I am currently automating for a fairly big company ($20m revenue this year) and I use n8n for most of the automations. Of course, I worry about security and long-term availabilty of the automation, because this is meant to last more then a decade or so.
This is why I wanted to ask how to best use n8n here.
Should I use the cloud version, is it safe enough and is it guaranteed that it will still be up and running in 10 years + will my workflows be available all the time?
Should I cloud self-host, what are safe and long-term options here?
Should I encourage them to get or should I use an existing physical server in their building?
I need
cyber-security
long and short-term reliability
Also, I don´t think money will play a huge roll, but I of course want to find the cheapest solution that meets all the benefits. Also, I am not from a technichal background, so it would be nice if the solution wasn´t too complicated to set up.
Hi, as a client I would worry based of these kind of questions. You should do proper research and have a decent plan before you start anything of this size / importance. Also going on some feedback on some forum is even worse…
That´s exactly what I´m doing here. It´s about starting slow and then working our way up to the bigger automations. But I want to be well-equipped for the long-term, which is why I ask these questions.
Having all of the solutions in one environment is key to be reliable. But the short term solutions are already planned and ready to start.
This is rather a question for what will happen afterwards.
Also, this is part of the research. I always want to get an overview first, getting different opinions on the topic, which I can then use for my advanced research.
Ok understood. Sorry for being direct, but Ive steen my share of cowboys. Nothing personal. To the point, I think the most important is : can you or your client live with the limitations of the cloud provided n8n versions. Number of executions / SLA / feature support Vs self-hosted. If not there is only self hosting. After that it’s the question how to host and how dynamic and secure it needs to be etc. if it’s going to be very dynamic and unknown. And a public cloud is allowed then that’s the only option.
No problem at all, I understand the concerns. I know there are many people in this space. I´m also new, but I openly communicate that with my client and try to do my best regarding all the variables.
Thanks for your answers, I will take that into consideration.