Automate Workflow Version Control with GitHub
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Streamline your n8n workflow management by automatically versioning your workflows in GitHub. This solution ensures your workflow configurations are safely stored and trackable.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow automates the critical task of versioning your n8n workflows directly within a GitHub repository. It triggers on manual execution and intelligently checks if a workflow exists in the specified repository path. It compares the current workflow against its stored version, flagging it as 'new', 'same', or 'different'. For new or modified workflows, it securely stores the n8n workflow JSON in a dedicated file within your GitHub repository, using the workflow name and ID for clear identification. This provides a robust and automated solution for managing your n8n workflow configurations, ensuring consistency and auditability.
Key Features
- Automated GitHub Versioning: Seamlessly store and manage n8n workflow configurations as JSON files in your GitHub repository.
- Intelligent Comparison: Automatically detects if a workflow is new, identical to an existing version, or has been modified.
- Configurable Repository Integration: Easily set up your GitHub owner, repository, and file path for seamless integration.
- Clear File Naming Convention: Workflows are named using their ID and name for easy identification and retrieval.
- Secure Storage: Ensures your workflow configurations are safely backed up and version-controlled.
How To Use
- Configure GitHub Credentials: Ensure you have n8n credentials set up for your GitHub account (e.g.,
n8nApiwith admin access). - Set Repository Details: In the
Confignode (not fully shown in snippet, but implied by$('Config').first().item), configure yourrepo_owner,repo_name, andrepo_pathfor where your n8n workflows will be stored. - Trigger Workflow Execution: Manually click the 'execute' button on the
On clicking 'execute'node to initiate the process. - Review GitHub Status: The workflow will proceed through the comparison and then land on one of the 'Check Status' branches: 'same', 'different', or 'new'.
- New/Different Workflow Creation: For 'new' or 'different' workflows, the
Create new filenode will automatically push the updated workflow JSON to your specified GitHub repository.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "8a9f83e1-170e-4abe-9eda-f0f88ab88baa",
"name": "Automate Workflow Version Control with GitHub",
"nodes": 23,
"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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