Performance Issues with Large Workflow including many http nodes - Need Help


Hi everyone,

I’m experiencing severe performance issues with a large n8n workflow and wondering if anyone has similar experiences or solutions.

Setup:

  • Workflow with ~50 nodes (including ~20 HTTP nodes)
  • Running on Oracle Cloud AM1 instance (4 cores, 24GB RAM)

Problem: The workflow editor is extremely laggy. Simple actions like typing comments in Sticky Notes take 5+ seconds to register. The UI is nearly unusable.

Question: Is this typical behavior for workflows of this size? Are there any optimization strategies or configuration changes that could help improve editor performance?
I had workflows that had more nodes but werent as laggy.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: 1.10
  • Database (default: SQLite): SQLite
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): main
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): Docker
  • Operating system: Win 11

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