker Compose setup for [n8n](https://n8n.io/), a workflow automation tool.
 
-## Notes
+## Project Details
 
-There is a license key required, which is free at the time of writing.
+-   **Project Repository:** [n8n on GitHub](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n)
+-   **Container Image:** [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/n8nio/n8n)
+-   **Compose Example:** [n8n Docker Compose docs](https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/server-setups/docker-compose/#5-create-docker-compose-file)
+-   **Documentation:** [n8n Docs](https://docs.n8n.io/)
+-   **Docker Hub Tags:** [Tags](https://hub.docker.com/r/n8nio/n8n/tags)
+-   **Reverse Proxy Port:** `5678`
 
-### Setup
+## Environment Variable Notes
 
-You need to setup the data directory
+    N8N_IMAGE – Docker image tag (default: n8nio/n8n:latest)
+    N8N_PORT – Container port (default: 5678)
+    N8N_HOST – Hostname for the n8n instance (default: localhost)
+    N8N_PROTOCOL – Protocol (default: http; set to https behind NPM)
+    N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL – Public-facing editor URL (default: http://localhost:5678)
+    N8N_SECURE_COOKIE – Set true when using HTTPS (default: true)
+    WEBHOOK_URL – Public-facing webhook URL (default: http://localhost:5678)
 
-```
-mkdir -p data/n8n/
-chown -R 1000:1000 data/
-```
+## Reverse Proxy Setup (Nginx Proxy Manager)
 
-When you load the page for the first time it will ask for an admin account.
+1. In NPM, create a **Proxy Host**:
+   - **Domain Names:** `n8n.yourdomain.com`
+   - **Forward Hostname:** `n8n`
+   - **Forward Port:** `5678`
+   - **Scheme:** `http`
+   - **Websockets Support:** ✔ Enabled
+   - **Block Common Exploits:** ✔ Enabled
+   - **SSL:** ✔ Enable SSL (Let's Encrypt)
+
+2. Override these env vars:
+
+       N8N_HOST=n8n.yourdomain.com
+       N8N_PROTOCOL=https
+       N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL=https://n8n.yourdomain.com
+       WEBHOOK_URL=https://n8n.yourdomain.com
+       N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=true
+
+## Volume Notes
+
+    ${VOL_PATH}/n8n/data – n8n database and config (chown 1000:1000)
+    ${VOL_PATH}/n8n/files – shared file storage for workflows
+
+## Network Notes
+
+Requires the external `proxy` network.
+
+## Additional Notes / Gotchas
+
+- A license key is required (free at the time of writing).
+- First load will ask for an admin account.
+- Setup data directory:
+
+      mkdir -p data/n8n/
+      chown -R 1000:1000 data/
+
+## Dockhand Stack, Deploy from Git
+
+Cookbooks Repository
+
+    stackname: n8n
+    Compose file path: n8n/compose.yaml
+    Additional env file (optional): n8n/sample.env
+
+Then "Load" n8n/sample.env into the Environmental variables in dockhand
+
+Create the Stack

n8n/compose.yaml

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ services:
       - DB_SQLITE_VACUUM_ON_STARTUP=false
       - N8N_PORT=${N8N_PORT:-5678}
       - N8N_HOST=${N8N_HOST:-localhost}
+      - N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL=${N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL:-http://localhost:5678}
       - WEBHOOK_URL=${N8N_HOST:-http://localhost:5678}      
       - N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=${N8N_SECURE_COOKIE:-true}
       - HOME=/home/node

n8n/sample.env

@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@ N8N_IMAGE=n8nio/n8n:latest # or 2.16.1
 N8N_PORT=5678
 N8N_HOST=localhost
 N8N_PROTOCOL=http
+N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5678
 N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=true
+
+# NPM Reverse Proxy (override these):
+# N8N_HOST=n8n.yourdomain.com
+# N8N_PROTOCOL=https
+# N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL=https://n8n.yourdomain.com
+# WEBHOOK_URL=https://n8n.yourdomain.com
+# N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=true