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            <h1>Install n8n - Open Source Workflow Automation - on Linux</h1>
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          <h2>What is n8n?</h2>

<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&#39;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>

<h2>Installing n8n</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Linux device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
	<div class="codeBlock"># update software repositories<br />
	sudo apt update<br />
	# install available software updates<br />
	sudo apt upgrade -y<br />
	# add nodejs software repository<br />
	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo bash -<br />
	# install nodejs<br />
	sudo apt install nodejs -y<br />
	# install mariadb<br />
	sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y<br />
	# configure the MySQL database<br />
	sudo su<br />
	mysql_secure_installation</div>
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	<li>Press Enter to login as root</li>
	<li>Type N and press Enter to not switch to unix socket authentication</li>
	<li>Type Y and press Enter to set a root password, type the password twice to confirm</li>
	<li>Type Y and press Enter to remove anonymous users</li>
	<li>Type Y and press Enter to disallow root login remotely</li>
	<li>Type Y and press Enter to remove the test database</li>
	<li>Type Y and press Enter to reload privilege tables</li>
	<li>Run the following command to login into MySQL:
	<div class="codeBlock">mysql -u root -p</div>
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	<li>Authenticate with the root password set earlier</li>
	<li>Run the following commands to create the n8n database and database user
	<div class="codeBlock">CREATE DATABASE n8n;<br />
	GRANT ALL ON n8n.* to &#39;n8n_rw&#39;@&#39;localhost&#39; IDENTIFIED BY &#39;n8n_N8N!&#39;;<br />
	FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<br />
	EXIT;<br />
	exit</div>
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	<li>Continue with the following commands:
	<div class="codeBlock"># set environmental variables<br />
	export DB_TYPE=&quot;mysqldb&quot;<br />
	export DB_MYSQLDB_DATABASE=&quot;n8n&quot;<br />
	export DB_MYSQLDB_HOST=&quot;localhost&quot;<br />
	export DB_MYSQLDB_USER=&quot;n8n_rw&quot;<br />
	export DB_MYSQLDB_PASSWORD=&quot;n8n_N8N!&quot;<br />
	export GENERIC_TIMEZONE=&quot;America/New_York&quot;<br />
	# install n8n<br />
	sudo npm install n8n --location=global<br />
	# audit and fix vulnerabilities<br />
	sudo npm audit fix<br />
	# run n8n<br />
	n8n</div>
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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:5678</li>
	<li>Complete the form with an email, first name, last name and password &gt; Click next</li>
	<li>Complete the questionnaire &gt; Click continue</li>
	<li>Click Get started</li>
	<li>Welcome to n8n</li>
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<h2>Running n8n as a Service</h2>

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	<li>Press CTRL+C to end the running n8n process</li>
	<li>Continue with the following commands
	<div class="codeBlock"># create n8n service file<br />
	sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/n8n.service</div>
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	<li>Paste the following configuration into n8n.service
	<p>[Unit]<br />
	Description=n8n<br />
	After=mariadb.service</p>

	<p>[Service]<br />
	User=root<br />
	Group=root<br />
	Environment=DB_TYPE=mysqldb<br />
	Environment=DB_MYSQLDB_DATABASE=n8n<br />
	Environment=DB_MYSQLDB_HOST=localhost<br />
	Environment=DB_MYSQLDB_USER=n8n_rw<br />
	Environment=DB_MYSQLDB_PASSWORD=n8n_N8N!<br />
	Environment=GENERIC_TIMEZONE=America/New_York<br />
	ExecStart=n8n<br />
	WorkingDirectory=/usr/bin</p>

	<p>[Install]<br />
	WantedBy=multi-user.target</p>
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	<li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes</li>
	<li>Continue with the following commands
	<div class="codeBlock"># reload systemd services<br />
	sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br />
	# start n8n service on boot and now<br />
	sudo systemctl enable n8n --now</div>
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	<li>Back in the web browser, refresh n8n to verify it is now running a service</li>
	<li>Log in using the email address and password setup earlier</li>
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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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