Hostinger VPS update

Questions
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Im seeing youtube videos that update their n8n on hostinger VPS by just clicking the update button. Is it the same as updating from the terminal window?

Describe the problem/error/question

will this update n8n just like the terminal mode?

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What is the error message (if any)?

Please share your workflow

(Select the nodes on your canvas and use the keyboard shortcuts CMD+C/CTRL+C and CMD+V/CTRL+V to copy and paste the workflow.)

Share the output returned by the last node

Information on your n8n setup

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Yes, it is exactly the same!

Under the hood, it just runs these 3 commands,

  • docker compose pull
  • docker compose down
    docker compose up -d

Hope this helps you, but the cons are you don’t get to see the live, running progress text bar. It just spins until it says “Updated.”

3

thank you kind sir, you are awesome
ill update when I am 5 versions behind. right now its only 2 versions behind and I am one of those who belives in the saying “if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.”

4

Oh, I am happy to help you. But updating does get you new features and gets rid of some bugs.

5

Yes, it does the same thing under the hood. That button is just a UI wrapper, it pulls the latest n8n Docker image and recreates the container, which is exactly what you’d do in terminal with docker pull n8nio/n8n:latest followed by restarting the container.

The one thing to verify before clicking it: make sure your data volume is mounted correctly. If n8n’s data folder is mapped to a persistent volume on the host (not stored inside the container itself), your workflows and credentials survive the update fine. If not, they get wiped when the container is replaced.

In Hostinger’s panel, check your container’s volume settings before updating. You should see something like /home/user/.n8n mapped to a host path. If that’s there, you’re safe to click update.

If you’re unsure, export your workflows first via Settings > Export in the n8n UI. Takes 30 seconds and gives you a backup.