{
  "manifest_version": "1.0.0",
  "template": {
    "id": "f9f1554c-dd7e-43f0-b6da-f2d0fb8fd358",
    "slug": "n8n-w-postgresql-and-persistent-nodes",
    "name": "N8N (w/ postgresql and persistent nodes)",
    "description": "Now you can install your desired nodes once and it's done forever!",
    "url": "https://railway.com/deploy/n8n-w-postgresql-and-persistent-nodes",
    "upstream": {
      "image": "n8nio/n8n"
    }
  },
  "services": [
    {
      "name": "n8nio/n8n",
      "source": {
        "image": "n8nio/n8n"
      },
      "needs_volume": true,
      "volume_mount_path": "/home/node/.n8n",
      "http": true
    },
    {
      "name": "Postgres",
      "source": {
        "image": "ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:17"
      },
      "needs_volume": true,
      "volume_mount_path": "/var/lib/postgresql/data",
      "tcp_ports": [
        5432
      ],
      "http": false
    }
  ],
  "required_inputs": [
    {
      "key": "PORT",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Internal port used by n8n",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "5678"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_TYPE",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Informs n8n to use PostgreSQL as the database backend",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "postgresdb"
    },
    {
      "key": "WEBHOOK_URL",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Public URL used to register and receive webhooks",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "NODE_OPTIONS",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Increases Node.js memory limit (in MB)",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "--max_old_space_size=8192"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_TRUST_PROXY",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Trusts Railway reverse proxy headers (required for HTTPS and correct URLs)",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "true"
    },
    {
      "key": "RAILWAY_RUN_UID",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Runs container as root, required to access volume at /home/node/.n8n/nodes, where nodes are saved",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "0"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Database host provided by Railway Postgres plugin",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_USER",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Database user provided by Railway Postgres plugin",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Encryption key for credentials; must remain stable across restarts",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "random_base64_32"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Default admin username for Basic Auth",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "admin"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Public base URL for the n8n editor",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Enables Basic Auth to protect the n8n editor and API",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "true"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Database name provided by Railway Postgres plugin",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Database password provided by Railway Postgres plugin",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Secure random admin password generated by Railway",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_REINSTALL_MISSING_PACKAGES",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Automatically reinstalls missing community nodes on startup",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "true"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS",
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "description": "Enforces secure permissions on n8n settings files",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "true"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGDATA",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Location where the database will be initialized",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGHOST",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Railway Private Domain Name.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGPORT",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Port to connect to Postgres.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "5432"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGUSER",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Required variable for Data panel",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGDATABASE",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Required variable for the data panel.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGPASSWORD",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Required variable for Data panel",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_DB",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Default database created when image is started.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "railway"
    },
    {
      "key": "DATABASE_URL",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "URL to connect to Postgres database.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_USER",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "User to connect to Postgres DB",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "postgres"
    },
    {
      "key": "SSL_CERT_DAYS",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "SSL certificate expiry in days.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "820"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_PASSWORD",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Password to connect to DB",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Public URL to connect to Postgres database, used by the Data panel.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT_DRAINING_SECONDS",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Allow Postgres to cleanly shut down",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "60"
    }
  ],
  "deploy": {
    "mcp": {
      "server": "railway",
      "tool": "deploy_template",
      "args": {
        "template_code": "n8n-w-postgresql-and-persistent-nodes"
      }
    },
    "cli": "railway deploy --template n8n-w-postgresql-and-persistent-nodes",
    "api": {
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/graphql/v2",
      "body": {
        "query": "mutation templateDeploy($input: TemplateDeployV2Input!) { templateDeployV2(input: $input) { projectId workflowId } }",
        "variables": {
          "input": {
            "templateId": "f9f1554c-dd7e-43f0-b6da-f2d0fb8fd358",
            "serializedConfig": {
              "services": {
                "445c1f15-e527-4c8a-9502-ebd35dd0f397": {
                  "icon": "https://devicons.railway.com/i/n8n.svg",
                  "name": "n8nio/n8n",
                  "deploy": {
                    "startCommand": "",
                    "healthcheckPath": "/healthz"
                  },
                  "source": {
                    "image": "n8nio/n8n"
                  },
                  "variables": {
                    "PORT": {
                      "description": "Internal port used by n8n",
                      "defaultValue": "5678"
                    },
                    "DB_TYPE": {
                      "description": "Informs n8n to use PostgreSQL as the database backend",
                      "defaultValue": "postgresdb"
                    },
                    "WEBHOOK_URL": {
                      "description": "Public URL used to register and receive webhooks",
                      "defaultValue": "https://${{ RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN }}"
                    },
                    "NODE_OPTIONS": {
                      "description": "Increases Node.js memory limit (in MB)",
                      "defaultValue": "--max_old_space_size=8192"
                    },
                    "N8N_TRUST_PROXY": {
                      "description": "Trusts Railway reverse proxy headers (required for HTTPS and correct URLs)",
                      "defaultValue": "true"
                    },
                    "RAILWAY_RUN_UID": {
                      "description": "Runs container as root, required to access volume at /home/node/.n8n/nodes, where nodes are saved",
                      "defaultValue": "0"
                    },
                    "DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST": {
                      "description": "Database host provided by Railway Postgres plugin",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGHOST }}"
                    },
                    "DB_POSTGRESDB_USER": {
                      "description": "Database user provided by Railway Postgres plugin",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGUSER }}"
                    },
                    "N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY": {
                      "description": "Encryption key for credentials; must remain stable across restarts",
