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n8n

Workflow automation with 400+ integrations, backed by PostgreSQL.

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  • Postgrespostgres:17
  • n8nn8nio/n8n:latest
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What gets deployed

2 services in the environment you pick, on the private network of the project.

About this template

n8nio/n8n:latest + PostgreSQL 17. The encryption key is generated once and must not change.

Postgres

Image: postgres:17

  • Port 5432/tcp
  • 10 GB volume at /var/lib/postgresql/data
  • 1 vCPU · 1 GB

n8n

Image: n8nio/n8n:latest

  • Port 5678/http
  • Public domain with TLS
  • 2 GB volume at /home/node/.n8n
  • 1 vCPU · 1 GB
  • /healthz

Variables

Generated secrets never leave the platform; references are resolved on the private network. Anything marked required is asked for at deploy time.

Postgres

NameValue
POSTGRES_USERpostgresSuperuser name
POSTGRES_PASSWORDgenerated (password)Generated at deploy
POSTGRES_DBn8nDatabase created on first start
PGDATA/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
DATABASE_URLpostgresql://${{self.POSTGRES_USER}}:${{self.POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}@${{self.SKIFFLY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}:5432/${{self.POSTGRES_DB}}Connection string on the private network

n8n

NameValue
DB_TYPEpostgresdb
DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST${{Postgres.SKIFFLY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}
DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT5432
DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE${{Postgres.POSTGRES_DB}}
DB_POSTGRESDB_USER${{Postgres.POSTGRES_USER}}
DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD${{Postgres.POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}
N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEYgenerated (secret)
N8N_HOST${{self.SKIFFLY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN}}
N8N_PROTOCOLhttps
N8N_PORT5678
WEBHOOK_URLhttps://${{self.SKIFFLY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN}}/
N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URLhttps://${{self.SKIFFLY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN}}/
GENERIC_TIMEZONEUTC
N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLEDtrue
N8N_DIAGNOSTICS_ENABLEDfalse

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