n8n

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
n8n Host Port
n8n /config Path

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Port	`5678`
Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n`
Daemonless	daemonless/n8n
Source	n8n-io/n8n
Website	n8n.io

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.

Root Privileges Required

Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose AppJail Director Podman CLI Ansible

services:
  n8n:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n:latest"
    container_name: n8n
    environment:
      - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-encryption-key-here  # Encryption key for credentials (keep safe!)
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/n8n:/config"
    ports:
      - "5678:5678"
    restart: unless-stopped

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=n8n
N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-encryption-key-here
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  n8n:
    name: n8n
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY: !ENV '${N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY}'
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - N8N_CONFIG_PATH: /config
volumes:
  N8N_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/n8n'

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n:${tag}

podman run -d --name n8n \
  -p 5678:5678 \
  -e N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-encryption-key-here \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/n8n:/config \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n:latest

- name: Deploy n8n
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: n8n
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/n8n:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY: "your-encryption-key-here"
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "5678:5678"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/n8n:/config"

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY`	`your-encryption-key-here`	Encryption key for credentials (keep safe!)
`PUID`	`1000`	User ID for the application process
`PGID`	`1000`	Group ID for the application process
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Configuration directory (database, workflows)

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`5678`	TCP	Web UI

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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