--- title: "Deploy N8N" description: "n8n queue mode with workers and webhook processors behind one URL." category: "Automation" url: https://railway.com/deploy/n8n-6 --- # Deploy N8N n8n queue mode with workers and webhook processors behind one URL. **[Deploy N8N on Railway](https://railway.com/template/n8n-6)** Machine-readable deploy manifest (JSON, validated by TemplateCI): https://railway.com/deploy/n8n-6/manifest.json - **Creator:** darseen - **Category:** Automation ## Template content ### Redis https://devicons.railway.com/i/redis.svg - **Image:** redis:8.2 - **Start command:** `/bin/sh -c "rm -rf $RAILWAY_VOLUME_MOUNT_PATH/lost+found/ && exec docker-entrypoint.sh redis-server --requirepass $REDIS_PASSWORD --save 60 1 --dir $RAILWAY_VOLUME_MOUNT_PATH"` ### Caddy https://github.com/caddyserver.png?size=460 - **Image:** caddy:2.11-alpine - **Start command:** `sh -c 'printf "%s" "$CADDYFILE" > /etc/caddy/Caddyfile && exec caddy run --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile --adapter caddyfile'` - **Health check:** /caddy-healthz - **Public domain:** Yes ### n8n-worker https://devicons.railway.com/i/n8n.svg - **Image:** n8nio/n8n:2.40.7 - **Start command:** `/sbin/tini -- /docker-entrypoint.sh worker` - **Health check:** /healthz/readiness ### n8n-webhook https://devicons.railway.com/i/n8n.svg - **Image:** n8nio/n8n:2.40.7 - **Start command:** `/sbin/tini -- /docker-entrypoint.sh webhook` - **Health check:** /healthz/readiness ### Postgres https://devicons.railway.com/i/postgresql.svg - **Image:** ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:18 ### n8n https://devicons.railway.com/i/n8n.svg - **Image:** n8nio/n8n:2.40.7 - **Health check:** /healthz/readiness ## Documentation # Deploy and Host N8N on Railway **This variant: n8n queue mode with workers and webhook processors, behind one URL.** n8n's full scaling architecture: dedicated processes for the editor, for incoming webhooks and for executions. n8n is an open-source workflow automation platform with 400+ integrations, AI agent nodes and a visual editor: a self-hosted alternative to Zapier and Make with no per-execution fees. ## About Hosting N8N This template deploys six services: - `Caddy`: the only public service. It sends production traffic (`/webhook/*`, `/webhook-waiting/*`, `/form/*`, `/form-waiting/*`, `/mcp/*`) to `n8n-webhook` and everything else to `n8n`. - `n8n`: the editor, API, schedules and test webhooks. Production webhooks are switched off here. - `n8n-webhook`: receives production webhooks, forms and MCP calls, and queues them. - `n8n-worker`: runs every execution. - `Redis` and `Postgres`: the job queue, and all persistent data. Every n8n service is pinned to 2.40.7. The first boot runs n8n's database migrations, which takes about a minute. Then open the public URL and **create the owner account right away**: the first visitor to an unclaimed instance becomes its owner. ## Common Use Cases - Take high webhook volume (payments, form submissions, chatbots) without the editor slowing down - Keep production traffic isolated from people building workflows - Scale webhook intake and execution capacity independently ## Dependencies for N8N Hosting - Nothing to bring. Every secret (Postgres and Redis passwords, n8n encryption key) is generated at deploy time. - Optional: API keys for the services your workflows connect to, added later as n8n credentials. ### Deployment Dependencies - n8n: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n - Docker image: https://hub.docker.com/r/n8nio/n8n - Webhook processor docs: https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/scaling/queue-mode/#webhook-processors - Caddy: https://caddyserver.com ### Implementation Details - **Why one URL and a router.** n8n's webhook processors only serve production webhooks; test webhooks (`/webhook-test/*`, used by "Listen for test event") only exist on the main instance. n8n shows both kinds of URL on a single base, so giving the webhook processor its own domain breaks one of them. Caddy routes by path on one domain, which is the load-balancer setup n8n's docs describe: ```caddyfile @production path /webhook/* /webhook-waiting/* /form/* /form-waiting/* /mcp/* handle @production { reverse_proxy {$WEBHOOK_UPSTREAM} } handle { reverse_proxy {$MAIN_UPSTREAM} } ``` - **Other N8N variants.** This creator also publishes n8n with Postgres only, queue mode with workers only, a single-service SQLite version, and a version with external task runners for Python Code nodes. - **Scaling.** Add replicas to `n8n-worker` and `n8n-webhook` in their settings. If you use the MCP Server Trigger, keep `n8n-webhook` at one replica: n8n needs every `/mcp` connection on the same instance. - **Shared settings.** Webhook processors and workers read `N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY`, the URLs and the timezone from `n8n` by reference. Back up the encryption key: without it, stored credentials cannot be decrypted. - **No volumes on n8n services.** Binary data lives in Postgres (n8n's queue-mode default) and `N8N_REINSTALL_MISSING_PACKAGES=true` reinstalls community nodes on boot. - **Custom domain.** Attach it to `Caddy`, then set `N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL` and `N8N_WEBHOOK_URL` on `n8n` to `https://your-domain`. - **Upgrading.** All three n8n services must run the same version. Change the `n8nio/n8n` tag on each, then redeploy them together. ## Why Deploy N8N on Railway? Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it. By deploying N8N on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway. ## Similar templates - [N8N Main + Worker](https://railway.com/deploy/n8n-main-worker) — Deploy and Host N8N with Inactive worker. - [Evolution API with n8n](https://railway.com/deploy/evolution-api-with-n8n) — Automate WhatsApp workflows with Evolution API, n8n, and Postgres. - [Postgres Backup](https://railway.com/deploy/postgres-s3-backups) — Cron-based PostgreSQL backup to bucket storage Open this page in a browser: https://railway.com/deploy/n8n-6