n8n

Workflow automation platform

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n8n is a workflow automation platform that gives technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.

n8n Docker Compose example

Self-host n8n on your own server, homelab, or VPS starting from this Docker Compose example. It runs n8n in Docker containers using the official n8nio/n8n:latest image, with persistent volumes and automatic restarts preconfigured. Review the environment variables and adjust them to your setup, save the file as compose.yml (or docker-compose.yml), and start the stack with docker compose up -d.

services:
  n8n:
    image: n8nio/n8n:latest
    volumes:
      - data:/home/node/.n8n
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      NODE_ENV: "production"
      # The n8n instance timezone. Important for schedule nodes (such as Cron).
      GENERIC_TIMEZONE: "UTC"
      # A locale identifier, compatible with the Accept-Language header. Falls back to "en" for any untranslated strings.
      N8N_DEFAULT_LOCALE: "en"
      # A custom key used to encrypt credentials in the n8n database
      N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY: "changeme"
      # Used to manually provide the Webhook URL when running n8n behind a reverse proxy.
      WEBHOOK_URL: "changeme"
      # Public URL where users can access the editor.
      N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL: "changeme"
      DB_TYPE: "sqlite"
      DB_SQLITE_PATH: "/home/node/.n8n/database.sqlite"
      DB_SQLITE_POOL_SIZE: "2"
      # Enable emails.
      N8N_EMAIL_MODE: "smtp"
      # your_SMTP_server_name
      N8N_SMTP_HOST: "changeme"
      # your_SMTP_server_port
      N8N_SMTP_PORT: "changeme"
      # your_SMTP_username
      N8N_SMTP_USER: "changeme"
      # your_SMTP_password
      N8N_SMTP_PASS: "changeme"
      # Whether to use SSL for SMTP (true) or not (false).
      N8N_SMTP_SSL: "true"
      # Whether to use STARTTLS for SMTP (true) or not (false).
      N8N_SMTP_STARTTLS: "true"
      # Sender email address. You can optionally include the sender name. Example with name: N8N <contact@n8n.com>
      N8N_SMTP_SENDER: "changeme"
      N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED: "true"

volumes:
  data:

Values set to changeme are required — replace them with your own values before starting n8n.

Prefer a managed setup? WinterFlow installs, configures, and updates n8n for you using this same Docker Compose configuration.