Convert to HTML does not write anything to disk, Permissions should be good, and get no error

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Trying to do a simple test. I generate some html, then trying to write to simple html file. I get no errors anywhere and no file anywhere. I tried several directories including temp. I am new to N8N so it might be something simple or some setting on my server. This is N8n is running in a container so may be some other permission has something to do with it. I turned on Debug, but so far nothing anywhere, including any log files in /var/log

doing flowing on batch file to get it going:
export N8N_DEFAULT_TMP_DIR=/temp/
export N8N_LOG_FILE_LOCATION=/var/logs/
export N8N_LOG_LEVEL=‘debug’

Flow exec says:
2024-08-16T17:50:05.144Z | debug | Executing hook on node “Filter” (hookFunctionsPush) “{\n executionId: ‘48456’,\n pushRef: ‘4omglcdwqz’,\n workflowId: ‘kI7V5noGhEudFV9L’,\n file: ‘WorkflowExecuteAdditionalData.js’,\n function: ‘nodeExecuteAfter’\n}”
2024-08-16T17:50:05.144Z | error | The session “4omglcdwqz” is not registered. “{\n pushRef: ‘4omglcdwqz’,\n file: ‘abstract.push.js’,\n function: ‘sendToOne’\n}”
2024-08-16T17:50:05.145Z | debug | Start processing node “MySQL” “{\n node: ‘MySQL’,\n workflowId: ‘kI7V5noGhEudFV9L’,\n file: ‘LoggerProxy.js’,\n function: ‘exports.debug’\n}”
2024-08-16T17:50:05.145Z | debug | Executing hook on node “MySQL” (hookFunctionsPush) “{\n executionId: ‘48456’,\n pushRef: ‘4omglcdwqz’,\n workflowId: ‘kI7V5noGhEudFV9L’,\n file: ‘WorkflowExecuteAdditionalData.js’,\n function: ‘nodeExecuteBefore’\n}”

Version 1.54.4
sqlite
Ubuntu 24lts
n8n
own

Your help is much appreciated.

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

  • n8n version:
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
  • Operating system:
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Hey @Tony_Anytime,

The File Name field you are using is setting a filename and doesn’t actually write the file to disk, Instead if you add a Read/Write Files from Disk node after the convert to file node it should then do what you are after.

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Cool that worked, thanks

What is the purpose

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of the file name in Convert to html then?

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Hey @Tony_Anytime

It sets a file name so if you wanted to email it the data has a name rather than something vague.

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Cool, thanks