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n8n
A source-available workflow automation platform connecting hundreds of apps via a visual node-based editor. Standout trait is combining low-code workflow building with the ability to drop into raw JavaScript/Python nodes.
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⚙ Full Stack
Node.js/TypeScript backend with a Vue-based visual editor, Postgres (or SQLite) for workflow/credential storage, and an optional queue mode using Redis + worker processes for scaled execution.
📈 Scaling Analysis
Queue mode with Redis and dedicated worker pods lets execution scale horizontally, decoupling the editor/API tier from workflow execution — but the webhook URL must match the deployed domain exactly, which is a real operational gotcha versus fully dynamic service discovery.
🚀 Running on Nexlayer
Requires N8N_HOST and N8N_WEBHOOK_URL to exactly match the public Nexlayer-assigned domain for webhooks to resolve correctly; run Postgres as postgres.pod:5432 and, for queue mode, Redis as redis.pod:6379 with separate worker pods.