Automate GitHub Credentials Backup & Restore with n8n
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Securely backup and restore n8n credentials from GitHub. Automate your data security and ensure seamless recovery with this essential DevOps workflow.
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How it works
This workflow automates the process of backing up and restoring your n8n instance credentials from a GitHub repository. It starts by retrieving a list of all files within a specified folder in your GitHub repository using the httpRequest node, leveraging the GitHub API. The results are then split to process each file individually. The github node fetches the content of each credential file. Subsequently, the extractFromFile node converts the file content into a usable JSON format. An if node is used to conditionally skip certain credentials (like the n8n account API or empty files). Finally, the n8n node restores the valid credentials to your n8n instance via the n8n API.
Key Features
- Securely backs up and restores n8n credentials.
- Leverages GitHub for version-controlled storage.
- Highly configurable repository owner, name, and path.
- Conditional logic to skip unwanted credentials.
- Automates a critical aspect of n8n instance management.
How To Use
- Configure Globals Node: Update
repo.owner,repo.name, andrepo.pathto match your GitHub repository details where credentials are stored. - Set up GitHub Credentials: In the
Get all files in given pathandGet file content from GitHubnodes, ensure your GitHub API credentials are correctly configured. - Set up n8n Credentials: In the
Restore n8n Credentialsnode, ensure your n8n API credentials are correctly configured to allow credential restoration. - Configure Skip Logic (Optional): Adjust the conditions in the
Check for skipped Credentialsnode if you need to skip specific credentials beyond the defaults (empty JSON files or the 'n8n account api'). - Test Workflow: Click ‘Test workflow’ to initiate the credential backup and restore process.
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Workflow JSON
{
"id": "ccc8bc74-4637-4186-96d3-2fd2f226ab13",
"name": "Automate GitHub Credentials Backup & Restore with n8n",
"nodes": 0,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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