n8n Docker Setup

This repository contains a Docker setup to run n8n — an extendable workflow automation tool.

🐳 Docker Setup

This setup builds a container using the official n8nio/n8n:latest image, with basic authentication enabled and PostgreSQL as the database.

📁 Project Structure

.
├── Dockerfile
├── .env
├── docker-compose.yml
└── README.md

⚙️ Environment Variables

Add your environment variables in a .env file:

# Required
DB_TYPE=postgres
DB_POSTGRESDB_URL=postgres://user:pass@your-host.com:5432/postgres

# Optional: Basic Auth
N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE=true
N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER=<adminuser>
N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=<adminpassword>

# Optional: Port
PORT=8080

Replace user, pass, your-host.com, and <adminuser>/<adminpassword> with your actual credentials.

📦 Dockerfile

FROM n8nio/n8n:latest

ENV PORT=8080
ENV N8N_PORT=$PORT

EXPOSE 8080

📦 docker-compose.yml

services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    env_file:
      - .env

🚀 Running the Project

Build and start the container:

docker-compose up --build

Visit the app at: http://localhost:8080

🔐 Authentication

Basic authentication is enabled if N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE=true. Use the credentials from the .env file to log in.

🧹 Stopping the Service

docker-compose down