n8n - Secure Workflow Automation for Technical Teams

2/2/2025

n8n

Secure Workflow Automation for Technical Teams

n8n is a workflow automation platform that gives technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code. With 400+ integrations, native AI capabilities, and a fair-code license, n8n lets you build powerful automations while maintaining full control over your data and deployments.

Key Capabilities

• Code When You Need It: Write JavaScript/Python, add npm packages, or use the visual interface
• AI-Native Platform: Build AI agent workflows based on LangChain with your own data and models
• Full Control: Self-host with our fair-code license or use our cloud offering
• Enterprise-Ready: Advanced permissions, SSO, and air-gapped deployments
• Active Community: 400+ integrations and 900+ ready-to-use templates

Quick Start

Try n8n instantly with npx (requires Node.js):

npx n8n

Or deploy with Docker:

docker volume create n8n_data
docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n

Access the editor at http://localhost:5678

What does n8n mean?

Short answer: It means “nodemation” and is pronounced as n-eight-n.

Long answer: “I get that question quite often (more often than I expected) so I decided it is probably best to answer it here. While looking for a good name for the project with a free domain I realized very quickly that all the good ones I could think of were already taken. So, in the end, I chose nodemation. ‘node-’ in the sense that it uses a Node-View and that it uses Node.js and ‘-mation’ for ‘automation’ which is what the project is supposed to help with. However, I did not like how long the name was and I could not imagine writing something that long every time in the CLI. That is when I then ended up on ‘n8n’.” - Jan Oberhauser, Founder and CEO, n8n.io

Resources

• 📚 Documentation
• 🔧 400+ Integrations
• 💡 Example Workflows
• 🤖 AI & LangChain Guide
• 👥 Community Forum
• 📖 Community Tutorials

n8n: https://n8n.io/