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Posted on July 13, 2025 in Automation

🛡️ n8n Workflow Backup Repository

This repo is a dedicated vault for backing up and organizing n8n workflows, ensuring your automation masterpieces are safe, versioned, and ready to deploy. Built for n8n, the open-source automation platform, this repo focuses on preserving your workflows for data syncs, API integrations, and AI-driven tasks.

🎯 Purpose This repo backs up my personal n8n workflows, including:

Data Syncs: Automating data transfers between Google Sheets, Airtable, and CRMs like HubSpot.
API Integrations: Connecting tools like Slack, Trello, and custom APIs for seamless workflows.
AI Workflows: Using LLMs (e.g., OpenAI) for content generation and data enrichment.

No Python scripts or dependencies are included—pure n8n JSON workflows and documentation.

📂 What's Inside?

/workflows: Stores .json workflow files, named clearly (e.g., sheets_to_hubspot_sync.json, slack_notification.json).

/docs: Markdown files detailing each workflow’s purpose, setup, and credentials needed.

🚀 Getting Started with n8n

Option 1: Run n8n Locally

Install Docker (if not already installed): Docker Installation Guide

Run n8n:

docker run -it --rm -p 5678:5678 n8nio/n8n

Open http://localhost:5678 in your browser to access the n8n Editor UI.

Import workflows:

Clone this repo:git clone https://github.com/craigderington/n8n-workflows.git

In n8n UI, go to Menu (☰) → Import Workflow.

Select a .json file from /workflows.

Configure credentials and activate.

Option 2: Use n8n Cloud

Clone this repo:git clone https://github.com/craigderington/n8n-workflows.git

In the n8n Cloud UI, import workflows from /workflows as described above. Set up credentials for your connected apps.

🛡️ Best Practices

Test Workflows: Validate in a sandbox environment before production. Secure Credentials: Store API keys securely in n8n’s credential manager. Regular Backups: Manually export workflows from n8n UI and commit to this repo. Sanitize Inputs: For AI workflows, prevent prompt injection by validating inputs.

🌍 Contributing Want to share a workflow?

Add your .json workflow to /workflows with a descriptive name.
Create a markdown file in /docs explaining its setup and use case.
Submit a pull request!

📜 License MIT License. Workflows are provided "as is."

Keep your automations safe and soar with n8n! 🦅