n8n

Automation

Self-hosted workflow automation with visual building and custom code.

n8n is a fair-code workflow automation platform that combines a visual, node-based builder with the flexibility to drop in custom JavaScript/Python code where needed. It ships with 400+ integrations, native AI-agent nodes, and can be fully self-hosted with no per-execution pricing, unlike most commercial iPaaS tools.

License

Sustainable Use License (fair-code, source-available)

GitHub stars

206,000

Official website

https://n8n.io

Source code

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n

Compatibility

Architectures

amd64, arm64

Database

SQLite

Resource footprint

1024 MB RAM · 1 CPU

1 GB RAM / 1 core is a solid baseline for a personal automation instance with a moderate number of active workflows. AI-agent nodes, large data transformations and high-frequency triggers increase memory use; scale out with queue mode and extra worker containers for heavier workloads.

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Deployment

services:
  n8n:
    image: docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n:latest
    container_name: n8n
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "5678:5678"
    environment:
      - N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=false
      - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=Europe/Sofia
    volumes:
      - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n

volumes:
  n8n_data:

Alternative to

Zapier, Make (Integromat), Microsoft Power Automate