TypeScript · Sustainable Use License
n8n
A workflow automation platform with visual flows, code nodes and native AI capabilities that can be self-hosted.
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Difficulty中等
Version2.37.10
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Minimum server
For production, straw-dog recommends starting with 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 40 GB SSD, backed by PostgreSQL.
Add Redis and separate workers as execution volume, concurrency or AI workloads grow.
Pros
- Combines visual workflows with code nodes
- A large integration ecosystem for SaaS, databases and AI services
- Self-hosting keeps credentials and execution data in your infrastructure
- Can grow from a single node to queue mode
Cons
- The fair-code license is not a conventional OSI open-source license
- Higher concurrency requires planning for queues, Redis and workers
- Webhook URLs, encryption keys and database backups need careful configuration
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Self-hosting n8n: from one Docker node to production
The database, encryption key, webhook URL, reverse proxy and scaling decisions that are easy to miss when self-hosting n8n.
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