# Installation on server - copy paste ... errors

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/installation-on-server-copy-paste-errors/30041>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** deployment\
**Created:** [September 1, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/installation-on-server-copy-paste-errors/30041 "2023-09-01T15:01:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dukevannori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@dukevannori](https://community.n8n.io/u/dukevannori)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/installation-on-server-copy-paste-errors/30041/1 "2023-09-01T15:01:24Z")

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I tried to reinstall today and ran into issues when following the guide online for docker compose:

i have this compse file:

```auto
    volumes:
      - traefik_data:/letsencrypt
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro

  n8n:
    image: docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n
    restart: always
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:5678:5678"
    labels:
      - traefik.enable=true
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.rule=Host(`${SUBDOMAIN}.${DOMAIN_NAME}`)
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.tls=true
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.entrypoints=web,websecure
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.tls.certresolver=mytlschallenge
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.SSLRedirect=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.STSSeconds=315360000
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.browserXSSFilter=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.contentTypeNosniff=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.forceSTSHeader=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.SSLHost=${DOMAIN_NAME}
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.STSIncludeSubdomains=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.STSPreload=true
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.middlewares=n8n@docker
    environment:
      - N8N_HOST=${SUBDOMAIN}.${DOMAIN_NAME}
      - N8N_PORT=5678
      - N8N_PROTOCOL=https
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - WEBHOOK_URL=https://${SUBDOMAIN}.${DOMAIN_NAME}/
      - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=${GENERIC_TIMEZONE}
    volumes:
      - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n

  volumes:
    traefik_data:
      external: true
    n8n_data:
      external: true
      - /local-files:/files

```

and i get this error mdg:

```auto
parsing /root/docker-compose.yml: yaml: line 59: did not find expected key

```

while i had to fix the code copying from your guide as it was first (had some weird indent on the last two lines):

```auto
parsing /root/docker-compose.yml: yaml: line 59: found a tab character that violates indentation

```

then adding local files… but now this …

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**Author:** ![dukevannori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@dukevannori](https://community.n8n.io/u/dukevannori)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/installation-on-server-copy-paste-errors/30041/3 "2023-09-01T15:06:20Z")

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ok … made the same mistake as last time adding `- /local-files:/files` at the end of file instead of earlier … but anyway - now i get:

```auto
validating /root/docker-compose.yml: services.volumes Additional property n8n_data is not allowed

```

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**Author:** ![Jon](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/jon/32/40174_2.png) [@Jon](https://community.n8n.io/u/Jon)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/installation-on-server-copy-paste-errors/30041/4 "2023-09-01T15:12:53Z")

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Hey @dukevannori,

It does look like I messed it up with the indentation and I will get a fix pushed for that soon, For now though the below should work.

```auto
version: "3.7"

services:
  traefik:
    image: "traefik"
    restart: always
    command:
      - "--api=true"
      - "--api.insecure=true"
      - "--providers.docker=true"
      - "--providers.docker.exposedbydefault=false"
      - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
      - "--entrypoints.web.http.redirections.entryPoint.to=websecure"
      - "--entrypoints.web.http.redirections.entrypoint.scheme=https"
      - "--entrypoints.websecure.address=:443"
      - "--certificatesresolvers.mytlschallenge.acme.tlschallenge=true"
      - "--certificatesresolvers.mytlschallenge.acme.email=${SSL_EMAIL}"
      - "--certificatesresolvers.mytlschallenge.acme.storage=/letsencrypt/acme.json"
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - traefik_data:/letsencrypt
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro

  n8n:
    image: docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n
    restart: always
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:5678:5678"
    labels:
      - traefik.enable=true
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.rule=Host(`${SUBDOMAIN}.${DOMAIN_NAME}`)
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.tls=true
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.entrypoints=web,websecure
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.tls.certresolver=mytlschallenge
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.SSLRedirect=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.STSSeconds=315360000
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.browserXSSFilter=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.contentTypeNosniff=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.forceSTSHeader=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.SSLHost=${DOMAIN_NAME}
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.STSIncludeSubdomains=true
      - traefik.http.middlewares.n8n.headers.STSPreload=true
      - traefik.http.routers.n8n.middlewares=n8n@docker
    environment:
      - N8N_HOST=${SUBDOMAIN}.${DOMAIN_NAME}
      - N8N_PORT=5678
      - N8N_PROTOCOL=https
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - WEBHOOK_URL=https://${SUBDOMAIN}.${DOMAIN_NAME}/
      - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=${GENERIC_TIMEZONE}
    volumes:
      - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n

volumes:
  traefik_data:
    external: true
  n8n_data:
    external: true

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/system/32/195824_2.png) [@system](https://community.n8n.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/installation-on-server-copy-paste-errors/30041/5 "2023-09-08T15:13:41Z")

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