Automation library · Chat assistants

Auto n8n updater (Docker) with Gemini and Telegram

Started by a clock, and works across Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 16 steps, 3 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 6Service 7

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Google Gemini Chat ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  2. 2Every HourSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Release OverviewChain LlmModel
  4. 4Get Instance's SettingsHttp RequestService
  5. 5Approve UpdateTelegramService
  6. 6Is DockerIfLogic
  7. 7Approved ?IfLogic
  8. 8Docker PathSetLogic
  9. 9Update DockerSshService
  10. 10Get n8n Current VersionSshService
  11. 11Target VersionSetLogic
  12. 12Get Version's Last UpdateHttp RequestService
  13. 13Get Current VersionHttp RequestService
  14. 14Needs Update ?IfLogic
  15. 15Get n8n Github ReleaseHttp RequestService
  16. 16New Version ?Remove DuplicatesLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 3 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Telegram
Model
Gemini

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Telegram account, and a key for Gemini. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.