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GitHub backup and recovery

Started by a clock. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. 15 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 2Service 12

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

  1. 1Delete Repo DirectoryExecute CommandService
  2. 2Schedule TriggerCronStarts it
  3. 3Verify DeletionExecute CommandService
  4. 4SettingsSetLogic
  5. 5Clone Repository to BackupExecute CommandService
  6. 6If backup is trueIfLogic
  7. 7Configure Git UserExecute CommandService
  8. 8Clone Repository to RestoreExecute CommandService
  9. 9Export WorkflowsExecute CommandService
  10. 10Import WorkflowsExecute CommandService
  11. 11Export CredentialsExecute CommandService
  12. 12Import CredentialsExecute CommandService
  13. 13git addExecute CommandService
  14. 14git commitExecute CommandService
  15. 15git pushExecute CommandService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n 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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.