Effortlessly Restore Your N8n Workflows From GitHub Backups
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Automate the recovery of your n8n workflows directly from GitHub. This template simplifies the process of retrieving and reinstating your saved automations, ensuring business continuity.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow template provides a seamless solution for restoring your automated processes from a GitHub repository. It leverages n8n's powerful integration capabilities to fetch workflow definitions stored as JSON files within a specified GitHub repository and then recreates them within your n8n instance. Designed for efficiency and reliability, this workflow acts as a robust disaster recovery mechanism, ensuring you can quickly get back up and running even after system failures or accidental deletions. By automating this crucial backup and restore process, you safeguard your valuable automations and maintain operational resilience.
Key Features
- Automated GitHub Backup Restoration: Effortlessly pull workflow definitions from a designated GitHub repository.
- Configurable Repository Path: Easily specify your GitHub username, repository name, and the specific folder containing your workflow backups.
- Secure GitHub Integration: Utilizes secure authentication to access your GitHub repository.
- Direct n8n Instance Restoration: Recreates workflows directly within your active n8n environment.
How To Use
- Install the Workflow: Import this JSON snippet into your n8n instance.
- Configure GitHub Credentials: Set up a 'GitHub API' credential in your n8n settings and select it in the
Get all files in given pathandGet file content from GitHubnodes. - Update Global Variables: Navigate to the
Globalsnode and updaterepo.ownerwith your GitHub username,repo.namewith the name of your backup repository, andrepo.pathwith the folder path where your workflow JSON files are stored. - Test the Workflow: Click the 'Test workflow' button on the manual trigger node to initiate the restoration process.
- Verify Restored Workflows: Check your n8n instance to confirm that your workflows have been successfully restored.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "87fb5cb5-8152-4ea7-83b4-1a856c75375f",
"name": "Effortlessly Restore Your N8n Workflows From GitHub Backups",
"nodes": 21,
"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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