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n8n

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

Build Status Last Commit

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Port 5678
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n
Daemonless daemonless/n8n
Source n8n-io/n8n
Website n8n.io

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
latest Upstream Binary. Built from official release. Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

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

Deployment

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

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=n8n
N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-encryption-key-here
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  n8n:
    name: n8n
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY: !ENV '${N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY}'
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - N8N_CONFIG_PATH: /config
volumes:
  N8N_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/n8n'

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n:${tag}

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"

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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