Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Automated workflow backup system with Google Drive and GitHub

Started by a clock, and works across Discord, GitHub, Google Drive and Telegram. 18 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

18 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 7Service 9

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

  1. 1Manual TriggerManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule Every 12 HoursSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3ConfigSetLogic
  4. 4Create GDrive FolderGoogle DriveService
  5. 5Get All WorkflowsN8nService
  6. 6Loop Over WorkflowsSplit In BatchesLogic
  7. 7Final SummarySetLogic
  8. 8Convert to JSON FileConvert To FileService
  9. 9Notify: TelegramTelegramService
  10. 10Notify: DiscordDiscordService
  11. 11Upload to Google DriveGoogle DriveService
  12. 12Prepare GitHub DataCodeLogic
  13. 13Merge GitHub ResultsMergeLogic
  14. 14Check if File ExistsGithubService
  15. 15Mark CompleteSetLogic
  16. 16File Exists?IfLogic
  17. 17Update GitHub FileGithubService
  18. 18Create GitHub FileGithubService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
18, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Discord, GitHub, Google Drive, Telegram
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Discord, GitHub, Google Drive and Telegram accounts. 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?

Plan an afternoon. 18 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 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.