n8n Self-Host

Overview

Install, configure, scale, and operate self-hosted n8n instances. Covers Docker Compose production setups, CLI administration, REST API automation, queue-mode scaling with Redis workers, backup/restore, monitoring, and troubleshooting. For building n8n workflows and configuring nodes, see the n8n-workflow skill.

Instructions

Task A: Production Docker Compose Setup

Basic setup with PostgreSQL (recommended over default SQLite):

# docker-compose.yml
services:
  postgres:
    image: postgres:16
    restart: always
    environment: