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n8n workflow backup to GitHub

Started by a clock, and works across GitHub. 16 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 9Service 5

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

  1. 1On clicking 'execute'Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Daily @ 20:00CronStarts it
  3. 3GlobalsSetLogic
  4. 4N8N WorkflowsHttp RequestService
  5. 5dataArrayFunctionLogic
  6. 6OneAtATimeSplit In BatchesLogic
  7. 7GitHubGithubService
  8. 8N8N Workflow DetailHttp RequestService
  9. 9MergeMergeLogic
  10. 10isDiffOrNewFunctionLogic
  11. 11github_statusSwitchLogic
  12. 12sameNo OpLogic
  13. 13differentNo OpLogic
  14. 14newNo OpLogic
  15. 15GitHub EditGithubService
  16. 16GitHub CreateGithubService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
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. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.