n8n

It means "nodemation" and it is pronounced as n-eight-n. Free and open fair-code licensed node based Workflow Automation Tool.

Overview

Docker Compose setup for n8n, a workflow automation tool.

Project Details

Project Repository: n8n on GitHub
Container Image: Docker Hub
Compose Example: n8n Docker Compose docs
Documentation: n8n Docs
Docker Hub Tags: Tags
Reverse Proxy Port: 5678

Environment Variable Notes

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)

Reverse Proxy Setup (Nginx Proxy Manager)

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)

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

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