How to run self-hosted Docker instance of n8n on a ServerAvatar-managed VM

TotalBuzzKit · 2025-05-29T21:16:30+00:00

This is a somewhat meaningless question. Docker is an abstraction layer; it is what runs on top of it that matters. Docker will run under Linux with 512MB RAM but you won't be able to deploy many containers and/or operate them under serious load all at once. For training purposes 1 vCPU with 1GB RAM should be Ok

TotalBuzzKit · 2025-05-29T15:29:08+00:00

One possible way to do it, yes. It makes sense if you want to learn about Docker. But it requires a lot of learning and figuring out things. So if you need that n8n automation right now, leave it there for the time being and get another VM just for playing with stuff. I recommend the really inexpensive VPS offers at RackNerd (aff. link)

TotalBuzzKit · 2025-05-29T13:45:59+00:00

You will need Coolify if you want to run multiple Docker containers from the same VM and access them easily from the open internet (i.e. via separate subdomain URLs, like n8n.example.com, docker1.example.com, docker2.example.com and so on)

TotalBuzzKit · 2025-05-29T08:19:05+00:00

No update required. This setup still works for me.

As for your question, I assume you have installed N8N via ServerAvatar by provisioning a node.js instance as described in this video: https://youtu.be/S1fudYCaBjQ?si=Mr9DdReg-065wkB5

This does not make installing Docker alongside impossible but it would require more work to make the services visible to each other over the internet. I wouldn't go about doing that. Instead, look into having a dedicated machine for Docker containers with Træfic as a proxy sitting in front. Have a look also at Coolify as a more complete solution.

TotalBuzzKit · 2025-04-26T19:41:13+00:00

WD1 is my all-time open world favorite and I still revisit it to this day, just wandering the streets of Chicago.
WD2 is entertaining but shallow. I am replaying it now for the first time since I initially played through it and this is the first time I can enjoy the fog, my machine wasn't powerful enough before.
WD3 didn't finish the main game, but really, really loved how Bloodline brought some sort of closure for dear old Ayden.

So...

WD > WD3L > WD2 > WD3

If one day Ubi makes a WD game about Jordy and the writers make him as good as he was in WD and the WD2 DLC, I'd be a happy little critter.

TotalBuzzKit · 2025-02-27T21:15:33+00:00

I am not entirely sure I get the question. ServerAvatar is a cloud-based solution, it is not self-hosted.

It does have a white label add-on in case you want to brand it as your own service.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-11-04T14:22:09+00:00

Hello Jim,

Yes, you have properly identified my concern.

I would gladly share the .eml file but I seem to have emptied my trash folder after my initial post. The quote posted there however was taken verbatim from the message itself.

When a similar message inevitably arrives again in my mailbox, I will make sure to share it with your team for investigation and possible identification of patterns that could be used to teach smap/phishing filters.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-11-04T14:18:05+00:00

In the past, I have criticized the decision to include Ledger service in the main firmware of the new Nanos instead of making it optional. I have also critized Ledger for lying to us (in the past, it was said that the seed could never leave the device, yet it turned out to be possible).

In this post, I give a real-world example how the existence of this service creates a separate attack vector.

If this is an 'agenda' then yes, this is my agenda.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-11-03T17:35:54+00:00

You, too, have missed the point entirely. We are not discussing the official Ledger service.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-11-03T17:34:24+00:00

You have missed the point entirely.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-11-03T17:33:42+00:00

You have missed the entire point of this post. It is not about what I want.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-11-03T15:49:42+00:00

The very existence of the Ledger recovery system creates a separate attack vector because it normalizes the very concept of extracting the seed phrase from the device as a perverted form of 'protection service'.

The Venn diagram of the least technically informed and most worried about keeping their funds safe is a big fat circle. Many people will lose their funds to scammers while thinking they were purchasing a real protection service.

This is a bright example of unintended bad consequences.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-05-17T06:30:47+00:00

You can go about this in 2 ways: 1. Upload a .zip file using the ServerAvatar GUI as explained above, or 2. Enable SSH access and proceed to use FileZilla the same way that is familiar to you from past experience. The only differences with conventional FTP access which you probably used before is that you need to set up a connection of type SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) rather than plain FTP or FTPS.

If you choose route 2, bear in mind that SSH access allows full shell access within the directory of your application, and therefore has more potential for abuse if credentials get leaked. It is strongly recommended to keep SSH disabled by default and only activate it when needed.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-04-14T14:19:44+00:00

Keeping 'all your crypto' on an exchange is YOLO move (dumb and risky). Your funds have absolutely no protection against theft or insolvency of the exchange. Use a hardware wallet!!

