n8n VPS: Scalable Automation for Your Workflows

ssh root@your_vps_ip

whoami
# should output: root

apt update && apt upgrade -y

apt install docker.io -y
systemctl enable docker
systemctl start docker
docker --version

apt install docker-compose -y
docker-compose --version

mkdir -p /opt/n8n/{data,postgres-data,nginx/conf.d,nginx/log,certs}
cd /opt/n8n

nano docker-compose.yml

version: "3.8"

services:
  postgres:
    image: postgres:15
    container_name: n8n_postgres
    restart: always
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: n8n
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: StrongDBPass123!
      POSTGRES_DB: n8n
    volumes:
      - /opt/n8n/postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data

  n8n:
    image: n8nio/n8n
    container_name: n8n_app
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      - postgres
    ports:
      - "5678:5678"
    environment:
      N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE: "true"
      N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER: admin
      N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD: StrongPass123!
      DB_TYPE: postgresdb
      DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST: postgres
      DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT: 5432
      DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE: n8n
      DB_POSTGRESDB_USER: n8n
      DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD: StrongDBPass123!
      N8N_HOST: yourdomain.com
      N8N_PORT: 5678
      WEBHOOK_URL: https://yourdomain.com/
      N8N_DESCRIPTION: "Deploy n8n on VPS, the best VPS for n8n with easy n8n server setup"
    volumes:
      - /opt/n8n/data:/home/node/.n8n

  nginx:
    image: nginx:latest
    container_name: n8n_nginx
    restart: always
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - /opt/n8n/nginx/conf.d:/etc/nginx/conf.d
      - /opt/n8n/certs:/etc/letsencrypt
      - /opt/n8n/nginx/log:/var/log/nginx
    depends_on:
      - n8n

nano /opt/n8n/nginx/conf.d/n8n.conf

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com;

    location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
        root /var/www/certbot;
    }

    location / {
        return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
    }
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name yourdomain.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://n8n_app:5678;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apt install certbot -y

certbot certonly --webroot -w /var/www/certbot -d yourdomain.com

docker-compose up -d

docker ps
docker-compose logs -f

https://yourdomain.com

ufw allow 80/tcp
ufw allow 443/tcp
ufw reload