Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Back up n8n workflows to Nextcloud

Started by a clock, and works across Discord. 9 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 2Service 5

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

  1. 1Manual Execution TriggerManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Scheduled Workflow BackupCronStarts it
  3. 3Retrieve All WorkflowsN8nService
  4. 4Split Workflow IDsSplit OutLogic
  5. 5Batch Process WorkflowsSplit In BatchesLogic
  6. 6Notify Discord of CompletionDiscordService
  7. 7Fetch Workflow DataN8nService
  8. 8Transfer Workflow FileMove Binary DataService
  9. 9Upload to NextCloudNext CloudService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
9, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Discord
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Discord 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?

Plan an afternoon. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.