Automated n8n Workflow GitHub Backup & Sync
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Automatically back up and synchronize your n8n workflows to a GitHub repository, ensuring version control, easy collaboration, and reliable recovery. This subworkflow intelligently compares existing files with new versions and updates or creates them on GitHub as needed.
About This Workflow
This powerful n8n subworkflow streamlines the management of your n8n automations by integrating them directly with GitHub. It acts as a robust version control and backup system for your workflows. Upon execution, it retrieves the current state of a workflow from GitHub (if it exists) and compares it with a newly provided version. Based on whether the workflow is identical, different, or entirely new, the system intelligently decides to either do nothing, update the existing file in your GitHub repository, or create a brand-new file. This ensures your n8n workflow definitions are always synchronized, trackable, and recoverable within your chosen GitHub repository.
Key Features
- Automated Workflow Comparison: Intelligently compares incoming n8n workflow JSON with existing GitHub versions.
- Conditional GitHub Actions: Performs create, update, or no-op actions on GitHub based on comparison results.
- Version Control & Backup: Ensures a reliable backup and historical record of all your n8n workflows in GitHub.
- Seamless GitHub Integration: Utilizes GitHub API for file management, requiring only standard credentials.
- Dynamic Repository Pathing: Configurable repository owner, name, and file path for flexible storage.
How To Use
- Configure GitHub Credentials: Set up a new GitHub API credential in n8n with permissions to read and write to your target repository.
- Prepare Global Variables (Optional): For dynamic repo details, ensure a "Globals" workflow or environment variables provide
repo.owner,repo.name, andrepo.pathfor your GitHub repository. - Input Workflow Data: This subworkflow expects two primary pieces of input from a calling workflow:
- The current n8n workflow JSON you wish to sync (this will be the second item in the
Merge Itemsnode). - A download URL to the existing workflow file on GitHub, if it already exists. This will be used by the
Get Filenode.
- The current n8n workflow JSON you wish to sync (this will be the second item in the
- Trigger Execution: Call this subworkflow from a parent workflow, passing the current workflow's ID and name (e.g., from an
Execute Workflow Triggernode) along with the workflow JSON and GitHub file details. - Monitor Actions: The workflow will automatically determine if a file needs to be created, updated, or if no action is required, reporting
Done: trueupon completion.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "ec5ebedd-25d6-4fd4-aa42-2dc8e420eb50",
"name": "Automated n8n Workflow GitHub Backup & Sync",
"nodes": 28,
"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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Crypto_Watcher
Web3 Developer
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