n8n

Deploy or redeploy n8n to Google Cloud Run with Cloud Run-safe defaults.

advncd n8n [flags]
advncd launch n8n [flags]   # alias

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First deploy

Interactive flow — picks project, region, and optionally Postgres:

advncd n8n --set-default

What happens:

1. Lists your GCP projects (or creates a new one)
2. Prompts for region
3. Asks whether to attach external Postgres
4. Asks whether to set a stable N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY
5. Deploys the n8n container to Cloud Run
6. Enables unauthenticated (public) access
7. Prints the service URL

--set-default saves the selected project and region as your advncd default config for future commands.

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Redeploy

Uses the saved project/region config. No interactive prompts.

advncd n8n --redeploy

To redeploy with a newer image:

advncd n8n --redeploy --image n8nio/n8n:latest

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With external Postgres

For production use, attach Postgres for persistent workflow and credential storage.

advncd n8n \
  --db-url "postgresql://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:5432/postgres?sslmode=require" \
  --db-schema public \
  --db-ssl-reject-unauthorized=false \
  --encryption-key "YOUR_STABLE_N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY"

Works with any Postgres provider (Supabase, Neon, Cloud SQL, etc.).

tip

Always set --encryption-key with a stable secret when using Postgres. If you lose the key, n8n cannot decrypt stored credentials.

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Non-interactive deploy

Skip all prompts by providing flags explicitly:

advncd n8n \
  --project my-n8n-project \
  --region europe-west3 \
  --set-default

Create a new project if it doesn't exist:

advncd n8n \
  --project my-n8n-project \
  --create-project \
  --project-name "My n8n" \
  --region europe-west3 \
  --set-default

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All flags

Flag	Default	Description
--project	interactive	GCP project ID
--project-name	—	Display name for new project
--create-project	false	Create the project if it doesn't exist
--region	interactive	Cloud Run region
--service	n8n	Cloud Run service name
--image	n8nio/n8n:1.86.0	Container image
--memory	2Gi	Memory limit
--port	5678	Container port
--min-instances	1	Minimum instances (-1 to keep current)
--no-cpu-throttling	true	Disable CPU throttling (recommended for n8n)
--redeploy	false	Use saved project/region and redeploy
--set-default	false	Save project/region as default config
--public-url	auto	Public base URL (auto-detected from service URL)
--db-url	—	PostgreSQL connection URL
--db-schema	public	PostgreSQL schema
--db-ssl-reject-unauthorized	false	Validate DB SSL certificate
--encryption-key	interactive	N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY

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Environment variables set by advncd

advncd configures these n8n environment variables automatically:

Variable	Value
N8N_ENDPOINT_HEALTH	/healthz
N8N_PORT	5678 (or --port)
N8N_LISTEN_ADDRESS	0.0.0.0
N8N_PUSH_BACKEND	sse
N8N_PROXY_HOPS	1
N8N_PROTOCOL	https (from public URL)
N8N_HOST	hostname (from public URL)
N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL	full base URL
WEBHOOK_URL	full base URL

These defaults make n8n work correctly behind Cloud Run's reverse proxy.

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Default image

n8nio/n8n:1.86.0

Override at any time with --image.