Describe the problem/error/question
I try to install a private node using Docker. I install the node deps, built it and link to ~/.n8n/custom directory but I can’t see the new node and I don’t have any error.
According to many posts I read (like this), I understand that I’m doing everything right but I can’t find the new component.
Please share your workflow
# Dockerfile
ARG NODE_VERSION=20
# Build the custom n8n nodes
FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine as builder
WORKDIR /tmp
# Get the sample node starter repo and install it
RUN apk update \
&& apk add git \
&& cd /tmp \
&& git clone https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n-nodes-starter.git \
&& cd n8n-nodes-starter \
&& sed -i 's/"name": "n8n-nodes-<...>"/"name": "n8n-nodes-starter"/' package.json \
&& npm install \
&& npm run build
FROM n8nio/n8n:1.47.2 as runner
COPY --from=builder /tmp/n8n-nodes-starter/. /n8n-nodes-starter/
USER root
RUN cd /n8n-nodes-starter \
&& npm link \
&& cd /home/node/.n8n \
&& mkdir custom \
&& cd custom \
&& npm init -y \
&& npm link n8n-nodes-starter \
&& chown -R node:node /home/node/.n8n/*
USER node
# docker-compose.yml
volumes:
db_storage:
n8n_storage:
services:
n8n:
build:
context: n8n
environment:
- DB_TYPE=postgresdb
- DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST=postgres
- DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT=5432
- DB_POSTGRESDB_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
- DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
- DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE=n8n
- N8N_PERSONALIZATION_ENABLED=false
ports:
- 5678:5678
postgres:
image: postgres:16.3
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
- POSTGRES_DB=n8n
volumes:
- db_storage:/var/lib/postgresql/data
Information on your n8n setup
- n8n version: 1.47.2
- Database (default: SQLite): PostgresSQL
- n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): default
- Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): Docker
- Operating system: MacOS
