📅 2025-01-29 — Session: Implement and Troubleshoot n8n Automation Workflows

🕒 13:10–15:30
🏷️ Labels: N8N, Automation, Backup, Workflow, Supabase, AI
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to implement and troubleshoot various automation workflows using n8n, focusing on backup strategies, onboarding processes, and integration with cloud storage and AI systems.

Key Activities:

  • Developed a comprehensive onboarding plan for n8n workflows, emphasizing modularity and reusability.
  • Established foundational workflows including backup strategies, monitoring triggers, and AI-ready data pipelines.
  • Explored command-line solutions for automating backups to cloud storage services like Google Drive, GitHub, and Dropbox.
  • Troubleshot n8n export command and configured Rclone for cloud storage.
  • Automated workflow export and serving via HTTP using cron jobs and Python HTTP server.
  • Designed workflows for strategic automation, including PDF text extraction and AI integration with Supabase.

Achievements:

  • Successfully outlined and began implementation of foundational workflows for n8n onboarding.
  • Resolved issues with n8n export command and Rclone configuration.
  • Established a plan for serving workflow backups via URL for integration with other tools.

Pending Tasks:

  • Complete the implementation of strategic automation workflows.
  • Finalize the setup of Supabase integration for AI-enhanced knowledge management.
  • Continue troubleshooting webhook endpoint errors in n8n.