Install n8n on raspberry pi (natively)

n8n-install-pi.sh

#!/bin/bash

# updating system
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y

# installing build tools and python
sudo apt install build-essential python

# installing nodejs
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install nodejs

# install n8n globally
npm install n8n -g

# adding systemd entry
sudo echo "[Unit]
Description=n8n - Easily automate tasks across different services.
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=pi
ExecStart=/usr/bin/n8n start --tunnel
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target" > /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/n8n.service

# reloading, enabling on boot and starting n8n
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable n8n
sudo systemctl start n8n

Step-by-step

1. wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Sclafus/9823cc863ad4d007d0ccfef048fa4942/raw/e66f8664967c8d9035cf12f19a2c36d4fb550dc6/n8n-install-pi.sh to download the script (watch out for line breaks in the url!)
2. chmod +x n8n-install-pi.sh to grant execution permissions
3. ./n8n-install-pi.sh to execute the script

If you want to execute n8n with another user, you just need to change line 24.
You may also want to disable tunneling if it's not needed in your workflows: to do that, delete --tunnel in line 25.

Just followed your script. When tried sudo npm install n8n -g it gives me:

added 994 packages, and audited 995 packages in 6m

92 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

5 high severity vulnerabilities

To address all issues (including breaking changes), run:
  npm audit fix --force

Run `npm audit` for details.

Should i worry?

Hi @vico93 👋

I don't think you should worry about it. You may want to ask to the n8n team directly, since high severity vulnerabilities may affect the project overall. For personal use, you'll be fine.

Hi @vico93 👋

I don't think you should worry about it. You may want to ask to the n8n team directly, since high severity vulnerabilities may affect the project overall. For personal use, you'll be fine.

Thanks a lot for the feedback

@Sclafus
Hi, I'm having these errors at the end of the script:

Failed to enable unit: Unit file n8n.service does not exist.
Failed to start n8n.service: Unit n8n.service not found.

@Sclafus
on line 8 it would be: build-essential without the S
and on line 15 the command did not work, running sudo npm install -g [email protected]
and thanks for the work.

Hello @caldeusrp 👋

Failed to enable unit: Unit file n8n.service does not exist.
Failed to start n8n.service: Unit n8n.service not found.

The echo command from line 17 to 29 may have failed, are you running it with sudo? Looks like a permission error to redirect the output to /usr/...

on line 8 it would be: build-essential without the S

You are right indeed, I will correct it, thanks.

on line 15 the command did not work, running sudo npm install -g [email protected]

That's pretty odd, have you tried running it without sudo?