Webhook return TIMEOUT when using --tunnel

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I created a new local installation of n8n on macOS and ran n8n start --tunnel to use the webhook with HTTPS. Although the command executes successfully, when trying to make a test request to the webhook, the connection fails, resulting in a timeout. Without using HTTPS, it works normally.

Has anyone experienced this before and have any ideas on how to solve it?

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

  • n8n version:
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
  • Operating system:
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Hey @Rafael_Nogueira,

Welcome to the community :cake:

I would advise against using the tunnel at the moment as we will be removing it soon, If you wanted to continue using a tunnel based approach I would recommend using Cloudflare Tunnels or NGROK.

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Hi Jon,
Curious to understand which mechanism will replace --tunnel ?
Stéphane

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Hi, thanks for all your help. I was able to solve the issue by using NGROK. I came across the solution elsewhere, and it worked perfectly.

It might be helpful to update the documentation to mention that using the --tunnel option is no longer recommended. This could save others from encountering the same issue.

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