n8n

[johannes]

Did anybody here set up a (cloud) server with n8n? Any insides, tipps, thoughs to share?
A collegue of mine want to go the way with the Hetzner cloudserver. But he doesnt know if he should go for a ARM64 or Intel/AMD based setup.
And also what software around n8n is needed beside docker composer, n8n and caddy proxy.

 

[sysdev]

n8n install is pretty easy and straight forward. It uses docker so it might open ports you previously closed with e.g. csf. Nmap the n8n server after you're done installing and make sure you always have credentials setup for any used test databases. I know this should be obvious, but nevertheless, check it twice.

Keep it up to date with a:
# docker compose down
# docker compose pull
# docker compose up -d

You will be using vector db's, mongodb, mysql, sqllite3. Some might be new and unknown. Read the security part before you install to see if it fits company rules.

You can install a zillion tools and that all depends on what your intentions are.

Have fun,