My name is Soumitra Dutta, I want to know How do you usually troubleshoot workflow triggers when running n8n on USA‑hosted servers? I’d appreciate any suggestions from the group.
in most cases its not really about the server being in the US.I usually start by checking if the trigger is actually firing (execution logs),then verify timezones,credentials, and whether the trigger depends on polling or webhooks. If its webhook-based, network/firewall issues are often the real cause. Keeping the workflow as simple as possible while testing helps a lot
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Start by checking if the trigger is actually creating executions. If you don’t see anything new in the executions list, the workflow might not be active or the polling interval could be wrong.
If it’s a webhook trigger, try calling the webhook URL with Postman or curl. If nothing shows up in the n8n logs, the request isn’t reaching your server, so look at DNS, proxy, SSL, or firewall settings.
If the request appears in the logs but no execution starts, double-check the trigger configuration and credentials.
Also make sure the public URL configured in n8n is the same URL you registered in the external service, especially if you’re running behind a proxy.
When in doubt, create a very simple workflow with just the trigger and one basic node. If that fires correctly, the problem is somewhere in the rest of your workflow.