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+ <title>Install n8n - Open Source Workflow Automation - on Linux</title>
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+ <meta name="author" content="i12bretro">
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+ <meta name="description" content="Install n8n - Open Source Workflow Automation - on Linux">
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+ <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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+ <meta name="revised" content="07/25/2022 09:48:33 PM" />
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+ <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="includes/favicon.ico">
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="includes/js/steps.js"></script>
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+ <link href="css/steps.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
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+ <div class="topMargin"></div>
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+ <div id="listName" class="topMargin">
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+ <h1>Install n8n - Open Source Workflow Automation - on Linux</h1>
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+ </div>
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+ <div></div>
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+ <div id="content">
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+ <h2>What is n8n?</h2>
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+<blockquote><em>n8n is an extendable workflow automation tool. With a fair-code distribution model, n8n will always have visible source code, be available to self-host, and allow you to add your own custom functions, logic and apps. n8n's node-based approach makes it highly versatile, enabling you to connect anything to everything. -<a href="https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n" target="_blank">https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n</a></em></blockquote>
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+<h2>Installing n8n</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Log into the Linux device</li>
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+ <li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># update software repositories<br />
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+ sudo apt update<br />
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+ # install available software updates<br />
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+ sudo apt upgrade -y<br />
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+ # add nodejs software repository<br />
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+ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo bash -<br />
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+ # install nodejs<br />
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+ sudo apt install nodejs -y<br />
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+ # install mariadb<br />
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+ sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y<br />
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+ # configure the MySQL database<br />
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+ sudo su<br />
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+ mysql_secure_installation</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Press Enter to login as root</li>
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+ <li>Type N and press Enter to not switch to unix socket authentication</li>
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+ <li>Type Y and press Enter to set a root password, type the password twice to confirm</li>
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+ <li>Type Y and press Enter to remove anonymous users</li>
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+ <li>Type Y and press Enter to disallow root login remotely</li>
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+ <li>Type Y and press Enter to remove the test database</li>
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+ <li>Type Y and press Enter to reload privilege tables</li>
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+ <li>Run the following command to login into MySQL:
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+ <div class="codeBlock">mysql -u root -p</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Authenticate with the root password set earlier</li>
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+ <li>Run the following commands to create the Firefly database and database user
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+ <div class="codeBlock">CREATE DATABASE n8n;<br />
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+ GRANT ALL ON n8n.* to 'n8n_rw'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'n8n_N8N!';<br />
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+ FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<br />
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+ EXIT;<br />
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+ exit</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Continue with the following commands:
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># set environmental variables<br />
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+ export DB_TYPE="mysqldb"<br />
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+ export DB_MYSQLDB_DATABASE="n8n"<br />
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+ export DB_MYSQLDB_HOST="localhost"<br />
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+ export DB_MYSQLDB_USER="n8n_rw"<br />
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+ export DB_MYSQLDB_PASSWORD="n8n_N8N!"<br />
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+ export GENERIC_TIMEZONE="America/New_York"<br />
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+ # install n8n<br />
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+ sudo npm install n8n --location=global<br />
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+ # audit and fix vulnerabilities<br />
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+ sudo npm audit fix<br />
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+ # run n8n<br />
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+ n8n</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:5678</li>
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+ <li>Complete the form with an email, first name, last name and password > Click next</li>
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+ <li>Complete the questionnaire > Click continue</li>
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+ <li>Click Get started</li>
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+ <li>Welcome to n8n</li>
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+</ol>
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+
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+<h2>Running n8n as a Service</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Press CTRL+C to end the running n8n process</li>
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+ <li>Continue with the following commands
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># create n8n service file<br />
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+ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/n8n.service</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Paste the following configuration into n8n.service
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+ <p>[Unit]<br />
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+ Description=n8n<br />
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+ After=mariadb.service</p>
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+
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+ <p>[Service]<br />
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+ User=root<br />
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+ Group=root<br />
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+ Environment=DB_TYPE=mysqldb<br />
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+ Environment=DB_MYSQLDB_DATABASE=n8n<br />
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+ Environment=DB_MYSQLDB_HOST=localhost<br />
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+ Environment=DB_MYSQLDB_USER=n8n_rw<br />
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+ Environment=DB_MYSQLDB_PASSWORD=n8n_N8N!<br />
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+ Environment=GENERIC_TIMEZONE=America/New_York<br />
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+ ExecStart=n8n<br />
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+ WorkingDirectory=/usr/bin</p>
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+
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+ <p>[Install]<br />
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+ WantedBy=multi-user.target</p>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes</li>
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+ <li>Continue with the following commands
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># reload systemd services<br />
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+ sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br />
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+ # start n8n service on boot and now<br />
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+ sudo systemctl enable n8n --now</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Back in the web browser, refresh n8n to verify it is now running a service</li>
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+ <li>Log in using the email address and password setup earlier</li>
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+</ol>
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+<p>Source: <a href="https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/npm/" target="_blank">https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/npm/</a></p> </div>
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+ </div>
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+ </body>
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+ </html>
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