n8n

Workflow automation — visually chain hundreds of integrations (APIs, apps, databases) into no-code/low-code workflows.

Upstream project: https://n8n.io/
Replaces: Zapier, Make (Integromat), Tray.io
Sign-in (SSO): Not available — this app’s community edition doesn’t support OIDC. Users keep a per-app email/password login.

Setup steps

Click Deploy. Wait ~1 min for Postgres + n8n to initialize.
Visit your n8n domain and create the owner account via the setup wizard.
Invite additional users: Settings -> Users -> Invite. Each user receives an email invite.
Start building workflows: Workflows -> + Add Workflow. Browse the integrations library for pre-built nodes.

Note on sign-in. n8n’s community edition uses email/password user management with invite flows. OIDC and SAML are enterprise-gated, so SSO isn’t available here — each user maintains a per-app login. Fine for an automation team of 1-5 people.

Environment variables

These values live in the Dokploy compose’s Environment tab. Random secrets are minted automatically when the template is first seeded — you don’t need to generate them yourself.

Variable	Default
`N8N_HOSTNAME`	`automate.yourdomain.com`
`N8N_TIMEZONE`	`UTC`
`N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY`	auto-generated random value
`N8N_JWT_SECRET`	auto-generated random value
`DB_PASSWORD`	auto-generated random value

Domain

Service and port: n8n:5678
Hostname: automate.yourdomain.com

The hostname is attached automatically when the template is seeded; change it in the Domains tab before clicking Deploy if you want something else.

Compose file

For reference — this is what the template deploys. Do not paste this anywhere. The compose is seeded into Dokploy automatically; the client-facing adjustments you make happen in the Environment and Domains tabs (described above), never in the compose itself.

# n8n -- workflow automation (Zapier / Make alternative). Community
# edition uses local email/password user management. OIDC/SAML are
# enterprise-only, so per-user app-local logins here.

services:
  n8n:
    image: n8nio/n8n:2.19.5
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      N8N_HOST: ${N8N_HOSTNAME}
      WEBHOOK_URL: https://${N8N_HOSTNAME}/
      N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL: https://${N8N_HOSTNAME}/
      N8N_PROTOCOL: https
      N8N_PORT: "5678"
      N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY}
      N8N_USER_MANAGEMENT_JWT_SECRET: ${N8N_JWT_SECRET}
      DB_TYPE: postgresdb
      DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST: db
      DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT: "5432"
      DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE: n8n
      DB_POSTGRESDB_USER: n8n
      DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      GENERIC_TIMEZONE: ${N8N_TIMEZONE}
      N8N_DIAGNOSTICS_ENABLED: "false"
      N8N_HIRING_BANNER_ENABLED: "false"
      N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED: "true"
    volumes:
      - n8n-data:/home/node/.n8n
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
    labels:
      - "vps.auth.mode=public"
      - "vps.auto-update=patch"
    networks:
      dokploy-network:
        aliases:
          - n8n
      default: {}

  db:
    image: postgres:16.13-alpine
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: n8n
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_DB: n8n
    volumes:
      - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U n8n"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
    labels:
      - "vps.auto-update=patch"
    networks:
      - default

volumes:
  n8n-data:
  db-data:

networks:
  dokploy-network:
    external: true

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