Read/write files from disk node

Describe the problem/error/question

i’m trying to use the read/write files from disk node on n8n cloud, is it possible? i’m thinking its for only n8n installed locally.

What is the error message (if any)?

Please share your workflow

{
“nodes”: [
{
“parameters”: {},
“type”: “n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger”,
“typeVersion”: 1,
“position”: [
20,
200
],
“id”: “8e2b1911-5e04-4d4c-b754-3d3666c5b8ed”,
“name”: “When clicking ‘Execute workflow’”
},
{
“parameters”: {
“fileSelector”: “/data/shared/filtered_second_dataset_least_5_teams.csv”,
“options”: {}
},
“type”: “n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile”,
“typeVersion”: 1,
“position”: [
220,
200
],
“id”: “6091aa55-090c-4d3f-b1bd-81a3acb39c4f”,
“name”: “Read/Write Files from Disk”
},
{
“parameters”: {
“options”: {}
},
“type”: “n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile”,
“typeVersion”: 1,
“position”: [
480,
220
],
“id”: “24ec4127-f5d5-41c6-9844-2780553b9d27”,
“name”: “Extract from File”
}
],
“connections”: {
“When clicking ‘Execute workflow’”: {
“main”: [
[
{
“node”: “Read/Write Files from Disk”,
“type”: “main”,
“index”: 0
}
]
]
},
“Read/Write Files from Disk”: {
“main”: [
[
{
“node”: “Extract from File”,
“type”: “main”,
“index”: 0
}
]
]
},
“Extract from File”: {
“main”: [

]
}
},
“pinData”: {},
“meta”: {
“templateCredsSetupCompleted”: true,
“instanceId”: “6d089d72f55b1afda92a5cab5d1c0e72da4249b63ca97386b6d1464dee1e3a07”
}
}

(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.)

Share the output returned by the last node

last node is a manual trigger node, expected output the locally saved file should be read on n8n cloud

Information on your n8n setup

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  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
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Hello @zico198

I think the note at the top of this doc explains it

On cloud you would be better off using a cloud storage service like google drive etc. If you want to process the file using a command line tool, then you’ll need to install a self-hosted instance somewhere