n8n Tutorial #2: 3 Ways to Self-Host n8n + Queue Mode

Here are 3 methods to install self-hosted n8n so you can run automations on your own terms, including the highly performant and easily scalable Queue Mode.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:29 n8n Cloud
0:57 Benefits of Self-hosting
1:30 System Requirements
2:19 Installing n8n​
2:31 #1 npm
3:44 Updating in npm
4:23 #2 Docker
6:11 Updating in Docker
6:29 #3 Server Setups
7:04 Why Queue Mode?
7:57 Queue Mode in Railway
10:55 n8n self-hosted success

[BenYoungAI]

What method do you prefer to self-host n8n?

[ro.analytics]

how do you create more workers and link it to primary?

[Feverish_Pitch]

Is there a way to automatically backup the workflows created in the Queue Mode in an ongoing manner? This will help in case the railway instance ever gets corrupted. Open to your guidance if I should think about this in a different way. Thank so much!

PS: The railway deployment was so simple. I'm saving $15/month vs n8n Cloud. Can't thank you enough!!

[mexicanamericn]

Hello Ben, I wanted to let you know that your referral link in the description is malformed. It looks like the tag didn't pick up the referral url, a simple copy paste fixes it but I dont want you to miss out on the referrals.

[Feverish_Pitch]

Ben - this is a great tutorial. Two questions:

The railway template says there would be additional egress fee for redis. Is that on top of $5/month?

On the template’s discuss forum, folks have mentioned they are having trouble upgrading to the latest version. Is that anything to be concerned about?

Thanks so much!

[jasonmartinson]

Hey Ben good video. You're LITERALLy the only video I could find on Queue mode. I used your affiliate link to sign up for Railway and set up the n8n w/Workers workflow. However this is now information for how to configure the 5 services. Could you make a video on that? and or point to resources for me to figure it out myself? I want to meter my webhooks processes to send 1 request at a time and queue the rest until the previous process is finished.

[ZukunftBilden]

What about hosting it on google cloud for free

[jaumeboix]

Hey Ben, thanks for your videos, they're incredibly valuable! I'm thinking of getting started with n8n, I'm currently using Make and I'm encountering limitations. I've got a question though in regards to building agents/workflows for clients and deploying them for their use. Out of these options, which one would be the best one to set it up right out of the gate with client deployment in mind?

With Make is easy enough, but can you share agents and workflow with n8n? Or even better, can you deploy them on a website for clients to access them? It may be a topic for another video altogether. Thanks again!

[DrJayTrippin]

Hi Ben, I'm having problems getting Telegram trigger node working using this setup. Can you please help? BTW, excellent video and great channel.

[BirdManPhil]

can you explain how to set this up with docker in my vps, i dont want to use cloud based services

[KeepInnovations]

Hi Ben, I am interested to know, is Railway a hosting service like Hetzner & Digital Ocean? How reliable are their services? And How do u get started, interested in taking a deeper dive into this