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n8n - Workflow Automation Tool
n8n is a free node based "Open Source" (with Commons Clause) Workflow Automation Tool. It can be self-hosted, easily extended, and so also used with internal tools.
Demo
📺 A short demo (< 3 min) which shows how to create a simple workflow which automatically sends a new Slack notification every time a Github repository received or lost a star.
Available integrations
n8n has 50+ different nodes to automate workflows. The list can be found on: https://n8n.io/nodes
Documentation
The official n8n documentation can be found under: https://docs.n8n.io
Additional information and example workflows on the n8n.io website: https://n8n.io
Usage
Start
Execute: npm run start
Hosted n8n
If you are interested in a hosted version of n8n on our infrastructure please contact us via: hosting@n8n.io
Support
If you have problems or questions go to our forum, we will then try to help you asap:
What does n8n mean and how do you pronounce it
Short answer: It means "nodemation"
Long answer: I get that question quite often (more often than I expected) so decided it is probably best to answer it here. While looking for a good name for the project with a free domain I realized very fast that all the good ones I could think of were already taken. So, in the end, I choose nodemation. "node-" in the sense that it uses a Node-View and that it uses Node.js and "-mation" for "automation" what the project is supposed to help with. Did however not like how long the name was and could not imagine writing something that long every time in the CLI. That is when I then ended up on "n8n". Sure does not work perfectly but does neither for Kubernetes (k8s) and did not hear anybody complain there. So I guess it should be ok.
Development Setup
Have you found a bug 🐛 ? Or maybe you have a nice feature ✨ to contribute ? The CONTRIBUTING guide will help you get your development environment ready in minutes.
License
Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause
Additional information about license can be found in the FAQ