n8n on VCloud is a self-hosted workflow automation platform: connect apps and APIs together with a visual, node-based editor rather than writing and hosting glue code yourself.
A note on sign-in#
Unlike most of the catalog, n8n does not get single sign-on wired up automatically. n8n's community edition doesn't include SSO, which n8n reserves for its paid self-hosted plans, so instances use basic authentication with an auto-generated password instead - see Single sign-on, everywhere for how this differs from the rest of the catalog.
Installing it#
- From the App Store, find n8n and select Install.
- Choose organization scope for a shared automation instance, or personal if it's just for you.
- Wait for the deployment to finish - see Deployments.
- Select Open once running, and sign in with the generated credentials shown at install time.
What VCloud adds on top of upstream n8n#
- A private, secure path to your instance rather than an open port on the internet.
- Managed image and version updates, applied for you.
Configuration options#
- Main instance count, CPU, memory, and storage - the core n8n process that runs your workflows.
- Worker autoscaling - off by default. Turning it on splits workflow execution onto separate, independently-scaling worker instances, worth it once a single main instance is a bottleneck.
- Webhook autoscaling - a separate scaling toggle specifically for workflows triggered by inbound webhooks, independent of worker scaling.
- License Enabled and License Key - if you hold a paid n8n license, enabling it here and supplying the key unlocks n8n's paid features, including SSO.