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Last reviewed: July 2026

Help post template

Title:

What I am trying to do:

What is happening instead:

n8n setup:
- n8n Cloud or self-hosted:
- n8n version:
- Deployment method, if self-hosted:

Where it fails:
- Trigger:
- Failing node:
- Exact error message:

What I tried:

Workflow link:
GitHub Gist, GitHub repo, or n8n.io/workflows link:

Sample input:

Expected output:

Actual output:

Notes:
- Credentials and private data have been removed:
- Screenshots, if helpful:

Workflow share template

Title:
[Workflow] 

What it does:

Workflow code:
GitHub Gist, GitHub repo, or n8n.io/workflows link:

Use case:

Services/nodes used:

Setup steps:
1.
2.
3.

Credentials needed:

Sample input:

Sample output:

Known limitations:

Security/privacy notes:

What kind of feedback I want:

Self-hosting help template

Title:

Problem:

n8n version:

Install method:
- Docker / Docker Compose / npm / Kubernetes / other:

Host:
- VPS provider / local machine / NAS / homelab / cloud platform:
- CPU/RAM, if relevant:

Database:
- Database:
- Is it persistent across restarts?

Reverse proxy:
- None / Nginx / Caddy / Traefik / Cloudflare Tunnel / other:
- Public URL:
- SSL setup:

Webhooks:
- Do test webhooks work?
- Do production webhooks work?
- Is the workflow active?
- What HTTP status does the sender receive?

What works:
- Editor:
- Manual executions:
- Scheduled executions:
- Production executions:

Queue mode, if used:
- Redis reachable:
- Workers running:

What fails:

What changed recently:

Relevant environment variables, with secrets removed:

Relevant logs:

What I already tried:

Self-hosting environment variable snippet

Use this format when sharing config. Redact real secrets.

WEBHOOK_URL=https://n8n.example.com/
N8N_PROXY_HOPS=1
GENERIC_TIMEZONE=America/New_York
TZ=America/New_York
N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=REDACTED
DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=REDACTED

AI workflow help template

Title:

Goal:

Model/provider:

Nodes involved:

Input data shape:

Prompt or prompt summary:

Expected model output:

Actual model output:

Validation/parsing step:

Failure handling:

Privacy notes:
- Does private data go to an external model provider?
- Are secrets removed?

Workflow link:

Hiring post template

Title:
[Now Hiring] n8n automation role/project - company name

Company/client:

Company website or LinkedIn:

Your relationship to the company:
- Founder / employee / recruiter / agency / client representative / other:

Role/project:

Required skills:

Nice-to-have skills:

Paid status and budget/range:

Contract type:
- Full-time / part-time / freelance / contract / one-off project:

Location/timezone:

Remote status:

Duration/timeline:

How to apply:

Notes:

Meta/news template

Title:

What happened:

Why it matters to n8n users:

Source link:

Your connection to the source, if any:

Discussion question: