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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.
Contents
- Demo
- Documentation
- Give n8n a spin
- Installation
- Start
- Create Custom Nodes
- Hosted n8n
- What does n8n mean and how do you pronounce it
- Support
- Upgrading
- License
- Development
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.
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
Create Custom Nodes
It is very easy to create own nodes for n8n. More information about that can be found in the documentation of "n8n-node-dev" which is a small CLI which helps with n8n-node-development.
Additional information can be found on the documentation page.
Hosted n8n
If you are interested in a hosted version of n8n on our infrastructure please contact us via: hosting@n8n.io
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.
Support
If you have problems or questions go to our forum, we will then try to help you asap:
Upgrading
Before you upgrade to the latest version make sure to check here if there are any breaking changes which concern you: Breaking Changes
License
Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause
Development
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.