                      "defaultValue": "{{N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY}}"
                    },
                    "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER": {
                      "description": "Default admin username for Basic Auth",
                      "defaultValue": "admin"
                    },
                    "N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL": {
                      "description": "Public base URL for the n8n editor",
                      "defaultValue": "https://${{ RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN }}"
                    },
                    "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE": {
                      "description": "Enables Basic Auth to protect the n8n editor and API",
                      "defaultValue": "true"
                    },
                    "DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE": {
                      "description": "Database name provided by Railway Postgres plugin",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGDATABASE }}"
                    },
                    "DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD": {
                      "description": "Database password provided by Railway Postgres plugin",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGPASSWORD }}"
                    },
                    "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD": {
                      "description": "Secure random admin password generated by Railway",
                      "defaultValue": "{{N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD}}"
                    },
                    "N8N_REINSTALL_MISSING_PACKAGES": {
                      "description": "Automatically reinstalls missing community nodes on startup",
                      "defaultValue": "true"
                    },
                    "N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS": {
                      "description": "Enforces secure permissions on n8n settings files",
                      "defaultValue": "true"
                    }
                  },
                  "networking": {
                    "serviceDomains": {
                      "<hasDomain>:5678": {
                        "port": 5678
                      }
                    }
                  },
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                      "mountPath": "/home/node/.n8n"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "a051353b-8616-42e1-bd23-0d8a3553bcc0": {
                  "icon": "https://devicons.railway.app/i/postgresql.svg",
                  "name": "Postgres",
                  "build": {},
                  "deploy": {
                    "requiredMountPath": "/var/lib/postgresql/data"
                  },
                  "source": {
                    "image": "ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:17"
                  },
                  "variables": {
                    "PGDATA": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Location where the database will be initialized",
                      "defaultValue": "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata"
                    },
                    "PGHOST": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Railway Private Domain Name.",
                      "defaultValue": "${{RAILWAY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}"
                    },
                    "PGPORT": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Port to connect to Postgres.",
                      "defaultValue": "5432"
                    },
                    "PGUSER": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Required variable for Data panel",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ POSTGRES_USER }}"
                    },
                    "PGDATABASE": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Required variable for the data panel.",
                      "defaultValue": "${{POSTGRES_DB}}"
                    },
                    "PGPASSWORD": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Required variable for Data panel",
                      "defaultValue": "${{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}"
                    },
                    "POSTGRES_DB": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Default database created when image is started.",
                      "defaultValue": "railway"
                    },
                    "DATABASE_URL": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "URL to connect to Postgres database.",
                      "defaultValue": "postgresql://${{PGUSER}}:${{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}@${{RAILWAY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}:5432/${{PGDATABASE}}"
                    },
                    "POSTGRES_USER": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "User to connect to Postgres DB",
                      "defaultValue": "postgres"
                    },
                    "SSL_CERT_DAYS": {
                      "isOptional": true,
                      "description": "SSL certificate expiry in days.",
                      "defaultValue": "820"
                    },
                    "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Password to connect to DB",
                      "defaultValue": "{{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}"
                    },
                    "DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL": {
                      "description": "Public URL to connect to Postgres database, used by the Data panel.",
                      "defaultValue": "postgresql://${{PGUSER}}:${{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}@${{RAILWAY_TCP_PROXY_DOMAIN}}:${{RAILWAY_TCP_PROXY_PORT}}/${{PGDATABASE}}"
                    },
                    "RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT_DRAINING_SECONDS": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Allow Postgres to cleanly shut down",
                      "defaultValue": "60"
                    }
                  },
                  "networking": {
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                      "5432": {}
                    },
                    "serviceDomains": {}
                  },
                  "volumeMounts": {
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                      "mountPath": "/var/lib/postgresql/data"
                    }
                  },
                  "haTemplateCode": "postgres-ha",
                  "haConversionConfig": {
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                      "label": "Reverse Proxy",
                      "options": [
                        2,
                        3,
                        4,
                        5
                      ],
                      "nodeLabel": "HAProxy",
                      "description": "Routes traffic to the primary",
                      "defaultValue": 3
                    },
                    "replica": {
                      "label": "Replicas",
                      "options": [
                        2,
                        3,
                        4,
                        5,
                        6,
                        7
                      ],
                      "nodeLabel": "Postgres",
                      "description": "Streaming replicas for automatic failover",
                      "defaultValue": 2
                    },
                    "internal": {
                      "label": "Coordinator Nodes",
                      "options": [
                        3,
                        5,
                        7,
                        9
                      ],
                      "nodeLabel": "etcd",
                      "defaultValue": 3
                    },
                    "description": "This will convert your Postgres database to an HA cluster with Patroni failover and etcd consensus."
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "post_deploy": {
    "healthcheck": {
      "service": "n8nio/n8n",
      "method": "GET",
      "path": "/healthz",
      "expect_status": 200
    }
  },
  "resources": {
    "expected_services": 2,
    "needs_volume": true
  },
  "generated_at": "2026-09-20T10:14:37.339Z",
  "generator_version": "0.1.0",
  "status": "validated",
  "validated_at": "2026-09-18T10:53:37.881Z",
  "success_rate_30d": 1,
  "validation": {
    "last_run_id": "run_5127b812bcc0466f9804",
    "checks": [
      {
        "name": "workflow_completed",
        "passed": true
      },
      {
        "name": "all_services_deployed",
        "passed": true
      },
      {
        "name": "healthcheck",
        "passed": true
      },
      {
        "name": "stays_up",
        "passed": true
      }
    ],
    "typical_ready_seconds": 54,
    "typical_build_seconds": 0,
    "typical_start_seconds": 21,
    "slowest_service": "n8nio/n8n"
  }
}