n8n key links
satya - 11/6/2025, 3:19:39 PM
Focusing on architecture....how it runs esp in the enterprise
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
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, 11:56:05 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
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....
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