Git backup of workflows and credentials

This creates a git backup of the workflows and credentials.

It uses the n8n export command with git diff, so you can run as many times as you want, but only when there are changes they will create a commit.

Setup You need some access to the server.

Create a repository in some remote place to host your project, like Github, Gitlab, or your favorite private repo.

Clone the repository in the server in a place that the n8n has access. In the example, it's the ., and the repository name is repo. Change it in the commands and in the workflow commands (you can set it as a variable in the wokflow). Checkout to another branch if you won't use the master one.

cd . git clone repository

Or you could git init and then add the remote (git remote add origin YOURREPOURL), whatever pleases you more.

As the server, check if everything is ok for beeing able to commit. Very likely you'll need to setup the user email and name. Try to create a commit, and push it to upstream, and everything you need (like config a user to comit) will appear in way. I strong suggest testing with exporting the commands to garantee it will work too.