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Automated n8n workflow backup to GitHub

Started by a clock, and works across GitHub. 27 steps, 4 branches, 1 loop or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large

27 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
4Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 17Service 7

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

  1. 1On clicking 'execute'Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Execute Workflow TriggerExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  4. 4GlobalsSetLogic
  5. 5SwitchSwitchLogic
  6. 6Get many workflowsN8nService
  7. 7Get file dataGithubService
  8. 8MergeMergeLogic
  9. 9isDeletedCodeLogic
  10. 10WorkflowsAggregateLogic
  11. 11n8nSetLogic
  12. 12If file too largeIfLogic
  13. 13isDiffOrNewCodeLogic
  14. 14IfIfLogic
  15. 15List filesGithubService
  16. 16Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  17. 17Get FileHttp RequestService
  18. 18Check StatusSwitchLogic
  19. 19Delete a fileGithubService
  20. 20ReturnSetLogic
  21. 21githubSetLogic
  22. 22Execute WorkflowExecute WorkflowLogic
  23. 23File is newNo OpLogic
  24. 24File is differentNo OpLogic
  25. 25Same file - Do nothingNo OpLogic
  26. 26Create new fileGithubService
  27. 27Edit existing fileGithubService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
27, with 4 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
GitHub
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own GitHub account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 27 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 27 steps before you point it at anything that matters.