I want to use Slack Trigger node, but it requires a webhook to be verified by Slack.
I am self-hosting n8n on Hostinger. How can I use Slack Trigger node in this situation?
You need to make your self-hosted n8n server accessible to the internet for Slack to verify its webhook. You can do this by starting n8n with a built-in tunnel (n8n start --tunnel) or using a service like ngrok, which creates a temporary public web address for your computer.
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I’m not exactly sure, but I would do it by setting up a verified community node on n8n. You can use the Slack app as a verified community node and then enable Event Subscriptions for your Hostinger instance. This way, you can still trigger events in n8n without needing to verify the webhook with Slack directly. Good luck!
did you follow the instructions as per the documentation found below?
To find the webhook url, it is right at the top of the trigger node Parameters
Please read the post again. The user already stated his instance is hosted on Hostinger, which means it’s already exposed to the internet using a hostname Hostinger wouldve configured. Also tunnels have been removed in V2.
Yes, of course I did. I keep getting the same error: Your URL didn’t respond with the value of the challenge parameter. ( I checked the accuracy of the webhook URL)
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Hello @Wouter_Nigrini Thank you for your helpful correction! You are absolutely right, since the n8n instance is hosted on Hostinger, it is already publicly accessible, and the tunnel method is outdated.
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