Automated workflow backup to GitHub on schedule

Easily ensure your n8n workflows are never lost! This template automates the process of backing up all your n8n workflows to a GitHub repository every 6 hours. Set it up once and enjoy worry-free workflow versioning and disaster recovery! 🔄✨

📝 What This Workflow Does

- Schedules backups: Triggers the workflow automatically every 6 hours—no manual steps needed. ⏰ - Exports all current workflows: Collects a JSON snapshot of every workflow in your n8n instance. 📦 - Pushes backups to GitHub: Commits each backup file to your specified GitHub repository with a time-stamped commit message for easy tracking. 🗂️🚀 - Smart file handling: Checks if a backup file already exists and creates or updates as needed, keeping your repository clean and organized. 🤖

⚡️ Why Use This Template?

- Automate your workflow backups – never miss a backup again! - Seamless integration with GitHub for team collaboration, change management, and rollback. - Simple, reliable, and fully customizable to match your backup intervals and repository setup. - Peace of mind that your critical automation assets are always protected.

📦 How the Template Works: Step-by-step Overview

1. Scheduled Trigger: Fires every 6 hours to launch the backup sequence. 2. Get All Workflows: Uses the HTTP Request node to fetch all n8n workflows from your instance as JSON data. 3. Move Binary Data: Converts the JSON into a binary format, ready for GitHub storage. 4. Edit/Create Backup File: Attempts to edit (update) an existing backup file in your GitHub repo. If the file does not exist, the workflow will create a new one. 5. Conditional Logic: Checks after each run whether the backup file exists and ensures previous versions can be recovered or merged as needed. 6. Repeat: The process auto-loops every 6 hours—no further intervention required!

🔧 How To Set Up On Your Server