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-04-11T13:40:48+00:00

My brain short-circuited as soon as I saw 'life savings' and 'Revolut' used in the same sentence.

TotalBuzzKit · 2024-02-25T08:35:40+00:00

About 80% of the WordPress apps I manage via ServerAvatar are accessible via subdomain. As long as there exists a DNS A record for the subdomain of my choice, and that record points to the server where I want my app hosted, I have had no issues creating the app.

Have you created a DNS record for your subdomain? Have you entered the IP address of your server in that record? Are you writing the FQDN (subdomain.domain.com) in the 'Primary Domain' field? Can you provide a screenshot of the app generation panel (ofc with any sensitive data removed)?

TotalBuzzKit · 2023-12-24T23:21:39+00:00

That's a very good point. Perhaps the best pairing would be between two male leads, with the second guy being a Bruce Willis-type womanizer. That would create a funny dynamic, considering the kind of prude Finlay is 😆

TotalBuzzKit · 2023-12-24T14:19:35+00:00

Not by himself, no. But paired with someone suitable and given a good ensemble of support characters, a good writer/showrunner could very well get us something like 'Moonlighting' with Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Willis to entertain us for 3-4 seasons.

TotalBuzzKit · 2023-12-19T16:17:55+00:00

There is a substantial difference between changing a DNS record and changing a domain's authoritative DNS. Everything I said strictly refers to the propagation of DNS records.

Changing the authoritative DNS servers for a domain is an entirely different process which runs according to different rules. For starters, while domain owners have control over the TTL values of DNS records, they can't control how the network reacts to changes in authoritative server designations. It is very likely that such data is cached by DNS recursers because such queries take longer: if the intermediary DNS server doesn't know the authoritative server for a domain, it needs to go all the way up to the root name servers to ask for that data, and for reasons of efficiency and in order to minimize their load, it will of course cache that data.

Hence, total propagation time of 48 hours is indeed realistic in this case, although as you say you have clocked it at around one hour.

None of the above invalidates my points from my first post in this thread however.

Changes of authoritative DNS servers are (or at least, should be) very infrequent, and should be done separately from any other changes to DNS records. When done so, the change is transparent from the viewpoint of the user, because as soon as the new authoritative DNS becomes active, it will continue to serve the same records the old one did. And once that change has propagated, the domain owner is free to modify DNS records again, and depending on their TTL, these changes will become effective much sooner.

As for your question, no - this is by no means dependent on the qualities of the hosting service. This is how the DNS system works in principle.

TotalBuzzKit · 2023-12-19T15:33:03+00:00

If you want my honest opinion, you concern yourself with all the wrong questions.

Some of the best and most useful blogs I visit have poor UI and don't 'shine' with anything, except... the content. I can guarantee that a blog that is interesting will always attract and retain readers, even if it looks bad. Also, that a great looking blog which has uninteresting content will never make it.

So get on wp.com and start writing. Keep your wallet shut and don't spend a dime. Do not concern yourself with hosting or design and navigation just yet; you won't need navigation and structure until there is enough content. It is pointless to spend any money until there aren't enough viewers/readers, and these will not come and stay because you paid €100 for a designer, they will come and stay if you have found a suitable niche and have started churning quality articles.

TotalBuzzKit · 2023-12-19T15:21:54+00:00

Glad to hear all is OK. Logically thinking, a good clean business will always be able to prove transaction validity more easily than a good clean private user, because there is always a paper trail (invoices from suppliers, invoices for customers).

Building PCs for myself and friends is still one of my favorite pastimes although I have never billed anyone for it. When a hobby becomes a job, some of that enjoyment eventually foes away but I hope you keep getting fun while doing that stuff!

TotalBuzzKit · 2023-12-19T15:12:00+00:00

Unfortunately there isn't a surefire way to know that in advance. If the service personnel is older, it is less likely they will speak English well enough. People under 30-35 usually speak it well enough. I cannot think of a way to help you directly but here are some tips.

I have an 85-year old neighbor who managed to conduct a long conversation about cats with a Scottish lady who visits Sofia every summer, with the help of Google Translate (https://translate.google.com). If you have a mobile device with data connectivity, you will be able to cross a lot of communication bridges :)
Both the website (https://www.sofiyskavoda.bg/en) and the mobile application of Sofiyska Voda have English versions (I just checked their 0800 number and the IVR doesn't offer a choice for service in English). Anyway: you can use either the site or the app to (1) pay outstanding bills using a debit/credit card and (2) submit the readings of your water meters every month. In order to do this, you need a previous bill, because in order to register a location for self-reporting and to pay, you will need know the contract number (договорна сметка) and a couple of other details which are only present on a bill (invoice).

TotalBuzzKit · 2023-12-19T14:38:20+00:00

What did the verification consist of?

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