Hosting n8n on Porter Cloud#
This hosting guide shows you how to self-host n8n on Porter Cloud. It uses n8n with Postgres as a database backend.
Prerequisites#
You must have a Postgres instance in order to use n8n. You can either provide the connection information of an existing instance, or provision a new one for free via the Porter Cloud Datastores offering.
Use the deploy to Porter button to one-click deploy n8n#
The quickest way to get started with deploying n8n to Porter Cloud is using the Deploy to Porter button:
After sign-up or login, you will be redirected to the n8n form, where you can specify configuration for the n8n instance you are about to deploy.
Next steps#
- Learn more about configuring and scaling n8n.
- Or explore using n8n: try the Quickstarts.