Hi,
I could not found a lot of information about hosting N8N on replit, so I am asking for your opinion.
am a beginner with coding so maybe that’s why. But I put a lot of effort into let N8N work on replit, cause I like the app and the agent and how it helps me build anything.
Now I sometimes was checking on the costs and I already noticed it suddenly seemed to become high rapidly, I looked today and I was shocked. I deployed it a lot of times so there is an explanation for butI am wondering if I am making the right decision to host N8N on replit. I dont think so, cause I barely use it yet and still the costs are getting high.
Which shouldnt be the case cause why should I self host N8N then ?
So within a couple of days these are the costs already:
Compute units (€17.15) - This is because n8n is constantly running and processing
PostgreSQL usage (€9.93) - Database staying active
I feel bad about this cause i put a lot of effort in making it run and now i think the only option is to run it elsewhere, according to chatgpt there are multiple reason why Ishould do that, ;
- Replit treats any “Always On” app as actively using compute, even if it’s idle.
- Your n8n instance keeps a Node.js process + background polling + heartbeat running continuously.
- Even minimal activity keeps the database “hot” (active).
- The built-in execution logs and metadata are constantly written/read.
- PostgreSQL uses RAM and CPU even when barely touched.
But I don’t really know if this is true, and If I would make a smart decision to move elswhere.
If somebody could give me advice on what to do, and if so what would be the most easiest way to move my n8n self hosted server, I would be happy.
Thanks.