Cloud & DevOps
An n8n self-hosting service, plus deployments and DevOps
Self-hosting n8n saves money and keeps your data on your own server, as long as someone handles upgrades, backups and credentials. We set it up so that work is done once and done properly.
Self-hosting is easy to start and hard to run
Most setup guides end once n8n is running in Docker. The work that matters comes later: upgrading without taking workflows offline, backups you’ve actually restored, and credentials that aren’t sitting in a plain environment file.
Signs this is costing you
- n8n runs on SQLite on a single server with no tested backup.
- Every upgrade means downtime and someone switching ports by hand.
- Credentials and API keys live in an unencrypted .env file.
- Nobody is sure what would happen if the server died tonight.
How we approach it
Step 01
Assess what’s running
Server, database, workflows, credentials and how releases happen today.
Step 02
Set up a production baseline
n8n in Docker on PostgreSQL behind a reverse proxy with TLS. Queue mode with Redis and workers is added only when your volume needs it.
Step 03
Make releases boring
A blue/green setup lets a new version start beside the old one, take over traffic, and roll back in one step if anything looks wrong.
Step 04
Harden and back up
Encryption key and credentials stored securely, access limited, backups scheduled and a restore tested.
What you get
- Production n8n environment
- On your VPS or cloud account, with configuration in your repository.
- Release runbook
- How to upgrade, switch over and roll back without downtime.
- Backup and restore runbook
- Schedule, location and a restore test you’ve seen work.
- CI/CD for app teams
- Automated tests and deployments with GitHub Actions, where you need them.
How the project runs
Step 01
Assessment
Paid discovery, credited to the setup.
You get: Findings and a fixed price for the setup
Step 02
Setup and migration
New environment built, workflows and credentials moved across, old server retired.
You get: Production environment and runbooks
Step 03
Support (optional)
Upgrades, backups and monitoring on a monthly retainer.
You get: Monthly report
Platforms and tools
- n8n hosting
- Docker
- PostgreSQL
- Redis (queue mode)
- Nginx or Caddy
- CloudPanel
- Delivery
- GitHub Actions
- Docker Compose
- Blue/green releases
- Cloud
- VPS providers
- AWS
- Vercel
- n8n
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How you can work with us
Setup is fixed price after a short assessment. Ongoing operations fit a support retainer.
Usual fit for this service
Fixed price
A defined integration, workflow or first release of an app.
Discovery produces a written plan with scope, deliverables and a fixed price. Changes to scope are quoted before they're built.
Hourly
Small changes, fixes, or work that's hard to scope until someone looks at it.
Time is logged against each task, so you can see where every hour went.
Monthly retainer
Integrations and automations that are live and need someone responsible for them.
Monitoring, fixes and small changes during business hours, Monday to Friday (PKT), with a monthly summary.
Dedicated developer
Ongoing product work where you want the same engineer every day.
One engineer works in your tools and stand-ups full time. You set the priorities.
Common questions
Something else? Ask an engineer.
Should we self-host n8n or use n8n Cloud?
n8n Cloud is simpler and fine for many teams. Self-hosting makes sense when you run a lot of executions, need data to stay on your own infrastructure, or want custom nodes. We’ll compare the costs for your volume.
When do we need queue mode?
When long or frequent executions start slowing each other down. Queue mode moves executions to separate workers using Redis, and it requires PostgreSQL rather than SQLite.
Can n8n be upgraded without downtime?
Yes, with a blue/green setup: the new version starts beside the old one and traffic switches over once it’s healthy. Our case study on zero-downtime n8n shows one way to do it on a single VPS.
How are credentials protected?
n8n encrypts stored credentials with an encryption key, so that key is kept out of the codebase and backed up separately. Server access is limited and secrets are never stored in plain configuration files.
Do you set up CI/CD for app teams too?
Yes, for small teams: automated tests, preview deployments and production releases with GitHub Actions.
Run n8n on your own server, without the 2 a.m. surprises.
Tell us where n8n runs today and how you release changes. An engineer replies within one business day with questions.
We reply within one business day (PKT, Monday to Friday).