Hi everybody, I would like to show how n8n is so cool to my colleagues. I want to try with the Windows installer version. When I am at home it’s working well. When I am at work the interface never show up. If i start from command it’s block on “waiting for tunnel”. Our network is designed to ta…

[image] JulienDelRio: Is it possible to launch n8n without the tunnel ? To disable tunnelling in desktop, append DESKTOP_ENABLE_OFFLINE_MODE=true to the n8n-desktop.env in your .n8n dir.

Hi @JulienDelRio , Sounds like the tunnel that is created automatically by the desktop app is being blocked by your IT department. When you first start n8n, a hidden file is created that contains the tunnel information so inbound calls can go directly to your n8n desktop. It sounds like this first …

Hi I didn’t check your answers. My computer at work is weak. Docker for windows doesn’t work well. That’s why i am looking for the windows version. I will open an issue.

Ah I missed this one, So I suspect it could be the proxy blocking the tunnel creation. It could be worth checking with the IT team although I did think that we fixed an issue with Desktop where it wouldn’t start if it couldn’t create the tunnel. Would you be able to open a command prompt window and…

Hi, Thanks for the reply. I checked your answer on github. I will try tomorrow at work and go back. Thanks

Hi Jon, I tried. It’s not working. Here the console output : [image] It seems the tunnel is not possible. Is it possible to launch n8n without the tunnel ?

Hey @JulienDelRio , That is a good question, I can’t see an option so it could be a hard coded option. I noticed you added a start in there if you drop that does it change anything? I am wondering if the issue isn’t with not using a proxy at all but more that the proxy is blocking the tunnel. @ivov …

Hi, I tried without “start” no change. I will try the idea from ivov and go back. Best

Thank you, it’s working like a charm. My two cents. In this page : Desktop app - n8n Documentation , you could add a message on how to disable tunnel for environnements where it is not possible to create it.

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To disable tunnelling in desktop, append DESKTOP_ENABLE_OFFLINE_MODE=true to the n8n-desktop.env in your .n8n dir.

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