🛠️ Auto n8n Updater for Docker (Self-Hosted)
Automates hourly checks for n8n Docker updates, summarizes release notes with AI, seeks Telegram approval, and applies updates via SSH.
This workflow automates updating self-hosted n8n instances running in Docker. It triggers hourly via a Schedule node, verifies the Docker environment, uses SSH to inspect the current n8n container's version tag and digest, then queries Docker Hub API to detect new image versions.
If an update is available, it fetches GitHub release notes, summarizes them into a human-readable overview using an AI model (LLM), and sends a Telegram message with the summary plus 'Update' or 'Ignore' buttons. Upon approval, it executes a docker-compose pull and restart via SSH.
Benefits include staying current with n8n features and security fixes effortlessly, minimizing downtime with manual approval, and saving hours of manual monitoring. Ideal for DevOps teams, self-hosters, or anyone running production n8n on Docker servers, ensuring reliable automation without constant oversight.
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How to import this workflow into n8n
- 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
- 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
- 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
- 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.
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