[n8n] [Easypanel] Community Nodes Breaking Credentials

[TaianCarvalho]

Anyone else experiencing this?

Every time I add the MCP node (1st image), all my credentials break (2nd. image). And whenever I redeploy on Easypanel, the MCP node disappears completely (3rd image).

I’ve tested it a few times now, and the issue keeps happening.

Has anyone managed to fix this?

I’m running it in queue mode, using Redis and Postgres.

[Dandy_Dow]

Taian, here’s the deal…

I’ve seen this kind of thing happen when the deploy setup (like Easypanel) doesn’t keep community nodes between builds. looks like your environment wipes everything and the n8n-nodes-mcp disappears. Then, when it comes back, the credentials break because n8n no longer recognizes the types.

Here are a few things worth checking:

• Make sure COMMUNITY_NODES_ENABLED=true is set in the environment before you install the node, and also during redeploy.
• Check if the .n8n/nodes folder is getting cleared. If so, you’ll need to persist it with a volume or similar.
• If you’re using the official n8n image, try switching to a custom one with the node already baked in (like with n8n-custom)
• Also take a look at the container logs after redeploy — if you see something like “unknown credential type”, that confirms the node got wiped.

If you want help setting up a custom build or a quick workaround, let me know.

Dandy