Self-host n8n for under $25/mo. Skip the SaaS pricing, keep the visual workflows, run your automations on your own VPS.
Built for AI operators and founders running production stacks — the ones shipping agents, automations, and infra every week and tired of half-finished tutorials. If you already have a venture, this drops straight into your stack. If you're building one, this is the operating system behind the curtain.
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Self-hosting n8n costs less than a SaaS tier-2 plan and gives you full control of your workflow data. The setup is mostly Docker, Postgres, and Traefik — the gotchas are the same five things every team hits the first time.
STEP 01Hetzner or Hostinger CX31. 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB SSD. Docker Compose for n8n, Postgres 15, Traefik reverse proxy with auto-renewing Let's Encrypt SSL.
version: "3.8"
services:
n8n:
image: n8nio/n8n:latest
restart: always
ports: ["127.0.0.1:5678:5678"]
environment:
- DB_TYPE=postgresdb
- DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST=postgres
- WEBHOOK_URL=https://n8n.yourdomain.com/
volumes: ["n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n"]
postgres:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: always
environment:
- POSTGRES_DB=n8n
- POSTGRES_USER=n8n
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
volumes: ["pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data"]Operator running four ventures across NZ and AU. I ship Claude Code agents, AI infra, and automations in production every week — and write up what actually works so you do not have to burn weekends on it.
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AI systems for founders. Built in production, taught in public. Currently scaling DebtOps.ai.