What is n8n? Workflow automation explained
n8n is a workflow automation tool you run on your own server. What it is, how it is pronounced, what a workflow looks like, and when to use it.
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Is n8n free? Community vs enterprise limits
Self-hosted n8n is free under a fair-code licence with real limits. What you may do, which features need a paid key, and where cloud plans fit.
Why n8n keeps going offline on your VPS
Four different failures look like n8n going offline. Learn to tell the websocket banner, a restart loop, an out of memory kill and a dead schedule apart.
n8n Timezones and Schedule Triggers
A self-hosted n8n reads three timezone settings, so a schedule trigger can fire hours off. Set TZ, GENERIC_TIMEZONE and the workflow zone right.
Self-host LiveContext, an n8n alternative
LiveContext CE is a six container Docker stack with a Java backend that wants 8 GB. Size it, pin the version, put Traefik in front, and back up both stores.
Self-hosted n8n alternatives compared
Activepieces, Windmill, Node-RED, Automatisch and Huginn measured against n8n on licence, RAM, database, AI steps and the backup that breaks restores.
n8n AI agent: build one on your own VPS
Build a working AI agent in n8n: the AI Agent node, a Claude model credential, an HTTP Request tool, memory, a trigger, and the settings that cap cost.
n8n vs Zapier vs Make: the self-host math
Zapier and Make bill per task. Self-hosted n8n bills a flat server cost. Work a real month of volume, find the crossover, and read the n8n license.
Claude + n8n: build AI workflows on a VPS
Connect Claude to n8n on your own VPS: an integration guide with credentials, model choice per node, three worked AI workflows, cost math, and common errors.
Self-host n8n on a VPS: Docker + HTTPS
Run n8n on a VPS with Docker Compose, Postgres, and HTTPS behind a reverse proxy: the WEBHOOK_URL and encryption-key traps, plus every error string.