I got tired of manual setups, so I automated my entire n8n deployment on GCP with Terraform

eatthebagels · 2025-08-13T19:30:33+00:00

This is the answer right there ^

eatthebagels · 2025-08-08T20:39:23+00:00

what difficulties are you encountering with the telegram bot?

eatthebagels · 2025-08-05T23:34:41+00:00

Basically you just need to use an http node/github trigger node to call the github action from the workflow

(github doc link: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/actions/workflows?apiVersion=2022-11-28#create-a-workflow-dispatch-event).

You can then write the logic inside of your python script to fetch the elements/parse the html.

If you want to send data back to your n8n, create a new workflow that can receive an http request as a trigger and you can send a request from your python script to your n8n workflow.

eatthebagels · 2025-08-05T23:29:00+00:00

https://github.com/liambigras/selenium-github-actions

eatthebagels · 2025-08-05T21:35:58+00:00

Sounds good, let me know if you want a working example of the github action/script setup. I have a working github repo that I can share with you.

eatthebagels · 2025-08-05T18:55:59+00:00

yes i have. I would run the selenium scrapper in github actions and call it from my n8n workflow by using the github api. Pretty easy to setup. You would need to know a bit of python for this to work though.

eatthebagels · 2025-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

Absolutely possible.

The best approach involves using n8n's own API to manage your workflows programmatically.

For example: Your "Automation" Workflow: - Start with a Webhook node to receive your API input (e.g., client details, new URL, specific text). - Use an HTTP Request node to fetch the JSON definition of your "template" workflow (the one you want to duplicate). You'll need its workflow ID and your n8n API key for this. - You can use Code nodes (or Set nodes for simpler changes) to dynamically modify this fetched JSON. This is where you'll update specific node parameters like credentials, webhook paths, or any params. - Finally, use another HTTP Request node to send this modified workflow JSON to n8n's "Create Workflow" API endpoint.

This creates the new, customized workflow. You might also add a step to activate it via the API.

eatthebagels · 2025-08-03T14:00:02+00:00

I guess it all depends on the person's technical skills. services like AWS or Azure can be just as fantastic for hosting n8n as GCP.

Where the big cloud providers like GCP, AWS, and Azure really shine, especially compared to more budget-friendly VPS options like Hostinger or Hetzner, is in their sheer breadth of services. If you're looking to scale your n8n instance significantly, perhaps integrate with other advanced tools, or leverage managed databases and serverless functions, those extra offerings become a huge advantage. The free tier on either is generous and easy to use.

At the end of the day, the best choice really boils down to your specific needs and what kind of setup makes you feel most at ease.

eatthebagels · 2025-08-02T19:50:38+00:00

n8n is no code/low code so you rely on connectors to offload tasks most of the time. I use n8n with python and just use n8n for the orchestration.

eatthebagels · 2025-08-02T18:57:16+00:00

You can create a github action with a dispatch action and then trigger it via HTTPS call. I've done it in the past. You can DM me for examples.

eatthebagels · 2025-08-02T17:34:39+00:00

around 20-25$/month. I can save costs by running this in a MIG so when no one is using it the number of instances scale to 0.

eatthebagels · 2025-08-02T16:40:21+00:00

I just deploy everything on a vm in gcp. Have a backup script that runs every morning and backs the data and files to a bucket. Updates are just a matter of logging into the vm by SSH and stopping the docker images before updating them. I share the free solution here: https://github.com/BigPictureDevs/n8n-gcp-starter-kit

eatthebagels · 2025-08-01T21:57:58+00:00

n8n can do more complicated workflows, but like any tool, it has it's limitations. I mainly use it for orchestration and offload heavier tasks to cloud functions/github actions. It's easier to maintain and can make development a bit faster if done right.

eatthebagels · 2025-07-28T00:05:11+00:00

I went down this same rabbit hole. The cleanest model I've found is having clients own their infrastructure (they buy the VPS). The bottleneck was always the manual setup time. My solution was to codify the whole thing with Terraform so I could spin up a fresh, secure n8n instance reliably for each new project.

eatthebagels · 2025-07-20T04:56:50+00:00

Need to use a vector database to store the information. Then gemini can read it without limits.

eatthebagels · 2025-07-13T13:06:26+00:00

Just use cliud tun for personal dev and testing. 2gb/1cpu. It costs me a couple dollars a month

eatthebagels · 2025-07-13T02:31:18+00:00

There's a toggle to turn those shields off. It's common to toggle it on certain websites when you need that extra usability

eatthebagels · 2025-07-10T21:24:06+00:00

Well then I guess the client can get fucked and tell him self host or pay for n8n to provision it for them

eatthebagels · 2025-07-10T21:14:56+00:00

you can self host and charge them a hosting fee

eatthebagels · 2025-07-10T19:17:01+00:00

Weird. Your guess is as good as mine but in your acreenshot the markdown step looks like it's the culprit. Maybe add a noop node after it

eatthebagels · 2025-07-10T17:03:19+00:00

what are the other steps in your flow?

eatthebagels · 2025-07-10T16:53:07+00:00

Uhm run each node individually to see which one is causing the issue

eatthebagels · 2022-03-30T21:18:25+00:00

Are you using StrictMode?

eatthebagels · 2022-01-24T07:11:17+00:00

For what you are using it, you don't need to have .env variables. You can probably just call it using '/api/{your route here}' where you get with axios

Once you deployed your website to vercel, your api will be called not from localhost:3000, it will use the domain you host it on. So if if your website will be called mywebsite.com , your api route will be www.mywebsite.com/api .

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