Automated GitLab Backup of n8n Workflows with Username Organization

Backs up self-hosted n8n workflows to GitLab repo, organized by username folders. Supports manual/weekly triggers, detects changes, updates files, and sends email confirmations.

This workflow automates the secure backup and version control of self-hosted n8n workflows by integrating with GitLab repositories. It fetches all workflows via the n8n API, generates metadata including user details for folder organization (e.g., repo/username/workflow.json), and processes each workflow individually. It checks for differences against existing GitLab files, creates new ones if missing, updates them when changes are detected, and handles API rate limits for reliability. Backups ca
Platform
n8n
Category
Business Intelligence
Price
$22.99
Creator
Maxim Luong

How to import this workflow into n8n

  1. 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
  2. 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
  3. 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
  4. 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.

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