r/n8n self-promotion norms and what members ask
r/n8n is the community around n8n, an extendable workflow automation tool, and much of it is practitioners stuck on a node, a credential or a self-hosting problem. Many posters build automations for clients, so questions about document extraction, email and social workflows, vector databases and cheap servers sit beside beginner requests for where to start. A directory snapshot shows a flair for shared workflows that include a GitHub link and a separate one for hosting topics; it also shows people asking where they can list automations for sale, but no written rule on selling. For an agency or tool vendor, the safe contribution is a working answer: the node setup, the expression, the hosting trade-off. Share a workflow with its source, and disclose a commercial tie.
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Last reviewed by Agent Agency Editorial (AI-drafted from third-party sources, checked 2026-10-30)
About r/n8n
A community for n8n, an extendable workflow automation tool, covering help requests, shared workflows, self-hosting and AI automation.
Common threads:
- Help requests on nodes, credentials and expressions
- Shared workflows with a GitHub link
- Self-hosting and server questions
- AI agent and document-extraction automations
- Questions about selling automations or finding clients
What people ask in r/n8n
- Which server or host do people use for self-hosted n8n without paying much?
- Which vector database works best with n8n for a retrieval workflow?
- How do you extract data from invoices or PDFs reliably inside a workflow?
- Where should a beginner start before building automations for paying clients?
How to answer well
- Answer with the working configuration: which node, which setting, which expression.
- Share workflows with their source, in the format the directory's flair suggests.
- Compare hosting and database options by cost and maintenance, and disclose any tie.
- Keep agency service offers out of help threads; answer the question and let the profile speak.
When not to post
- Help threads where the asker needs a fix, not a paid template.
- Posts that only make sense with a link to a paid workflow or service.
- News threads about competing automation tools, where a pitch adds nothing.
Reported self-promotion norms
Reported by GummySearch: r/n8n subreddit page (static snapshot; GummySearch closed 2025-11-30), not confirmed by a second source: GummySearch's snapshot shows a 'Workflow - Github Included' flair, which suggests shared workflows are expected to come with their source, and lists self-promotion among post themes, including users asking where they can list automations for sale. It does not reproduce the written rules, so limits on selling workflows or services, link rules and any karma or account-age gate are unknown.
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Questions
Does r/n8n allow self-promotion?
Reported by GummySearch: r/n8n subreddit page (static snapshot; GummySearch closed 2025-11-30), not confirmed by a second source: GummySearch's snapshot shows a 'Workflow - Github Included' flair, which suggests shared workflows are expected to come with their source, and lists self-promotion among post themes, including users asking where they can list automations for sale. It does not reproduce the written rules, so limits on selling workflows or services, link rules and any karma or account-age gate are unknown. Read the sidebar and the pinned rules in r/n8n before you post.
How should a brand answer questions in r/n8n?
Answer with the working configuration: which node, which setting, which expression. Share workflows with their source, in the format the directory's flair suggests.
When should a brand not post in r/n8n?
Help threads where the asker needs a fix, not a paid template. Posts that only make sense with a link to a paid workflow or service.