I don't know why my workflow feels slower over time

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Overtime, my workflow feel slower though the logic hasn’t changed. Is there performance degradation in long running n8n setups

Describe the problem/error/question

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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  • Database (default: SQLite):
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I have experienced this before

It’s usually cumulative and because there is an

Execution data buildup or a DB fragmentation with an Increased memory usage and the workflow became more complex over time

What helped me then was that I did regular cleanup (DB + executions), ensured that I broke down large workflows into smaller ones

you should try them

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gracias, will work on it

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