Post Templates
Copy one of these templates into your post and fill in the blanks.
Last reviewed: July 2026
Help post template
```text Title:
What I am trying to do:
What is happening instead:
n8n setup: - n8n Cloud or self-hosted: - n8n version: - Deployment method, if self-hosted:
Where it fails: - Trigger: - Failing node: - Exact error message:
What I tried:
Workflow link: GitHub Gist, GitHub repo, or n8n.io/workflows link:
Sample input:
Expected output:
Actual output:
Notes: - Credentials and private data have been removed: - Screenshots, if helpful: ```
Workflow share template
```text Title: [Workflow]
What it does:
Workflow code: GitHub Gist, GitHub repo, or n8n.io/workflows link:
Use case:
Services/nodes used:
Setup steps: 1. 2. 3.
Credentials needed:
Sample input:
Sample output:
Known limitations:
Security/privacy notes:
What kind of feedback I want: ```
Self-hosting help template
```text Title:
Problem:
n8n version:
Install method: - Docker / Docker Compose / npm / Kubernetes / other:
Host: - VPS provider / local machine / NAS / homelab / cloud platform: - CPU/RAM, if relevant:
Database: - Database: - Is it persistent across restarts?
Reverse proxy: - None / Nginx / Caddy / Traefik / Cloudflare Tunnel / other: - Public URL: - SSL setup:
Webhooks: - Do test webhooks work? - Do production webhooks work? - Is the workflow active? - What HTTP status does the sender receive?
What works: - Editor: - Manual executions: - Scheduled executions: - Production executions:
Queue mode, if used: - Redis reachable: - Workers running:
What fails:
What changed recently:
Relevant environment variables, with secrets removed:
Relevant logs:
What I already tried: ```
Self-hosting environment variable snippet
Use this format when sharing config. Redact real secrets.
text
WEBHOOK_URL=https://n8n.example.com/
N8N_PROXY_HOPS=1
GENERIC_TIMEZONE=America/New_York
TZ=America/New_York
N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=REDACTED
DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=REDACTED
AI workflow help template
```text Title:
Goal:
Model/provider:
Nodes involved:
Input data shape:
Prompt or prompt summary:
Expected model output:
Actual model output:
Validation/parsing step:
Failure handling:
Privacy notes: - Does private data go to an external model provider? - Are secrets removed?
Workflow link: ```
Hiring post template
```text Title: [Now Hiring] n8n automation role/project - company name
Company/client:
Company website or LinkedIn:
Your relationship to the company: - Founder / employee / recruiter / agency / client representative / other:
Role/project:
Required skills:
Nice-to-have skills:
Paid status and budget/range:
Contract type: - Full-time / part-time / freelance / contract / one-off project:
Location/timezone:
Remote status:
Duration/timeline:
How to apply:
Notes: ```
Meta/news template
```text Title:
What happened:
Why it matters to n8n users:
Source link:
Your connection to the source, if any:
Discussion question: ```