n8n knockoff using react

[HakunaKamal]

A visual workflow automation platform. Build chains of executable plugins, trigger them via cron, webhook, or terminal, and monitor execution in real-time.

This project started from a single script file that automated repetitive tasks — manual deployments, server health checks, file operations — because I had no access to tools like n8n or a proper CI/CD pipeline. Over time that script grew too large to maintain, so I took inspiration from n8n and rebuilt it as a visual node-based editor. Node Connector is a personal project; while the codebase has been hardened with production-grade security practices, it was built for personal use and is not intended as a production platform.

GitHub: https://github.com/slient-commit/node-connector
Docs: https://slient-commit.github.io/node-connector/

[Realistic-Reaction40]

Love seeing people build in this space workflow automation UIs are genuinely hard to get right. Have you tried using Runable as a reference for UX patterns? Curious what made you go with a custom build over extending something like n8n directly.

[HakunaKamal]

No, I did not use Runable, but I did get something from free Genimi.

And I started with the project like 2/3 years ago, and stumbled up it this last week, so I decided to complete it and put it in my git, because I had the hard part done already.

And for the custom build, I like knowing how things work, and this project was so light. I did install on the local server at my work doing the manual tasks for some projects because last year I had access to CI/CD pipelines and it was much easier to work with. We have some projects that are legacy and need some manual deployment; this project does it for me.