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[n8n v^1.37.3] GitHub backup of workflows and credentials

Started by a clock, and works across GitHub. 20 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 3Service 15

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

  1. 1On clicking 'execute'Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Todo dias as 20hrsSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Display name FolderExecute CommandService
  4. 4ConfigSetLogic
  5. 5Export WorkflowsExecute CommandService
  6. 6Get files workflowsExecute CommandService
  7. 7Split workflowsCodeLogic
  8. 8Ler arquivo do workflowsRead Write FileService
  9. 9Obter JSON em TXT dos arquivos de workflowsExtract From FileService
  10. 10O arquivo de workflow existe no GitHub?GithubService
  11. 11Editar aquivo de workflowGithubService
  12. 12Criar aquivo de workflowGithubService
  13. 13Export CredentialsExecute CommandService
  14. 14Get files credentialsExecute CommandService
  15. 15Split credentialsCodeLogic
  16. 16Ler arquivo do credentialsRead Write FileService
  17. 17Obter JSON em TXT dos arquivos de credentialsExtract From FileService
  18. 18O arquivo de credential existe no GitHub?GithubService
  19. 19Editar aquivo de credentialGithubService
  20. 20Criar aquivo de credentialGithubService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
20
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
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?

Plan an afternoon. 20 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 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.