n8n

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
n8n Host Port
n8n /config Path

Workflow automation tool on FreeBSD.

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	Upstream Binary. Downloads the official release.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose Podman CLI Ansible

services:
  n8n:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n:latest
    container_name: n8n
    environment:
      - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-encryption-key-here
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - /path/to/containers/n8n:/config
    ports:
      - 5678:5678
    restart: unless-stopped

podman run -d --name n8n \
  -p 5678:5678 \
  -e N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-encryption-key-here \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/n8n:/config \ 
  ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n:latest

- name: Deploy n8n
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: n8n
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY: "your-encryption-key-here"
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "5678:5678"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/n8n:/config"

Access the Web UI at: http://localhost:5678

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY`	`your-encryption-key-here`	Encryption key for credentials (keep safe!)
`PUID`	`1000`	User ID for the application process
`PGID`	`1000`	Group ID for the application process
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Configuration directory (database, workflows)

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`5678`	TCP	Web UI

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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