n8n on Zeabur

Deploy n8n — the fair-code workflow automation platform — on Zeabur with automatic volume persistence.

Features

• Self-hosted — source-available license, deploy on your own infrastructure
• 400+ integrations — HTTP, databases, AI models, Slack, GitHub, and more
• Visual editor — build workflows by dragging and connecting nodes
• Persistent data — workflows, credentials, and the SQLite database live on a persistent volume
• Auto-generated encryption key — credentials are encrypted at rest out of the box

Getting Started

1. Click the Deploy button on the template page and pick a region.
2. Wait for the service to start (first boot takes 30–60 seconds).
3. Open the generated https://<service>.zeabur.app URL (or your custom domain) and create your n8n account.

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY	auto-generated	Encrypts credentials stored in workflows. Set it manually and never change it — changing it will make saved credentials unreadable.
GENERIC_TIMEZONE	UTC	Timezone used by the scheduler, e.g. America/New_York
N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE	false	Set to true to require basic auth on the editor (pair with N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER / N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD)
N8N_PORT	5678	Port n8n listens on (Zeabur maps this automatically)

All variables can be edited later in Project → Variables.

Data Persistence

A persistent volume is mounted at /home/node/.n8n, storing workflows, credentials, and the embedded SQLite database. Data survives redeploys and restarts.

Troubleshooting

• Credentials fail to decrypt after redeploy — the encryption key changed. Restore the original N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY.
• Slow first load — n8n downloads and indexes nodes on first start; subsequent loads are fast.
• Custom domain — bind one via the template's Domain field, or add it later in Service → Networking.

License

n8n is licensed under the Sustainable Use License (fair-code). See n8n.io/legal.