Production workflow that can be delivered for real clients

Questions
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Describe the problem/error/question

Iam a beginner with almost a week learning n8n and nearly to finish a 30hours course for n8n … i am wondering how shifting from Docker Desktop n8n Image development stage to production stage after delivering a workflow in .json format then making it accessible through internet for real clients to earn money ? -i need a detailed process so i can deliver in testing my workflow on docker desktop n8n and get the workflow to something to deliver it to a client THE WHOLE PROCESS i will appreciate your help and if there something that i can ignore paying from my own money till i get money from the client as in my country we have issues with credit card and even PayPal until i get enough information how i can connect my prepaid card into PayPal account . thanks a lot for your time to read my question ^^ sorry if it is long but no sufficient resources on youtube to tell about how to shift to production

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version:n8n latest docker image version
  • Running n8n via :Docker
  • Operating system:Windows
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Congratulations, for completing the 30 hours course, this is kind of my opinion, if you want to only pay after the client pays, then you can use a VPS from a hosting service, or a server if you own, if you get a lot of clients, or else if you are handling less clients, then use n8n cloud as it charges per execution. I hope it helps you.

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Are you planning to host n8n yourself for client delivery, or do you want clients to import the workflow into their own instance? The right setup changes a lot depending on whether you need shared hosting, per-client isolation, or just a portable JSON handoff.

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I mean the entire process of production is to upload the workflow .json on a hosting server (thats all of it ??) I am a developer too so i use vercel in my code website so it can be like that?? and is there a free version of hosting like vercel? and many thanks for your kind help ^^

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Thanks for your help ^^ Iam asking for the hosting itself maybe (sorry for that) i didn’t clarify well to you in post but now i got it that is it the same of hosting like vercel for frontend as i am a fullstack developer too , that it the new thing for me to do is to upload json or code for a hosting asking for the process , when delivering a code to vercel in frontend i use github then import the code

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Yes, you have to just copy the .json file to a new workflow on a hosted server and just hit Publish, that’s it, and for free hosting, there is render.com, but its pretty limited free tier, with 512 MB of RAM and 0.1vCPU, so I prefer n8n cloud or Hostinger for long term
I hope it helps.

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I appreciate your kind help , thanks^^