Workflow not handling MB-sized data volumes in self-hosted n8n CE

Hello n8n community,

I’m running a self-hosted n8n Community Edition instance and facing issues when processing data files of several MB in size.

Whenever my workflow tries to handle these larger payloads (for example, JSON or CSV files), the workflow either:

  • Times out

  • Fails to complete

  • Or becomes unresponsive

Is there a recommended way to handle MB-sized payloads in n8n CE?
Any insights, best practices, or solutions would be greatly appreciated!