N8n login issue with several devices

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Describe the problem/error/question:

I have 2 devices where n8n is installed locally and both these accounts have the same login account. However this login only works for one of my devices and not the other. I can't login to my main laptop where I have several important credentials, workflows and more.

What is the error message (if any)?:

401 Wrong username or password. Do you have caps lock on?

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.)

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version:2.2.6
  • Database (default: SQLite): defualt
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): npm
  • Operating system: windows 11
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Hey @Mihir_Bhargav Welcome to the n8n community!

I Guess i have replied you here: Several device login failure

And for the problem its very straight forward, you have installed n8n on 2 different devices and as it is self hosted which means you have 2 entirely different n8n environments, so using same credentials in both the environments of n8n wont let you access another n8n instance using the same credentials as it does not know it even exists, so i would recommend using 1 self hosted instance and use some URL tunneling tools like ngrok to expose it to the internet and then you will be able to access that instance from any device, Let me know if this helps!