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n8n + Ollama: self-hosted AI automation that actually works (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Been running n8n with Ollama for a few months now for work automation. Wanted to share what I've learned since it's not super well-documented.

The setup is just Docker Compose with n8n + Ollama + Postgres. n8n's HTTP Request node talks directly to Ollama's REST API — no custom nodes needed.

What I'm running:

  • Email digest every morning (IMAP → Ollama → Slack)
  • Document summarization (PDF watcher → Ollama → notes)
  • Lead scoring from form webhooks

Zero API costs, everything stays on my server. If anyone wants the workflow templates I have a pack: https://workflows.neatbites.com/

Happy to answer questions about the setup.

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[–] 1 point 7 months ago

Briefly. I didn't like it as much as I like n8n. Perhaps it was not suitable to my use case. I hear a lot of good things about ActivePieces tho. You know, give it a spin and see if it gehaws with your flow. From what I understand, both can acomplish about the same. I think ActivePieces is geared more towards cloud deployments whereas n8n keeps things local.

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