satya - 11/6/2025, 3:19:39 PM

Focusing on architecture....how it runs esp in the enterprise

satya - 11/6/2025, 3:21:03 PM

A medium article: n8n Workflow Automation - Jin

satya - 11/6/2025, 3:21:55 PM

deployment

satya - 11/6/2025, 3:34:12 PM

From something called groove tech, another article

satya - 11/6/2025, 3:34:42 PM

another pic

satya - 11/6/2025, 3:34:59 PM

n8n deployment architecture diagrams

Search for: n8n deployment architecture diagrams

satya - 11/6/2025, 3:39:42 PM

Some comparison of enterprise features...

Note: from the first link here

satya - 11/9/2025, 8:33:16 AM

n8n starter document, Nate Herk, a PDF

satya - 11/9/2025, 8:35:04 AM

Briefly 1

General n8n docs are sparse
See if this document throw some light

satya - 11/9/2025, 8:36:57 AM

How he defines it

n8n is a low-code,
node-based workflow automation tool
that allows users to connect multiple applications and automate tasks.
It?s known for its visual aspect and flexibility
it supports custom code and integrations with APIs.

satya - 11/9/2025, 8:38:39 AM

Competing products

Zapier
Make.com

satya - 11/9/2025, 8:41:03 AM

Cost

n8n is free to self-host, providing a cost-effective solution for those with technical expertise.
For users preferring a managed service, n8n offers cloud plans starting at $20 per month, which include hosting and additional features like enterprise solutions!

satya - 11/9/2025, 8:45:24 AM

Cost

With free self-hosting
and affordable cloud plans,
n8n provides a budget-friendly solution,
especially for businesses looking to scale their automation without incurring high costs.

satya - 11/9/2025, 11:55:03 AM

An attempt to document from folks

satya - 11/9/2025, 11:56:05 AM

Briefly there

It is a forum
it is an old thread that is archived
to see if there are better learning guides...
I don't think it is super helpful on first read....
I will leave it here, in case if I have to come back

satya - 11/9/2025, 11:56:32 AM

Out there in 2021

Quote
"However, as a person who doesn?t have that much coding experience, I was quite upset by the fact that n8n has a steep learning curve ? mainly due to the fact that there are no easy step-by-step guides on how to self-host n8n on the cloud or even local machine (though, I need a cloud-based solution because my laptop doesn?t always have the internet connection!) cheap and easy."

satya - 11/9/2025, 12:03:07 PM

n8n masterclass: Beginer to master

satya - 11/9/2025, 12:03:19 PM

Summary of this to be later

satya - 11/9/2025, 12:04:33 PM

How I'd Teach a 10 Year Old to Build AI Agents (No Code, n8n): Nate Herk

satya - 11/9/2025, 12:05:30 PM

Here is the full course

satya - 11/9/2025, 12:11:46 PM

Another channel n8n quick start by n8n: 28 videos

satya - 11/9/2025, 12:21:26 PM

Lessons learned designing agents, albeit n8n agents

satya - 11/9/2025, 12:21:43 PM

Briefly, see if there are any take aways....

satya - 11/9/2025, 2:09:18 PM

Few of the AI nodes in the work flows

AI Agent Node: Automates decision-making processes by utilizing AI models, Memory for context retention, and tools for task-specific actions.
Summarization Chain: Condenses large datasets or text into concise summaries.
Question and Answer Chain: Processes data to generate precise answers to user queries.
Basic LLM Chain: Simplifies interaction with large language models for custom use cases.

satya - 11/9/2025, 2:13:06 PM

One way to look at these nodes....

You can see these as various "horizontal general purpose" agents.
Each with their general capability that can then be specialized in a work flow.
In some way the work flow where they are composed can be seen as a vertical agent
And each of these as general agents
Likely this is a useful pattern for Enterprise adoption even outside of n8n
For example the chat mode and agentic mode in ChpatGPT can be seen as 2 General agents
Once you look at them that way you can separate them out into distributed reusable python backend APIs like the Chat API and Completions API

satya - 11/9/2025, 2:30:23 PM

Another way to look at it....

Horizontal Agents as "pluggable" components in a larger application
Be that work flows
or applications
As merely reusable components
That might be drawback as well....

satya - 11/9/2025, 2:34:19 PM

n8n attempt at documentation :) Mostly youtube videos

satya - 11/9/2025, 2:42:01 PM

Ok, finished reading the doc....here are some takeaways: the good

Provides a summary of n8n in ONE place
Points to a few YouTube Channels where one is likely to learn the rest
Explains how the previously "work flow automation" (like a BPM tool) now integrates it with the AI agents, to be woven into that
Lists the 4 key agents (nodes) that does this work
It is a well framed document

satya - 11/9/2025, 2:45:30 PM

The wanting....(or the disappointment)

It is a well framed document summarizing how to get there, but fundamentally cannot solve the "YouTube" based documentation....
Run time architecture is still a missing document, for I saw no explicit references
It continues to to expose the challenges to enterprises where the installation, care, and scale etc are only sparsely touched upon

satya - 11/9/2025, 2:49:30 PM

The flaws, at this early stage or likely limitations....

Hope I am wrong
I do like the self hosting model
Expandability
writing our own code as nodes
However at its core it is a work flow system with AI thrown in
It is not ground up UX system like OpenAI or Claude or MS Copilot
Its UX is accordingly "diverse" and specialized for each work. Not uniform and horizontal, as it will likely be with the newer AI first platforms
It does however gives a GREAT experimentation engine for "Creating IT companies" that have "strong development genes"
Cost seems to be very encouraging for enterprises
will conflict or overlaps with BPM approaches for work flows