Automated Workflow Management with GitHub Integration
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Streamline your workflow management by automatically syncing n8n workflows with a GitHub repository. This solution detects changes, new workflows, and ensures your codebase accurately reflects your automation setup.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow automates the management of your n8n workflows by integrating directly with a GitHub repository. Upon manual execution, it fetches an existing workflow definition (either from a download URL or direct data) and compares it against the currently active n8n workflow. It intelligently determines if the workflow is new, has been modified, or remains unchanged. For new or modified workflows, it updates or creates a corresponding file in your specified GitHub repository, ensuring version control and a single source of truth for your automation logic. This significantly enhances collaboration and maintainability for teams using n8n for complex automation tasks.
Key Features
- Automated Workflow Sync: Seamlessly push your n8n workflows to a GitHub repository.
- Change Detection: Automatically identifies if a workflow is new, modified, or unchanged.
- Version Control: Leverages GitHub for robust versioning and history of your automation logic.
- Conditional Updates: Only creates or updates files in GitHub when actual changes are detected.
- Customizable Repository & File Paths: Easily configure where your workflows are stored in GitHub.
How To Use
- Trigger: Initiate the workflow manually by clicking the 'Execute' button.
- Fetch Existing Workflow: The workflow attempts to retrieve a baseline workflow definition. This can be from a provided download URL or specific data.
- Compare Workflows: A code node compares the fetched workflow with the current n8n workflow, determining its status (new, same, different).
- Conditional Logic: An 'If' node and a 'Switch' node route the process based on the comparison result:
- If the file is the same, no action is taken.
- If the file is different or new, proceed to the next steps.
- Create/Update in GitHub: If changes are detected or it's a new workflow, the GitHub node is used to create or update the corresponding file in your configured repository. Ensure your GitHub credentials and repository details (owner, name, path) are correctly set in the 'Globals' or a dedicated 'Set' node.
- Commit Message: The commit message is dynamically generated, indicating the workflow name and its status (new, different).
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "671afb95-f693-4304-881a-10732ad5c822",
"name": "Automated Workflow Management with GitHub Integration",
"nodes": 8,
"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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